Make memories with your BFFs in Coeur d’Alene
Leave it to Southern Living Magazine to offer scientific proof of what gals already know: getting away with girlfriends is good for you! Coeur d’Alene has your staycation staples: spas, super restaurants, sweet deals on rooms, and lots of places to make memories with your BFFs.
If pampering is on the list, check out the Coeur d’Alene Resort, for SPA AND STAY specials like the SPAtacular you can share with a friend. Nearby are LATHER SALON & SPA and POLISHED, which offers a light meal and adult beverages — mimosas, anyone? — with their spa specials. Zip into ZI SPA at Riverstone for specials like the 50-minute $99 and if the B in BFF stands for “boy,” they have great deals for guys, too.
After taking such good care of your skin, hair and nails, you’ll want to nourish the rest of your body with a bite to eat. At Riverstone, try VINE AND OLIVE or BARDENAY, where festive groups are always welcome.
Downtown, you’ll want to fuel up at FINE BREWED COFFEE or BAKERY BY THE LAKE, have lunch at DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT or meet for cocktails and small plates at SEASONS, where Wednesday is ladies night.
Since you’re downtown, you might as well do a little browsing amongst the many unique shops, such as GRACE AND JOY or MARMALADE clothing shops, MIX IT UP home décor, ANGEL GALLERY OF FINE ART & ANTIQUES, and LUCKY MONKEY for unusual jewelry and locally designed T-shirts to commemorate your day out.
And if you’re still stuck on spas, consider the COEUR D’ALENE CASINO where you can spa, snack and play all in one location.
Special Events
Music Walk
MARCH 8
Downtown Coeur d’Alene comes alive every second Friday with the sweet sounds of live music all throughout the city’s core. Free; 5-8 pm; for a map of locations, go to visitcda.org.
Marchi Gras
MARCH 9
Let the good times roll at Silver Mountain during Marchi Gras. The party starts at 3 pm with $15 night skiing lift tickets and a balloon drop at the Mountain House loaded with prizes like cash, lift tickets and waterpark passes. Live music at Moguls caps the evening. $15; 3-9 pm; Silver Mountain Resort.
Pub Crawl
MARCH 9
There couldn’t be an easier or funner way to raise money for local families battling ALS than joining the Matt’s Place Foundation Fourth Annual Pub Crawl. Purchase tickets ($25) online and then pick them up at the Resort Plaza Shops. 3-9 pm; downtown Coeur d’Alene. More details at visitcda.org.
