Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner

3.5 star property

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Lobby
Seasonal outdoor pool
Exterior
Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | 1 bedroom, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
1 bedroom, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Hot tub
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
1800 Fairview Ave, Boise, ID, 83702
  • Boise Centre
    14 min walk
  • Coffee Garden Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Boise Bus Station
    11 min walk
  • Boise, ID (BOI)
    13 min drive

Room options

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible (Roll In Shower)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds

Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Balcony, Corner)

  • 39 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Double Beds (Pool Access)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner

Hotel with free parking, near Boise State University
Along with a 24-hour fitness centre, this hotel has a snack bar/deli and a coffee shop/cafe. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include Access to hot tub, a seasonal outdoor pool and a business centre. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner offers 182 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Cable televisions are provided. Fridges and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

A seasonal outdoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the breakfast at Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Rhodes Skate Park. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a 24-hour gym.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the seasonal outdoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and a porter
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Guests have good things to say about the accommodation for the comfy beds and overall comfort
  • Just a 5-minute walk from Rhodes Skate Park and 10 minutes on foot from Boise Art Glass
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner offers its guests a seasonal outdoor pool, Access to hot tub, and a 24-hour fitness centre. Along with a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. A business centre and meeting rooms are available.

Public spaces have free WiFi. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Boise hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast on weekdays from 6 AM to 9 AM and at the weekend from 6 AM to 10 AM.
Coffee Garden – This restaurant serves breakfast and lunch.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 6 AM to 9 AM on weekdays and 6 AM to 10 AM on weekends; USD 7 per person
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Coffee Garden

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 7 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from 5 September to 28 May:
  • Hot tub
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 20 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately USD 7 per person
  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open on 28 May and close on 05 September.
  • Up to 2 children aged 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 663 out of 2445 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 508 out of 2445 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 420 out of 2445 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 428 out of 2445 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 426 out of 2445 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The stay was fine except there was no heat, so the room was very cold.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Don

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We made s mistake with the reservation and arrived a day late. The staff was extreemly courteous and helpful. They reactivated our reservation and gave us a room overlooking our error.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Teressa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

gloria

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Mikal

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No disclosure that Hotel operating a shelter, in Hotel. I certainly pay fair share of taxes, to help honeless. But when i arrive on vacation, to visit kids at Boise State, i certainly dont need/want them in Lobby, and prooerty. Unconfortable, didnt feel safe, wont stay again. Its a shame. Red Lion used to be reputable hotel chain..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom door would not shut, could see it had been pryed open at some point, bathroom tub would not drain, second sink outside bathroom would not drain, towel rack outside bathroom broken and sitting on the floor below sink, bed skirt had who knows what on it, was filthy, desk had one wheel broken off so was lop sided and wobbly, cupboard door where fridge was would not close…the pool and hot tub were so dirty, algae everywhere, not kept up at all, no idea when it had last been cleaned, disappointing seen as our hotel choice is very often based on having a hot tub for after long drives. Door to pool not locked, watched a homeless dude take a bath in the pool!!! Carpets in hallways were stained and not vacuumed in quite some time. Rooms and hallways stunk like stale smoke, weird since it was non smoking. We would not recommend nor stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Darryl

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This property is in serious need of a renovation. The furniture was filthy and even had a leg missing on one piece. We had at least 6 burnt out light bulbs in the first room they gave us and several in the second room. The counters in the room had food on them as they were obviously not cleaned. They had to change rooms for us 3 times till they found one for us that was somewhat acceptable but still not great. We were shocked to see this at a Red Lion property. I don't understand how you can have several rooms with burnt out light bulbs and the cleaning staff not getting them changed out. My brother and his wife also stayed on the property and had to change rooms as well. I normally will never write a bad review but this was unacceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raquel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pwefe
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Stacey

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wow. Where to begin. I guess you get what you pay for. The hot tub was broken, no bubbles, but they let people use it. Literally anyone, in fact, because there’s no lock on the gate. The water in the pool was literally green. The AC in my room didn’t work. They sent a repair guy. He got the fan to work, but when I adjusted the temp, it stopped working. Needed a replacement coffee maker, because that didn’t work either. The staff was nice and friendly. And there was a breakfast that had eggs and sausage and stuff like that. But the rest of the hotel really needs some attention.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Susan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Crystal

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Evangelos

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was so much dirt in the room, the ac unit rattled all night long, no coffee, a leak and almost fell in the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Everett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent place to stay. All the staff was cool. Breakfast ends to early. Bacon was always burnt. Most lobby amenities is either closed or shut down. Possibly from higher then avg Housless traffic. They were nice as well. 5th floor has a fun view facing downtown.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kassidi

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff was extremely unfriendly when checking in. Room was very dirty, garbage and hair on the floor. When we came back from dinner there was a homeless man sleeping on the floor next to the elevators. Would not recommend this hotel to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sian

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We checked in and were allocated a room. Once in the room we found it to be very unclean and not all of the sheets were on the beds. We were offered another room. Went to the 2nd room and found it to be worse. I needed a clean room because I was having surgery the next morning, but that shouldn’t be an excuse to have a clean room. We went to front desk and asked if we could please have a clean room. We were told that we probably wouldn’t get one any cleaner unfortunately. We were then offered a 3rd room, a suite. Filthy! Snot all over walls, hair in shower drain, hair and dirt around tub, crumbs all over the floors, moldy food in the corners of windows, something that looked like candle wax that had dripped down the walls and into puddles on the floor. Dead spiders in drawers and old food. AC didn’t work so we were given 2 fans. One fan took off like it was possessed! We asked for disinfectant spray and rags. My daughter went to cleaning the room herself. We decided to go for dinner before it was too late for me to eat prior to surgery. During that time we found another hotel we could go to. We returned to the Red Lion and collected our belongings. We were told that we would have to pay for one night, per policy, even though we hadn’t been one hour in the hotel in total and we cleaned the room for them! I told the guy at front desk 3 times that I was having spinal surgery and just wanted a clean room! Called corporate, supposed to be getting full refund inc damage fee.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Na
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lorenzo

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brent F.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
When I checked in fo my 8 night stay, the desk attendent only made a key for my room that was good for one day. As a result I had to return to the desk to get the key changed out. She thought it was due to my key being too close to my phone or something and she redid the keys for one more day. After a second trip back to the desk I finally got someone who realized what the problem was. I couldn't call the desk or housekeeping because my room phone was absolutely dead. The hotel is located in a nasty neighborhood but is relatively close to down town. On Labor Day no breakfast was served and although I realize that they were trying to respect their staff, that was inconvenient. I will not stay there again.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2024