My boyfriend surprised me with this New Year's gift (we stayed on the 29th). It was about an hour and a half from where we live in Jackson Hole, WY. AMAZING. We were greeting with a GENUINE smile and the woman showed us around the place in a friendly and authentic manner. It was GORGEOUS, homey, full of light with a great fireplace, tall ceilings and great decorations. Our room was better than any room I believe I have stayed in. Ever. I travel a lot and I am pretty picky and I found the suite to be super clean and really cozy. The bathroom with Jacuzzi tub were elegant. the fireplace added the perfect ambiance and we loved all the books in the room (and the extensive library was great as well!). The BEST part of the room was the view, with a huge balcony which overlooked the Snake River. Wow. We watched the dawn-pretty much unforgettable. Breakfast was delightful-SUPER sunny and cheerful. The staff served us delicious, thoughtful dishes with great coffee, all on the sweetest plates. Everything in this place was thorough and polished, well thought out and full of great energy. I would like to return here and most certainly will, but I'd like to stay for a bit longer. This is a place were people can really RELAX.

Beautiful lodge located in a remote feeling wilderness area but only 15 minutes from BYU-Campus in Rexburg. Our room looked out over BLM land and the river. The lodge's seven rooms were full but when we made it back that evening and grabbed a homemade cookie and a drink in the dining room, we almost felt like we had the place to ourselves, except for a loud family who stayed up late talking right next door and whose children were fighting in the morning, but that's not the Inn's fault. (I felt so at home I even went out to look for a movie in my pajamas=).I wish we would have had more time to explore inside and out. Super clean.

We received a complimentary $50 room upgrade (not sure why) which put us in a more rustically decorated room than I had originally chosen, but it was very nice and the view made up for it so we're not complaining. The lodge look isn't my first choice for atmosphere but it was very beautiful and tastefully done and definitely created an impressive ambiance.

There was a hot tub right under our balcony, but it was covered and I didn't ask if it was working since we didn't bring our swimsuits, but that would have been a nice perk.

This will definitely be our go-to place whenever my husband and I visit our children at college.

We have been staying at the Blue Heron Inn for ten years and have always enjoyed each stay. We used to stay when visiting our kids at college but now our kids are long graduated and we go to eastern Idaho for the scenery, the fishing and the relaxation of the Blue Heron Inn and the hospitality of our friends Claudia and Dave.

If you feel like staying somewhere that feels "like" home, but more beautiful, clean, yummy, comforting and cozy than your home, this is the place. It was calm, and un-demanding. The owners were very nice and I felt completely pampered just by being around all the nice decor and cozy nooks for relaxing/reading/looking out on the river. The fireplace/jacuzzi tub and PERFECT sheets were my favorite. Oh, and the deck off our bedroom over the river... so cool.
Great stay, great people, fantastic place.
You should go!