Thea Few

Review of Kootenai River Inn Casino and ...

Stayed in the new two story section which has rece...

Stayed in the new two story section which has recently been remodeled. The room was very nice but I can not recommend this facility because to get to the pool, the casino or restaurant you have to walk outside through a covered but not closed-in walk way. Who wants to walk outside in the winter to go to the pool? Who wants to cart their coat, gloves and hat to the casino? The next issue is that the main building stinks. The smoke is so bad that it flows into the common areas, hallways and restaurant. It makes your nose, eyes and throat burn and clothes and hair stink. It is sad because the food in the restaurant is good although the wait service was poor. While housekeeping seemed to do a great job keeping the rooms clean the same food trays were still sitting in the hallways from Friday night until Sunday when I left. With just a few changes this could be a great place to stay: Add much better smoke eaters and ventilation. Enclose the walkway between the 2 story addition the pool and casino. Have someone police the hallways and pickup the foods service dishes and trays and get more wait staff. Then you would have 5 stars.