So under pressure from the family we stopped in Idaho Falls and I reluctantly agreed to find accommodations in Idaho Falls. Initially I was attracted to Guesthouse Inn from the massive billboard on I-15 promising rooms for $59 and a free breakfast. Turns out the cost was $75 and the breakfast was only so-so.
The hotel in itself is somewhere between well kept and tired looking, the check in staff were friendly but ask them about a good pizza joint nearby and they'll tell you Domino's but of course that had nothing to do with the Domino's menus in the rooms or anything like that. Nope, no collusion there.
Still the room was decent enough, albeit plain, and it passed our mandatory bed bug check, however the hot tub downstairs was showing its age, and what we thought was a steam room was a janitors closet.
The next morning before leaving we stopped by for our free breakfast, don't forget to get the tickets from the front desk so you can eat BTW, and eat what was frankly a disappointing spread.
There was the usual hot and cold stuff but the pickings were slim, the bread and cereal was dry and the pancakes were only okay. Don't get me wrong , free breakfasts are great as they save me dishing out money later on, but the front desk staff made it out to be a cavalcade of great food that brings them in from miles around, but it was a case of overpromising and under delivering I'm afraid.
So a fail on the breakfast I'm afraid however, the restaurant staff were very nice and attentive.
In essence the Guesthouse Inn and Suites is a lot like Idaho Falls, fine for a stopover when you're tired but best to push on as soon as possible and caveat emptor on the breakfast.
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23 August 2011
Thank you for expressing your comments with us. To better clarify the rate, our billboard special changes a few times a week depending on occupancy. The rate posted is for 1-person and there is a $5.00 increase for the 2nd person and additional for an upgraded room. It is not our intensions to confuse you, but it is difficult to place all rates on a billboard. I'm happy to say that we have about 40 people per day that take advantage of the special rate each day. I hope you enjoyed the walk around the river during your stay.
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