Historic · Est. 1902Kempton Hotel
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Terry, Montana · Since 1902

The historic hotel in Terry, Montana, open every night since 1902

Twenty minutes east of Miles City off I-94. Rooms with real history in them, a bookstore and an antique shop under the same roof, and a porch to watch the prairie sky from.

Rather talk it through? Call (406) 635-5543

The Kempton Hotel today: white clapboard walls, green trim, double porches and a tall neon HOTEL sign
Spring Street, today
An early black-and-white photograph of the Kempton Hotel with its long front porch and its name painted on the roof
And in its early days

In continuous operation

45,393

days of welcoming guests since the doors opened on June 15, 1902. Tonight adds one more.

Check-in
from 3:00 PM
Check-out
by 11:00 AM
Miles City
20 minutes west on I-94
Hospital
6-minute walk

From the guest register

“Step back in time” is how guests put it

“Step back in time with this great hotel built in 1902. Fully functioning hotel. Has antiques and a bookstore. Friendly couple are owners. Quaint little town. Recommend”
Selena JonesGoogle review
“Cute clean vintage historical hotel in Terry Montana. Updated, yet maintained charm of a earlier time. A must experience for the Americana explorer/travelers. Great antique shop and book store. Clean, friendly service.”
Scott RickhoffGoogle review
“I dropped in after a long day hiking and it turned into the trip of a lifetime. Everyone was so kind and treated you like family, I can’t say enough about the people there. In fact I liked it so much I stayed another night. I will be back next Spring!”
Jim BroekemeierGoogle review
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The rooms

Five ways to stay, from a historic single to three bedrooms

Every room is different: some carry furniture from the 1880s, one is hung with old railroad posters, and a few keep the shared bath down the hall the way hotels did in 1902. Live rates and availability are on the booking page.

See every room type
  1. No. 1Economy Room1 queen bedShared bathroom down the hall
  2. No. 2Basic Room1 double bedPrivate bathroom
  3. No. 3Basic Room2 queen bedsPrivate bathroom
  4. No. 4Deluxe Room1 queen bedPrivate bathroom
  5. No. 5Deluxe 3 Bedroom2 queen beds and 1 twinOne private bathroom

Under one roof

A lobby like a museum, with a bookstore down the hall

The lobby: a round wooden table, leather armchairs and walls hung with framed western art
The lobby, where the saddles and the paintings live
A carved antique bookcase full of books under a blue neon BOOKS sign
Frances Henry Books
The main staircase with old saddles on the newel posts and a mural of horsemen
Saddles on the stair

Guests describe walking into the Kempton as walking into a museum that happens to rent rooms. Saddles rest on the stair rail, paintings of cowboys and horsemen cover the walls, and the hallways are hung frame to frame.

Browse Frances Henry Books for something to read on the porch, or find something to take home at Wagon Wheel Antiques. Both are inside the hotel.

Read the Kempton’s story

Why people stop in Terry

Whatever brings you to eastern Montana, there’s a room for it

Driving I-94

A real bed and a quiet night between Billings and the Dakotas, with free parking for pickups and trailers right outside.

Hunting season

Early starts, trucks out front, and a Hunters’ room with hunting prints on the walls. Dogs are welcome.

Hunting stays

The Bucking Horse Sale

Miles City’s famous sale runs the third weekend in May, 20 minutes away. Next up: May 13–16, 2027.

Plan your weekend

Family and the hospital

Prairie Community Hospital is a 6-minute walk. Longer stays are welcome; call and we’ll work out the dates.

The covered porch at sunset, with iron patio tables and chairs on a red patterned rug
The porch, around sundown

Included with every stay

The practical things, taken care of

  • Free parking, with room for pickups and trailers
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Pets welcome (mention them when you book)
  • Housekeeping
  • A porch, a balcony and a lobby full of antiques
  • Newspapers in the lobby
  • Frances Henry Books, the bookstore inside the hotel
  • Wagon Wheel Antiques, under the same roof
Check dates & bookQuestions before you book
A roadside billboard on the prairie pointing six blocks to the Historic Kempton Hotel, with a rainbow behind it

Book direct with the hotel

Six blocks off the prairie, and the lights are on

See every open room and today’s rates in a couple of taps. Rather talk to a person? Call (406) 635-5543.