BEST WESTERN PLUS PONDERAY MOUNTAIN LODGE SANDPOINT

Best Western Plus Ponderay Mountain Lodge Sandpoint has 83 rooms, including family suites with a separate connected room for teens and adjoining rooms for larger families. Accessible units include raised toilets, grab rails, and visual aids in Braille and tactile signs. Allergy-free room options are available.

An indoor heated pool open year-round with a shallow end and a hot tub/Jacuzzi sit at the centre of recreation options. The fitness centre has weights and a treadmill. A sun terrace and outdoor furniture face the Selkirk mountains.

The complimentary breakfast includes fresh bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, waffles, fresh fruit, bread pudding, and hand-made breakfast burritos. The breakfast menu changes daily, and the Nescafé coffee machine prepares fresh ground coffee. Sweet Lou's restaurant is next door in the same parking lot for lunch and dinner.

Family amenities include board games/puzzles, a kid-friendly buffet, kids' meals, and an indoor pool with a shallow end. Dogs are allowed under the hotel's pet-friendly policy, with a designated grassy area and clean-up supplies. Business travellers have a business centre, meeting/banquet facilities, and express check-in/check-out.

Location: 5-minute drive to Schweitzer shuttle park-and-ride

Rooms: 83 rooms with family suites and adjoining rooms

Recreation: Indoor heated pool and hot tub/Jacuzzi

Dining: Complimentary breakfast and Sweet Lou's next door

Pet-Friendly: Dogs allowed with designated grassy area

Business: Business centre and meeting/banquet facilities