This mountain lodge is evidently a big headquarters for snowmobilers in the winter, but it makes a good base for your summertime trip to Grand Teton, too. It's about 18 miles east of Moran Junction on the east side of the park, just as the US 287 heads up into Togwotee Pass. The 20-minute drive up the Buffalo River Valley to get here is pleasant.
There's a main lodge with traditional rooms and a restaurant. We stayed in one of the two dozen or so cabins, which held our family of five quite nicely. The cabins are located on a cleared hillside behind the lodge, but don't really give you much of a view. The rate was about $170 and gave you a bedroom in the rear with two queens (where we put the kids), a bathroom in the middle, a small kitchenette and a dining area, and a pullout sofa near the fireplace ($10 extra). (The mattress for the sofa was a lot more comfortable when we put it on the floor.) Both the bedroom and living room have TVs; the cabins also have BBQ grills right outside the front door.
The kitchen was pretty basic, but there was enough to make pancakes in the morning. Each cabin does include a coffeemaker and coffee. There's a laundry facility in the cabin complex, too (which allowed us to make good use of a rainy night), a gas station on-site, and a small store with all the grocery basics and more (at remote mountain prices, however).
The Tetons from Togwotee Pass, just east of the Lodge
The restaurant is pretty good—we ate one dinner and two breakfasts there. At breakfast, the buffet was basic but well done. The staff here was friendly, but we didn't spend too much time here during our 2-night stay, since we spent long hours in the park. If you come out this way, be sure to head the extra quarter-mile east up to the Togwotee Overlook, which gives you a great view of the Tetons.
If you're interested, the Lodge has a pretty good website with summer and winter rates, menus, and virtual tours of the rooms and cabins. The front desk was really, really helpful when I called to make reservations, and they also offer a 10% AAA discount.