The Coeur d'Alene Resort
#1 in Coeur d'Alene, 4.5/5 Google rating
Lead with the sample size, because it is the strongest thing about the rating. The resort carries a 4.5/5 across 8,640 published Google reviews. A score that survives more than eight thousand stays is a pattern, not luck, so it carries real weight, and our HFK score of 9.0/10 is simply that figure doubled onto a ten-point scale, nothing added, nothing hidden. It places the resort #1 among the Coeur d'Alene properties we track, ahead of the reliable chain options like the Hampton Inn & Suites that cost a third to half as much.
What the rate buys is scale and a setting nothing else in town can match. This is a 338-room property built directly on the downtown waterfront of Lake Coeur d'Alene, anchoring the world's longest floating boardwalk — a walkway of more than 3,300 feet that rings the marina. Rooms split broadly into lake-view and city-view categories, and the distinction matters: the lake-view premium is the entire reason to book here, and a city-view room at a lakefront-resort price is the most common way guests feel short-changed. Some rooms add fireplaces; the upper floors carry the views the brochures sell.
The amenity that makes the property nationally known is the golf. The resort's 18-hole course, designed by Scott Miller, is best known for its 14th hole: the world's first floating, movable island green, a roughly 2,300-ton structure installed in 1990 and repositioned by an underwater cable system, reached by a small shuttle boat named Putter. It is a genuine one-of-a-kind, and it has carried the resort's national golf reputation for three decades. Beyond the fairways, the property runs five restaurants, a spa, an indoor pool and hot tub, and lake cruises from its own dock.
On balance, the resort is the right Coeur d'Alene pick for travelers who want the lake to be the address rather than a drive away — an anniversary, a wellness stay, a golf trip — and who will book a lake-view room to justify the premium. If the trip is about the town and the water generally rather than the room itself, a cheaper base lets you spend the difference on the lake; compare the field on the Coeur d'Alene hub, and verify the current rate at the resort's official site before booking.
Anniversaries & couples
The case for a milestone here is the lake-view room and the boardwalk at dusk, not the room category alone. Book lake-view explicitly, plan a sunset lake cruise from the resort dock, and use the spa and the five on-site restaurants to fill a day without a car. The 9.0 score is earned on setting; spend the premium where it pays, on the view.
Golf trips
For golfers, the floating 14th green is the reason to come, and the resort packages stay-and-play rates around it. Book tee times well ahead in summer, when the course and the hotel both run near capacity. Confirm whether your rate includes the boat shuttle out to the green and any cart and range fees before you arrive.
Honest trade-offs
- It is the most expensive stay in town, in our $$$$ tier; a city-view room at a lakefront-resort price is the most common source of guest disappointment, so book lake-view or reconsider.
- Across 338 rooms, reviews note some unevenness — older room categories and dated finishes among the renovated ones. Specify the exact room type and floor at booking.
- It is a large, busy convention-and-events resort, not an intimate boutique; expect weddings, conferences, and crowds on the boardwalk in peak summer.
- Peak windows — summer and the December Holiday Light Show — bring the highest rates and the most crowds; the shoulder seasons are calmer and cheaper.
- We score this property on its verified Google rating, not a stay we inspected room-by-room; confirm current rates and room details with the resort before booking.
Practical information
Frequently Asked Questions
How is The Coeur d'Alene Resort rated by guests?
It holds a verified 4.5/5 rating across 8,640 Google reviews, which we convert to an HFK score of 9.0/10. With a sample that large, the score reflects a durable pattern rather than a handful of stays. Recurring praise centers on the lake views, the boardwalk setting, and the staff; the recurring criticism is price and occasional unevenness across the 338 rooms.
What is The Coeur d'Alene Resort known for?
The lakefront setting on Lake Coeur d'Alene, the world's longest floating boardwalk at over 3,300 feet, and the resort golf course, whose 14th hole is the world's first floating, movable island green. The green, installed in 1990, is reached by a small boat called Putter. The resort also runs five restaurants, a spa, and an indoor pool.
Where is The Coeur d'Alene Resort located?
115 S 2nd St, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, on the downtown waterfront of Lake Coeur d'Alene, roughly 35 miles east of Spokane, Washington, and its airport. It anchors the downtown end of the lakefront boardwalk.
Is The Coeur d'Alene Resort expensive?
It is the priciest stay in town and our $$$$ tier, with summer and the December Holiday Light Show as the peak windows; lake-view rooms and suites command a clear premium over city-view rooms. Rates fall in the shoulder and off seasons. Confirm the current rate and room category directly before booking.