Boise Air Terminal/Gowen field: where to stay, areas and recommended…

Boise airport is just 5 km from downtown, a rare advantage among American airports: with normal traffic you reach downtown in 10 minutes, so the choice between airport and city matters less than elsewhere. Anyone with a very early flight or heavy luggage still finds it handy to have a hotel a few minutes from the terminal. Anyone wanting to enjoy the historic downtown, the venues and the Boise River with its Greenbelt can instead stay right in the city without significantly lengthening transfer times.

Airport area

free shuttle on request and 6 minutes by car from the terminal

Best for: anyone with a very early flight or heavy luggage who wants to stay a few minutes from the terminal

Pros

free shuttle on request to the airport
a few minutes from the terminal, handy with early morning flights

Cons

residential area with no evening venues
a car is needed to reach downtown

Recommended hotels in this area

Hampton Inn Boise - Airport: 6 minutes from the terminal with a shuttle on request, among the most highly rated in the airport area

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Downtown

City centre · about 10 minutes from the terminal by car or rideshare

Best for: anyone wanting the historic downtown, evening venues and the Boise Centre close at hand

Pros

walking distance to restaurants, venues and the State Capitol
connected to the Boise Centre for anyone in town for an event

Cons

parking is almost always paid
a few minutes more than the airport area

Recommended hotels in this area

The Grove Hotel: the only 4-star hotel downtown, connected to the Boise Centre and the Idaho Steelheads arena
Hotel 43: a boutique hotel four blocks from the State Capitol, with free bikes to get around downtown

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