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Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner

3.5 star property

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Lobby
Seasonal outdoor pool
Exterior
1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk
Combined shower/tub, eco-friendly toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Hot Tub
  • Pool

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Map
1800 Fairview Ave, Boise, ID, 83702
  • Knitting Factory
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Boise State University
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Boise Centre
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Boise, ID (BOI)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | 1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Suite, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

  • 600 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

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

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Balcony, Corner)

  • 420 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 2 Double Beds (Pool Access)

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner

3.5-star hotel in West Downtown
Along with a 24-hour fitness center, 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 a hot tub, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a business center. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner offers 182 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Cable television is provided. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

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

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

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

In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner provides a hot tub and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms.

Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers a vending machine, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Complimentary uncovered self parking is available on site.

Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner has designated areas for smoking.

Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6 AM and 9 AM and on weekends between 6 AM and 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 transportation

  • 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 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; USD 7 per person
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Coffee Garden

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Hot tub
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • 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 center
  • 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
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • 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
  • Free crib
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

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 available
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 at the property

Renovations and closures

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per stay
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: 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 10.00 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from May 28 to September 05
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 689 out of 2565 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 500 out of 2565 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 438 out of 2565 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 465 out of 2565 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 473 out of 2565 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Needs repair

This hotel is desperately in need of a deep cleaning and new carpet. The staff was very friendly and the room was relatively clean; however, the box spring was horribly stained, and there were stains on the chair. The hallway and stairwell carpet were both on poor condition and didn’t look like they’d been vacuumed in a very long time.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Bobbi

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room had hair all over it, blood looking substance on toilet, took too long to check in, suite had no heat, fire alarm went off at 2 am until 3am. No breakfast because of broken pipe, smelled bad . Sad to see a classic hotel be in such bad shape
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Shaun

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Woke up to the fire alarm going off no connection. Phone didn't work. Place was so dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jodi

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness

Never again

The staff was friendly is the only thing I can rate good. The hotel is filled with boarder line homeless people. The smell of weed is everywhere hallways and elevator. Drunk people pulling fire alarms at 3am. The room is very worn out and acoustic parts of the ceiling all over the floor. Hallways are filthy and so old I’m sure they are not able to look clean if they were. We will not be staying here in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff here are always so helpful. You can’t beat there price, and this hotel has character. I like that you can grab a night cap there as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Josh

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 20 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Aaron

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

They are scam, artist and overcharge you

The manager was very rude when I was expressing my upset about being overcharged when I was guaranteed a rate from Hotels.com instead of 187. It was 237 instead of the $50 being included and that’s why the deposit was on the price differential it was no you gotta pay the deposit now too and a kicker a random bonus $68.88 charge was tacked on my bill. I told them I’m showing up late. Do not cancel my room I paid for the room. Why is it canceled? I I told the manager I did not authorize that extra $68 charge. She proceeded to tell me that is something they do for all people that do Hotels.com. They are literally disputing the charges rather if I was the owner of this place, I would fire that manager she legit said yeah you’re a liar. This is not fraud. That was our unauthorized charges that we’re not included in the Hotels.com price. I have traveled all over the nation, renting out multiple hotels well over 30 hotels in a year, I will never ever give them a dime So if you want to be scanned, and judging by the reviews, the conditions of the rooms were deplorable please by all means
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristi

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cameron, Boise

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Derek

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mattie

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

RICHARD

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alexi

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would never stay here the roof was falling apart the hallways were dirty and every other door in this place was broken. Very unclean. Uprofessional.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Comfortable old hotel in a great location. Big bargain, really. The facilities are a bit dated, but the rooms are nice and the beds clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Danetta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Economical room rate

I thought it was strange that there was not a trash can in the room. Not even in the bathroom. There are no vending machines for drinks or snacks, the it was 3.00 for a bottle of water if you purchased it at the desk downstairs. The people in the room next to me were very loud until around midnight and were at it again at 4 am. I guess that is one of the reasons people choose Air BnB's.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

William, Ammon

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room prices were excellent! The gym was nice. The breakfast buffet was tasty and priced reasonably. The room phone was disconnected. The phone line was being used for the tv cable box. Someone tried to enter my room by using a key card multiple times and when challenged, hurried away.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Erik

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing worked
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The red lion is a good solid choice. It is reasonably priced and clean. When i checked in my tv didnt work the manager immediately came up to my room. After.trouble shooting we could not get it to work. So he prompty switched my room. And gave me a.free breakfast for the inconvenience the.whole process took less than 15 minutes and i was in my new room enjoying my stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Madalyn

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Scott

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No pride in doing a cleaning job

Long black hair everywhere, shower curtain, towels in the bathroom. Had what looked like snot on the wall closest to the bed along with who knows what else, dust on the headboard, desk and entertainment center. And a roof leak by the front door as you walk in.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025