Lovely, lovely location; incredible lake views! Property fronts City Beach, perfect for an early morning dip.
Hotel room was very basic, clean but certainly unexceptional.
I booked directly with the property and was told to ALWAYS do that. Best Western and other travel websites show no vacancy though vacancies can often be found through the hotel directly.

This Hotel was a family disappointment, over priced basic standard rooms with a view!The Beds were awful, the noise from the trains was every hour,the front desk staff was very unprofessional and not very welcoming!Super 8 Motel was more of a pleasent experience then this over rated dump!Dont waste your money or end up running into the same disappointment our family did.Check out La Quenta,before this Best Western.

I concur with my fellow reviewer - location, location, location. I would give this place a plus for that but unfortunately that is the only plus this motel will get from me. My son, husband and I traveled to Sandpoint for a two night stay. Suffice it to say - we only stayed the one night. At $161 US, I've never felt so ripped off in my life. The hide-a-bed was so uncomfortable, my 12 year old son pulled the mattress off and slept on the floor - all that the the smell of a very aged motel. There isn't enough "frebreze" in this world to make this room inhabitable.
We realized that this was in the smoking section and I was okay with that but they didn't tell me that the cleaning staff would make my outside deck area their very own smoking room.
I loved Sandpoint but they are in definite need of newer accommodations for their tourism industry.

Took the family on a trip to Sandpoint, Idaho and stayed at the Edgewater Resort on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille. There were good points - and not so good points - to our stay:

GOOD POINTS:
Location - Location - Location!!
Tucked between the lake, the city park and downtown, you really didn't need a car to explore the best of Sandpoint from this hotel. If you (or your kids) like trains, you'll love this. Trains pass by the hotel throughout the day and night. Fortunately, the way the rooms are situated keeps the noise down so you can sleep.

The Staff was great!
Very helpful, friendly, responsive and courteous.

NOT SO GOOD:

The Rooms: These were very basic rooms (more Motel 6 or Super 8 quality than anything else with the exception of the lakefront balconies). The molding was peeling from the interior and exterior doors. The beds were comfortable though.

The Halls: The hallway was lined by a bank of glass windows that really heated up the halls to the point of being uncomfortably hot. Staff members or guests opened up these windows to let fresh air in. Not such a good idea when you have a two year old who tries to step through an open two story window. There were no elevators and being at the end of the hotel - it was a long walk to the lobby or an ice machine.

The Restaurant and Lounge: Only got into the Restaurant and Lounge for a few minutes to get an order to go (to our room). The location was nice (lakefront) and the price for the food was what you would expect from a hotel restaurant. The food we ordered was okay. We found better places to eat in town. Some brochures we viewed stated a complimentary continental breakfast was available. We found out at check in this service has been discontinued.

We would possibly stay here again - due to the staff and location. On the other hand, we may try somewhere else. Our experience has left us undecided on this one.