Modern Hotel
The Modern Hotel occupies a converted 1960s Travelodge on the western edge of downtown Boise, its low-slung mid-century silhouette preserved and reimagined with a designer's eye. What was once a roadside stopover has become something far more deliberate: a 39-room boutique hotel that treats its retro bones as an asset rather than something to disguise. The architecture is clean-lined and unpretentious, with a palette that nods to its era while feeling decisively current. You notice it the moment you arrive, in the restored exterior signage, the courtyard pool, and the interiors that balance warmth with a certain graphic sharpness.
Rooms are compact and considered, outfitted with modern essentials and a design sensibility that avoids both excess and austerity. The aesthetic leans toward curated simplicity: quality linens, purposeful furnishings, and a restraint that lets the architecture speak. The outdoor pool and courtyard serve as a social anchor during warmer months, a gathering space framed by lounge seating and the hotel's distinctive mid-century profile. It is the kind of place where the pool feels like a destination in itself, drawing both hotel guests and locals into the same unhurried orbit.
The Modern Hotel's bar is a genuine neighborhood fixture, not merely an amenity. It draws a crowd that extends well beyond the guest list, with a cocktail program rooted in craft and a convivial atmosphere that blurs the line between hotel lounge and local hangout. The bar's reputation in Boise is its own, built on well-made drinks and a setting that feels equally suited to a nightcap or a spontaneous evening out. Food offerings lean toward simplicity and accessibility, keeping the focus on gathering rather than formality.
Boise itself is a city in a state of creative momentum, and the hotel sits at a natural intersection of its energy. Downtown's restaurants, galleries, and independent shops are within easy reach, while the Boise River Greenbelt and the surrounding foothills offer access to the kind of outdoor landscape that defines life in this part of Idaho. The Modern Hotel positions you at the threshold of both the urban and the wild, without overpromising proximity to either. It is a base camp with better design than most.
What stays with you about the Modern Hotel is its lack of pretense. There is no grand lobby, no sprawling grounds, no attempt to be anything other than what it is: a smartly restored mid-century motor lodge that understands its identity completely. The scale is intimate, the style is genuine, and the mood is one of easy confidence. You leave feeling like you have stayed somewhere with real personality, a place shaped as much by its city as by its architecture.
The Modern Hotel occupies a converted 1960s Travelodge on the western edge of downtown Boise, its low-slung mid-century silhouette preserved and reimagined with a designer's eye. What was once a roadside stopover has become something far more deliberate: a 39-room boutique hotel that treats its retro bones as an asset rather than something to disguise. The architecture is clean-lined and unpretentious, with a palette that nods to its era while feeling decisively current. You notice it the moment you arrive, in the restored exterior signage, the courtyard pool, and the interiors that balance warmth with a certain graphic sharpness.
Rooms are compact and considered, outfitted with modern essentials and a design sensibility that avoids both excess and austerity. The aesthetic leans toward curated simplicity: quality linens, purposeful furnishings, and a restraint that lets the architecture speak. The outdoor pool and courtyard serve as a social anchor during warmer months, a gathering space framed by lounge seating and the hotel's distinctive mid-century profile. It is the kind of place where the pool feels like a destination in itself, drawing both hotel guests and locals into the same unhurried orbit.
The Modern Hotel's bar is a genuine neighborhood fixture, not merely an amenity. It draws a crowd that extends well beyond the guest list, with a cocktail program rooted in craft and a convivial atmosphere that blurs the line between hotel lounge and local hangout. The bar's reputation in Boise is its own, built on well-made drinks and a setting that feels equally suited to a nightcap or a spontaneous evening out. Food offerings lean toward simplicity and accessibility, keeping the focus on gathering rather than formality.
There's a particular kind of confidence in a hotel that turns its guest rooms into private cinemas for an independent film festival — it tells you something about how seriously this place takes culture without taking itself too seriously. Nestled in Boise's Linen District, the Modern Hotel has the energy of a neighborhood spot that happens to have really good taste: minimalist rooms with real restraint, Japanese soaking tubs in select studios that feel like a quiet reward, and a bar where the line between local and traveler genuinely blurs. The seasonal restaurant grounds you in the Boise Valley's agricultural identity, and you sense that connection between kitchen and landscape without anyone making a speech about it. It's a stay that feels more like joining a conversation already in progress than checking into something polished for your arrival.
