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Practicalities
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Hotels
and
restaurants
are congregated on the west bank of the river, near the interstate, while the old downtown area on the east side retains a fair number of shops. The
visitor center
at 505 Lindsay Blvd (tel 208/523-1010 or 1-800/634-3246) has information on the whole area, including a large relief model of the entire valley. The bizarre towering
Holiday Inn-West Bank
at 475 River Parkway (tel 208/523-8000 or 1-800/465-4329; $100-130) has some of the most expensive rooms in town.
Best Western Cotton Tree Inn
, 900 Lindsay Blvd tel 208/523-6000 or 1-800/662-6886; $100-130), has large, comfortable rooms with internet connections, a pool, hot tub and fitness center, while the large
Days Inn Stardust
nearby at no. 700 (tel 208/522-2910; $50-75) offers cheaper accommodation and very good-value
food
at its
Snake River Smokehouse
(tel 208/523-1865). Other good restaurant choices include the
Brownstone Restaurant & Brewpub
on River Parkway (tel 208/535-0310) with a more sophisticated feel than many of its neighbors and
Jaker's Steak, Ribs & Fish House
, 851 Lindsey Blvd (tel 208/524-5240). Downtown,
DD Mudd
, 439 A St (tel 208/535-9088), does good coffee, in a pleasant interior of brick and galvanized zinc plus free newspapers and magazines. Other useful information
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