The Wort Hotel

Character and identity

Two minutes' walk from the centre of Jackson, this 55-room property leans hard into its Old West identity without tipping into kitsch. Expect cherry-red leather couches with brass studs, floor-to-ceiling pine panelling, and stone fireplaces grounding the public rooms. The Silver Dollar Bar is the social engine, and its Showroom venue runs a steady rotation of local and bigger-name musical acts. The kitchen serves Western-leaning fare (an elk gyro is a signature), best eaten on the front terrace for Jackson Hole people-watching. Service is warm and unfussy rather than choreographed.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The draw here is location and atmosphere working in tandem: a genuine Jackson institution with a live-music bar attached, steps from the square. Spend the money if the Western register appeals and you want to walk everywhere; book the Cowboy Suite for the Tom Dorr and Lynn Roberts paintings and the private parlor with wet bar.