Crane Mountain Cottage: as seen in Sunset Magazine

Entire cottage in Bigfork, Montana

  1. 2 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 2 beds
  4. 2 baths
Hosted by Kristin & Ryan
  1. 11 years hosting

Listing highlights

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Beautiful area

Guests love this home’s scenic location.
A slice of heaven! Our 1920's modern and fully restored boutique cottage comes with luxury comfort for the discerning traveler: high-end bedding, guest robes, large soaking tub, and 1.25 acres to comfortably make memories for a lifetime. You'll love this cottage for celebrations or the perfect retreat while exploring Glacier National Park. Location is minutes from historic and charming downtown Bigfork, 45 min to Glacier West Entrance, Whitefish and other surrounding attractions. Excellent WiFi.

The space
*Extensive upgrades in late 2025 / early 2026 not yet pictured, please see list below. At this time, we are only accepting reservations for 2 guests. Please send direct inquiry for a guest count over 2 prior to booking.

Summer 2026 available dates: 7/4-7/8, 7/12-7/16, 7/29-8/11, 8/15- 8/24, 9/12 +

Complimentary with every stay, a sleeve of Nespresso Vertuo coffee capsules and gift of Bath Soak to kick-off your stay!

Where country club chic meets mountain cottage all in a Montana farmhouse. Our high-end furnished farmhouse sits on a sunny 1.25 acres. Large, grassy private front and backyard entwined in an old grove of tamarack and other pines. Newly planted aspen trees throughout the property and along west fence line, spectacular in the Fall.

Our farmhouse (previously owned by Barbara Minty McQueen — fashion model, third wife and widow of American film star Steve McQueen) has been featured in six magazines (Sunset, This Old House, Cabin Living Christmas, Cabin Life, Country Polish and Only in Bigfork).

A spacious all equipped modern kitchen with eat-in dining and stocked with olive oil, spices and all the essentials you need, a cook's kitchen. Hardwood floors throughout, accented with rugs. Barn-wood walls and barn-wood doors gives it a rustic cozy feel. Upstairs boasts a full master suite with king bed, sitting/reading area with new velvet cloud chairs and desk from Restoration Hardware. Master bedroom area enclosed by french doors and black-out curtains. Upstairs accented with newly renovated full marble bathroom and walk-in shower, double sinks, and closet. Master suite is ideal for those seeking privacy.

Downstairs features a guest bedroom with a queen size bed, living room with new furniture from Restoration Hardware, tv, laundry/mud room, and a full bath with an old soaking tub plus shower.

Huge wrap around porch looks over front lawn where deer frequently (every day and night) come through to eat apples.

High-end amenities include luxury linens, down comforters, heated mattress pads, white bath robes, & fluffy white towels.

Guests have access to fire pit area with 4 chairs and s’mores sticks, 2 vintage bikes, vintage kids tricycle, BBQ grill, bocce ball and horse shoe pit. Games and books also provided.

Extensive upgrades fall/winter 2025: remodeled master bath including calacatta marble with hardware from Perrin & Rowe. New Restoration Hardware furniture throughout including white linen sofa, leather barrel chairs, RH velvet cloud chairs & ottoman plus accent chairs and new area rugs. New outdoor sofa and chairs for outside deck. New furnace and new standing seam metal roof completed in early 2026 and fresh coat of house paint added in Spring.
Upgrades in 2024: Central air conditioning, remodeled kitchen using Farrow & Ball painted cabinets in Railings with copper accents.
Upgrades in 2023: installed English Farm drive-way gate both beautiful and functional.
Upgrades in 2022: white horse / property fence, new king size bed in master suite and upgraded queen in guest room.
Upgrades in 2021: Bosch dishwasher and Samsung full-size washer and dryer with steam settings. Also, completely refinished kitchen counters in keeping with our perfection.

***Max overnight guest count is 2. No events, parties or socials unless otherwise pre-approved***

Our pet policy is strict, please no inquiries for exceptions. Guests must agree and acknowledge house rules before door code and access will be provided.

Other things to note
Crane Mountain Cottage owned and rented by Crane Mountain Cottage LLC.

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Kitchen
Fast wifi – 177 Mbps
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises
HDTV with Chromecast

2 nights in Bigfork

Jan 14, 2019 - Jan 16, 2019

Rated 4.99 out of 5 from 157 reviews.

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This home is in the top 5% of eligible listings based on ratings, reviews, and reliability

Overall rating

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for value

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Where you’ll be

Bigfork, Montana, United States
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Neighborhood highlights

Just 4.5 miles outside of downtown Bigfork, sits little mountain town of Ferndale.
Epic views of the Mission Mountain range are in view as you drive towards the house.
One half mile down the street is the Ferndale Market where you can grab local meats and other quick items. Also sells bait and tackle for the great fishing we have around this area.
Floating the lower swan river on tubes, float toys, or kayaks is a popular summer activity, highly recomend it.
1 mile down the opposite way is the Swan River boat ramp and hike/bike trail. The well maintained wide and flat trail runs along the Swan River and into downtown Bigfork, where there is great shopping, restaurants and bars.
Great mountain bike trails too! Beardance trail is a popular one, just up the mountain from the farmhouse.
The lakes and rivers and hiking are endless in this area. Jewel basin, Swan and Mission range offers more solitude hiking with incredible views, wildlife, and breathtaking scenary.
45 minutes to Whitefish and less than an hour from the west entrance to Glacier National Park.

Meet your host

Host
162 reviews
4.99 out of 5 average rating
11 years of hosting
Speaks English
Cottages have always had a unique place in our upbringing and in our family. Ryan grew up with a cottage of this era, although in the Midwest. The Midwest cottage was different in some ways, maybe architecturally, but certainly as impressionable. The story goes that the transaction for the cottage was performed by Ryan's grandfather, by meeting the prior owner in a bar with a bag of cash in hand. How different times must have been in this era. And so much is discovered in places like this. Whether it's antique fishing lures, or more simply, discovering in your youth that fishing lures actually even work! Or finding that one place in the forest, off the path, the sound of wind in the trees and you become curious ... maybe you are the first person who has ever been there. And now that one place is yours to share, or to revisit. The discoveries around cottages and cottage lifestyles, are indeed impressionable. Our family had the fortunate opportunity to acquire Crane Mountain Cottage in early 2018, from a talented and artistic couple. With pride we have opened up our cottage through Airbnb to like-minded folks. And together, we look forward to discovering, along with our guests.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 4:00 PM
Checkout before 11:00 AM
2 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Heights without rails or protection
Carbon monoxide alarm