HVS Market Pulse: Kalispell and Whitefish, Montana

Desiree Flanary | January 31, 2020

By Desiree Flanary and Lauren Reynolds Kalispell Due to Kalispell’s proximity to Glacier National Park, the region’s local economy is largely tied to tourism and is highly seasonal. Kalispell is home to 22 open and operating hotels, encompassing 1,885 guestrooms. Of those 22 hotels, four of them (totaling 348 guestrooms) have opened in the last six years, accounting for an 18% increase in hotel rooms in less than a decade. These new properties include a SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, and MyPlace, which opened in 2016, 2018, and 2019, respectively. The property types in this market range from economy...