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At The Elliott Guest House, located in Livingston, Montana
near the Yellowstone River, you can enjoy bed and breakfast
amenities with vacation rental lodging accommodations. The
home was built in 1916 by German emigrant Ed Schultz and his
wife, Sarah Millard Schultz. Sarah, an English emigrant, came
to Livingston as a pioneer midwife. She ultimately converted
the home into a guest house for expectant mothers. Sarah
Schultz offered these women the pampering they needed and
deserved before returning to their ranching duties.
Nowadays, innkeeper Kara Stermitz is in charge of the
pampering. She is the great-granddaughter of the home's
namesake, Charles Elliott. Charles moved into the home in 1948
along with his wife, Gertrude, Sarah Schultz's daughter. Aside
from The Elliott House, Charles Elliott's most lasting
memorial is the Roosevelt Arch, which hovers over the entrance
to Yellowstone Park. He crafted the lettering for that arch in
addition to helping design and build the original Chittendon
Bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River, as well as other
Yellowstone Park structures.
The three-bedroom, one-bath guest house sleeps up to eight
people, but is available to only one party at a time. In
keeping with its location, The Elliott House is tastefully
appointed with Yellowstone Park collectibles and an eclectic
collection of regional art, photographs, and antiques. In
keeping with midwife Sarah Schultz's tradition of attentive
care, guests are pampered with fine chocolates, European skin
soothers, and custom soaps and bath oils.
Relax in a soothing bath of eucalyptus and sea salts in the
antique clawfoot bathtub/shower. In the bedrooms, you will
find fine linens and quilts, and the small library includes
current periodicals. The full kitchen is equipped with a
stove, refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster, mixer, microwave,
fine china, glassware, and cookware as well as all your basic
condiments. Further amenities include cable television,
telephone, and a washer and dryer.
During the summertime, guests gather out on the sun porch
for a delectable continental breakfast, followed perhaps by a
stroll through the property's English flower gardens and their
kaleidoscopic explosion of color. The winter months,
especially the Christmas holidays, offer their own sweetness
as the home is filled with the aroma of pine and fir wreaths
accompanied by all the trimmings of traditional European
holiday decor. |
As tempting as it is, though, to spend all your time in the
warmth of this peaceful abode, the young at heart will want to
venture out into the great outdoors to sight-see and recreate.
After all, The Elliott House is not only two blocks away from
historic downtown Livingston, but also just a couple of blocks
away from the International Flyfishing Center.
The Depot Center Museum and a host of art galleries, fine
restaurants, eclectic shops, and entertainment venues are all
within four blocks, and guests are just eight blocks away from
Sacajawea Park and the Yellowstone River. Also nearby are the
Bridger Bowl Ski Area, Gallatin National Forest, and the
Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness.
So whether you are into tennis, golf, biking, hiking,
skiing, or snowmobiling, you won't have to go far. It's all
here awaiting those who visit The Elliott House. |
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