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Greyhound
buses
and the Boise-Winnemucca/Northwestern Stage Lines stop at 1212 W Bannock St. The city's Boise Urban Services (BUS) (tel 208/336-1010) run a fairly extensive local bus service - fares are 75A? adults, 50A? youths (6-18 yrs), 35A? flat fare on Saturday. The
visitor center
(April-Sept Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Oct-March Mon-Fri 10am-3.30pm; tel 208/344-5338,
) is in the
Boise Center
next to The Grove plaza. Downtown's best
place to stay
is either
The Grove Hotel
, 245 S Capitol Blvd (tel 208/333-8000 or 1-800/426-0670; $130-160), which has luxury accommodation in large, well-appointed rooms, many with great views over the city and mountains beyond, or the
Owyhee Plaza Hotel
, 1109 Main St (tel 208/343-4611 or 1-800/233-4611; $100-130), a renovated, older hotel in the heart of downtown with an outdoor pool and free airport shuttle. If you're on a tight budget try
Sands Motel
, 111 W State St (tel 208/343-2533; $35-50), within easy walking distance of downtown, although the rooms are a bit tatty and it can be noisy. The best B&B is the
Idaho Heritage Inn B&B
, 109 W Idaho St (tel 208/342-8066), a lovely Victorian building that was once the residence of Governor Chase Clark and later Senator Frank Church. If you're
camping
, head a couple of miles northwest of downtown to
On The River RV Park
, 6000 N Glenwood (tel 208/375-7432 or 1-800/375-7432), which has shady tent sites for $15 beside the Greenbelt and Boise River.
You're spoilt for choice when it comes to
eating
in Boise.
Milford's Fish House
in the Eighth Street Marketplace, 405 S 8th St (tel 208/342-8382), serves good fresh fish and has a wide selection of beers; popular among locals is
Goldy's
, 128 S Capitol (tel 208/345-4100), where you can create your own breakfast combos. Of the city's many good
ethnic restaurants
, try
Aladdin
, 111 Broadway (tel 208/368-0880), for Egyptian food and belly dancing on Fridays or
Bar Gernika
, 202 Capitol Blvd (tel 208/344-2175), for Basque specialties - particularly good are the range of tapas. Other fine downtown bars and restaurants include the bustling
Bittercreek Alehouse
, 246 N 8th St (tel 208/345-1813), with its huge selection of beers; the
Grape Escape Wine Bar
, 800 W Idaho St (tel 208/368-0200), serving good-value Latin dishes; and
Bardenay Restaurant & Distillery
, 610 Grove St (tel 208/426-0538), which meticulously distills its own gin, rum and vodka in America's first legal distillery/pub, and features an excellent menu. After dining, check out
The Big Easy
, 416 9th St (tel 208/367-1212), one of Idaho's top rock venues. Other useful information
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