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Sleeps 3 · 1 × Super King · 2390 sq ft · regular
This room includes a bed with luxury bedding and hypo-allergenic pillows. It has a flat-screen HD TV. Decorated with glass and tile, the bathroom comes with a walk-in shower. Ironing facilities and a fridge are available on request.
Sleeps 4 · 2 × Pull-out Couch, Queen · 474 sq ft · regular
Features a Japanese soaking tub, 2 TVs, a mini-bar and glass enclosed rain shower.
Sleeps 4 · 2 × 2 Queen · 280 sq ft · regular
This room includes a bed with luxury bedding and hypo-allergenic pillows. It has a flat-screen HD TV. Decorated with glass and tile, the bathroom comes with a walk-in shower. Ironing facilities and a fridge are available on request.
Sleeps 4 · 2 × Queen Bed, Pull-out Couch · 463 sq ft · regular
Soft morning light traces the clean lines of curated furnishings, drawing you deeper into 471 square feet of quiet sophistication. The Design Suite, 1 Bedroom wraps you in modern elegance—a pillowtop queen dressed in premium linens, a deep soaking bathtub where tension simply dissolves, and a rainfall hydromassage shower that turns routine into ritual. Linger over coffee in the separate living area, savor the ease of a private kitchenette, and let blackout curtains hold the world at bay. This is where design serves devotion to rest.
Sleeps 3 · 1 × Queen · 2551 sq ft · regular
This room includes a bed with luxury bedding and hypo-allergenic pillows. It has a flat-screen HD TV. Decorated with glass and tile, the bathroom comes with a walk-in shower. Ironing facilities and a fridge are available on request.
Sleeps 3 · Queen Bed · 237 sq ft · regular
Morning light spills across crisp premium linens as you stir beneath the pillowtop queen, the rainfall shower already calling you toward a ritual of unhurried renewal. At 237 square feet, this Design Room distills luxury into every intentional detail—designer toiletries arranged like small treasures, blackout drapes that yield to golden hour at your whisper, and a dedicated workspace where ambition meets artful surroundings. The Smart TV glows softly against contemporary finishes, but it's the quiet confidence of this curated retreat that lingers long after checkout.
Sleeps 3 · 1 × King · 215 sq ft · regular
Sunlight filters through the courtyard as you step into this intimate 222-square-foot retreat, where thoughtful design elevates every detail. A plush pillowtop king bed dressed in premium linens invites deep, uninterrupted rest behind blackout curtains, while a rainfall showerhead and designer toiletries transform your bathroom into a private sanctuary. Accessed through charming exterior corridors, this pet-friendly Design Room offers the curated comfort of a boutique escape—smart entertainment, complimentary WiFi, and a courtyard view that softens every morning with warmth and quiet beauty.
Sleeps 4 · 2 Queen Bed · 269 sq ft · regular
Bold lines and curated details greet you the moment you step into this 279-square-foot Design Room at the property—a space where artistic intent meets the warmth of two pillowtop queen beds draped in crisp premium linens. Sunlight spills across striking interiors as you draw back the blackout drapes, revealing the pulse of the cityscape beyond your exterior corridor. In the bathroom, a rainfall showerhead and designer toiletries turn each morning into an unhurried ritual. Pet-friendly and effortlessly stylish, this is where design-forward travel leaves its mark.
Sleeps 8 · 2 × 2 Queen Beds · regular
Minifridge (on request)
Sleeps 6 · 2 × 2 Queen Beds · regular
Minifridge (on request)
Sleeps 5 · 1 × 1 King Bed · regular
Minifridge (on request)
Sleeps 4 · 1 × 1 King Bed · regular
Adjacent to courtyard & outdoor seating for bar/restaurant
Sleeps 8 · 1 King Bed, 1 Double/Full Bed · regular
Sleeps 3 · 1 × 1 Queen Bed · regular
Minifridge (on request)
Guest
Awesome decor, amazing staff. Just a really cool place. They’ve done a great job & the staff crushes it.
Guest
The service and welcome.
Guest
Vibe, bar, location. Nice people.
Guest
It definitely had style and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The showers in the bathrooms were great.
Guest
Location and sponsoring/partnering with TREEFORT! Love the fact a lot of artists stayed there to make our Treefort experience so much more!
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