Everything you always want your mega-chain motel to be, but never quite is: immaculate, unpretentious rooms with friendly, helpful home-grown hospitality. The facilities have been upgraded by Ruby hotels (a small Spokane chain) and come with access to the heated pool, two hot tubs, bocce balls, and a small fleet of loaner cruiser bikes. It's north of Sandpoint, near Schweitzer Mountain.
Hotel Ruby Ponderay
Idaho
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
2.45 MILES
The in-town tasting room for this local panhandle winery is a fine way to get a sense of the local wine scene – their signature drop is a chardonnay, but…
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Pend Oreille County Historical Museum
24.84 MILES
The museum grounds are home to several historical buildings, including a train depot, a schoolhouse, log cabins and a pioneer church.
Nearby Idaho attractions
2.45 MILES
The in-town tasting room for this local panhandle winery is a fine way to get a sense of the local wine scene – their signature drop is a chardonnay, but…
2. Pend Oreille County Historical Museum
24.84 MILES
The museum grounds are home to several historical buildings, including a train depot, a schoolhouse, log cabins and a pioneer church.