The Grove Hotel
With a prime downtown location, The Grove is within walking distance of shops and restaurants, and is attached to Qwest Arena. The lobby offers a grand entrance, with a European-inspired bar to your left and Emilio's restaurant to your right, all furnished with gleaming cherry wood, sparkling chandeliers and cushy low-slung seating. With live piano music, it's a choice spot for a romantic nightcap or pre-dinner drink.
Guest rooms offer views of downtown Boise and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, along with high-speed wireless internet, mini fridge, turndown service and a 32-inch flat-screen TV. Take advantage of the Grove's romantic getaway package, including complimentary champagne and a voucher for dinner at Emilio's.
The Grove Hotel
245 S. Capitol Blvd.
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 333-8000
grovehotelboise.com
Idaho Heritage Inn Bed & Breakfast
What began as a home built in 1904 for a Boise merchant is now the Idaho Heritage Inn Bed & Breakfast, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You'll have your choice of six renovated Victorian rooms or two rooms located in a restored 1912 fire station. All rooms have period furniture, a private bath, queen-size bed and free wireless internet access. Start the day with complimentary hot breakfast (stuffed French toast and baked German pancakes are favorites), and come back to the downstairs living room for wine and conversation at night.
For a romantic getaway, choose the Carriage House room, with a fireplace, wet bar and Jacuzzi tub. With a deck that overlooks the property's courtyard, it's designed for an intimate getaway. If you're visiting in spring or fall, try the Governor's Suite---this suite has a private enclosed sun porch as well as a large tub and walk-in shower.
Idaho Heritage Inn Bed & Breakfast
109 West Idaho St.
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 342-8066
idheritageinn.com
The Anniversary Inn
The individually decorated rooms of this charming Boise inn are tailor-made for romantic getaways. For example, the two-story "Romeo and Juliet" suite features a winding staircase and circular balcony on which to act out your Shakespearean fantasies, along with a king-size bed, jetted tub and projector TV. Or you can try the "Sleeping Beauty Castle" room, which you enter through a drawbridge. Proceed along the faux-stone paneled walls and past the castle towers toward the 37" plasma TV, round queen-sized bed and a jetted tub. If you're looking for imaginative décor that whisks you away from the present time, this is where you'll want to be.
Other romantic room themes include the "Carriage Suite," "Enchanted Forest," and "Hollywood Romance," complete with an in-room soda fountain. The hotel offers a Romantic Rewards program for frequent guests, and periodic couples' retreats and workshops. If you make reservations far enough in advance, you can also ask to stay several nights, switching rooms each night to experience as many of the themes as you'd like.
The Anniversary Inn
1575 S. Lusk Ave.
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 387-4900
anniversaryinn.com/boise
