• Friendly hotels abound in Billings, Montana.hotel image by Jerome Dancette from Fotolia.com
  
  Billings, with a population of 92,000, ranks as Montana's largest city. Located on the prairies of south-central Montana, Billings provides easy access to the rest of the state because of its location on Interstate 90. Attractions include Zoo Montana, the state's only zoo, and the Yellowstone Art Museum, set up in an old jail. Billings has several friendly, quirky hotels to choose from during your stay.
  
  

C'mon Inn Hotel

• The C'mon Inn welcomes tourists to jump on into the largest indoor pool in Billings, or one of the hotel's five hot tubs. Relax while floating down the lazy river or watch fish gliding underneath the waterfall in a pond. Choose a room with a single king-sized bed and a La-Z-Boy recliner, or opt for two queen-sized beds. Both of those rooms include 42-inch flat-screen televisions. In the upgraded Jacuzzi suite, guests can watch television on a 50-inch flat screen. All guests can eat free breakfast, including yogurt, waffles, bagels, coffee and tea. The hotel also features a 24-hour fitness room with six exercise machines, and wireless Internet.
  
  C'mon Inn
  
  202 Overland Ave. S.
  
  Billings, MT 59102
  
  406-655-1100
  
  cmoninn.com
  
  

Dude Rancher Lodge

• Experience the old west at the friendly Dude Rancher Lodge, located in downtown Billings. The hotel's 56 rooms feature knotty-pine paneling and western-style furniture, down to the branding design on the carpeting. Guests can choose from rooms with one king or one queen-sized bed, or two full-sized beds. During your stay, enjoy wireless Internet, cable television with HBO, a coffee maker and morning newspaper. Select rooms offer refrigerators and microwaves. The hotel's restaurant, the Stirrup Coffee Shop, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Standard American fare such as hamburgers and steak grace the menu, along with Montana favorites such as trout fillet. The Dude Rancher Lodge also has room service and a laundry drop-off.
  
  Dude Rancher Lodge
  
  415 N. 29th St.
  
  Billings, MT 59101
  
  406-259-5561
  
  duderancherlodge.com
  
  

Cherry Tree Inn

• The Cherry Tree Inn, a 65-room hotel, promises that a friendly person will greet you at the front desk. Owner Doug Kirby manages the inn, unlike a larger chain where the owner could live across the country. Rooms include kitchenettes, hair dryers, an ironing board and makeup mirror. Surf the Internet on your room's free wireless Internet or use the hotel's computer in the lobby. On the rooftop, visitors can enjoy a sundeck and picnic area. The hotel also has a sauna and exercise room. In the morning, you can eat breakfast for free. Located in Billings' medical corridor, the hotel also offers proximity to the airport and downtown. Pets are welcome, but the hotel prohibits smoking.
  
  Cherry Tree Inn
  
  823 N. Broadway
  
  Billings, MT 59101
  
  800-237-5882
  
  billingscherrytreeinn.com