Chamberlin Inn
1032 12th St
Cody, WY
The light switches still click the 1901 way.
About Chamberlin Inn
The Chamberlin Inn has stood at the corner of 12th Street and Sheridan Avenue in Cody, Wyoming since 1901, when Buffalo Bill Cody's town was still young. Ernest Hemingway stayed here. The light switches still push the 1901 way. The original hardware is intact in every bathroom. A full renovation returned the inn to precision without erasing what made it worth saving. Guestrooms and cottages surround a private courtyard garden. The inn sits on Main Street in downtown Cody, a short walk from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and half a mile from the Cody Nite Rodeo. Yellowstone's east entrance is 52 miles west.
What Chamberlin Inn Is Known For
The Chamberlin Inn has operated continuously since 1901, making it one of the longest-running independent historic inns in the Wyoming gateway corridor to Yellowstone. What it delivers that no chain or recently built property can is continuity: the light switches and the hardware and the clawfoot tubs are not reproduction or installed for atmosphere. They are the originals, maintained because they still work, and because the National Register of Historic Places designation requires it. Ernest Hemingway stayed here. The suite named for him still exists, with the same bones as the room he knew. That kind of specificity is not something a new build acquires.
Amenities
- Breakfast Included
- WiFi
- Private courtyard with fire pits and rocking chairs
- Glassed-in patio
- Solarium with fireplace
- Complimentary continental breakfast
- Clawfoot bathtubs in select rooms
What Guests Love
- Twenty-one individually decorated rooms and cottages, no two the same, with original 1901 push-button light switches and hardware preserved throughout.
- Located half a mile from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and the Cody Nite Rodeo, with Yellowstone's East Entrance fifty miles west on US-14.
- Fresh flowers and local chocolates are placed in every room on arrival, a detail guests consistently mention in recent reviews.
- The private courtyard with fire pits and rocking chairs functions as the social center of the inn in the evenings.
Worth Knowing
- Rooms near the alley side of the property carry some additional noise. When booking, ask for a courtyard-facing room if quiet is a priority.
- The Chamberlin Inn is 100% non-smoking. All guestrooms and outdoor areas observe a strict no-smoking policy.
- The Officers' bar and social spaces have limited hours. Confirm current hours with the property before planning an evening around them.
The Room
Guestrooms and cottages, each individually decorated with country furnishings and Western character. Room types range from classic queen and king rooms to the Hemingway King Suite and an upper-level loft apartment. Select rooms feature clawfoot bathtubs and large soaking tubs alongside original push-button light switches and period hardware. All rooms include European bathroom amenities and sumptuous linens. The Courthouse and the Garden Cottage Queen anchor the courtyard level; upper rooms look out over the private garden. The property is entirely non-smoking.
The Grounds
The private courtyard at the center of the Chamberlin Inn is one of the better reasons to stay here. Fire pits, rocking chairs, and tables fill a landscaped space surrounded by the inn's wings and guest cottages, with a glassed-in patio off the main building for year-round use. The solarium with fireplace serves as a common gathering room on cooler evenings. A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning in the inn's dining space. The property sits in downtown Cody, within walking distance of Main Street's restaurants and spirits lounges, and the inn's central courtyard makes coming back from a day at Yellowstone feel like returning to something specific.
The Experience
Staying at the Chamberlin Inn is a particular kind of Western experience. You check in at the front desk, where the staff tends to know the best current stretch of the Shoshone River for fly fishing and which gates at Yellowstone have the shortest morning queues. The room itself does something that renovated historic properties often fail at: it feels old in the right ways without being uncomfortable. Push-button light switches, a clawfoot tub, original trim work that has not been painted over three times too many. The courtyard fire pits draw guests together in the evenings, and fresh flowers and local chocolates in each room on arrival are the kind of detail that is remembered later rather than noted in the moment.
Details
Cody, WY 82414
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Chamberlin Inn have EV charging?
No, Chamberlin Inn does not have EV charging.
Does Chamberlin Inn have WiFi?
Yes, Chamberlin Inn has WiFi.
What is there to do near Chamberlin Inn?
Buffalo Bill Center of the West: 0.5 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk. Cody Nite Rodeo: 0.6 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk. Yellowstone National Park East Entrance: 50 miles, about a 100 minute drive.
How far is Chamberlin Inn from Buffalo Bill Center of the West?
0.5 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
How far is Chamberlin Inn from Cody Nite Rodeo?
0.6 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
How far is Chamberlin Inn from Yellowstone National Park East Entrance?
50 miles, about a 100 minute drive.
Is Chamberlin Inn close to Yellowstone?
The East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park is fifty miles west of Cody on US-14, about an hour's drive. Cody is the closest full-service town to the East Entrance.
Does Chamberlin Inn include breakfast?
Yes, a complimentary continental breakfast is included with every room.
Does Chamberlin Inn allow pets?
The inn does not accept pets.
Is there parking at Chamberlin Inn?
Yes. Free on-site parking is available for guests. The inn is in downtown Cody, and the parking makes it practical to use as a base for day trips to Yellowstone and the Bighorn Mountains.
How far is Chamberlin Inn from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West?
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is half a mile from the inn, an easy walk along Sheridan Avenue.
What is there to do in Cody, Wyoming?
Cody was founded by Buffalo Bill in 1896, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, five interconnected museums documenting Plains Indian culture, western art, natural history, firearms, and Buffalo Bill himself, is half a mile from the inn. The Cody Nite Rodeo runs every evening from June through August. The Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway through Shoshone Canyon to Yellowstone's East Entrance is one of the most specific drives in the American West.
Does Chamberlin Inn have a pool?
Chamberlin Inn does not have a pool. The property has a central courtyard with fire pits.
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Things to Do Near The Yellowstone region
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
0.5 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is a complex of five interconnected museums covering Western American art, natural history, Plains Indian cultures, firearms history, and the life of Buffalo Bill Cody himself. It is one of the most comprehensive Western history museums in the United States and the primary cultural anchor of Cody, Wyoming.
Cody Nite Rodeo
0.6 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
The Cody Nite Rodeo runs every evening from June through August at the Stampede Park arena, offering professional rodeo competition in bronc riding, bull riding, barrel racing, and team roping. Cody bills itself as the Rodeo Capital of the World, and this is the event behind that claim.
Yellowstone National Park East Entrance
50 miles, about a 100 minute drive.
The East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park opens onto the Wapiti Valley and the Shoshone National Forest, a corridor of geothermal landscapes, wildlife habitat, and open wilderness that leads west toward Yellowstone Lake and the park's interior. It is the least crowded of Yellowstone's five entrances.