A Hampton Inn with river views
Follow Riverstone Drive to where it ends at the to-be-removed railroad track near the Centennial Trail and the Spokane River and you pass a coming-soon sign for the Hampton Inn.
The 100-room, five-story hotel on three acres should open in Spring 2007. Its 20 to 40 seasonal employees will help maintain an indoor pool, and fitness and business centers. Some rooms and suites will have river views.
With building costs of as much as $5 million, the hotel is affiliated with Hilton Hotels. It will be administered by AmeriTel Inns of Boise, which also has the AmeriTel Inn in Coeur d’Alene. The new Hampton will be in sight of the similar-sized Holiday Inn Express under construction on Northwest Boulevard, on the river side of its intersection with Seltice Way.
Sahara Pizza comes to Post Falls
Sahara Pizza, boasting fresh ingredients and several special sauces, has moved into a 1,600-square-foot space at the eastern end of the Slab Inn at Seltice Way and Chase Road, Post Falls.
The menu includes strombolis, bread sticks, cheese bread and buffalo wings. A full lunch menu will be added. The restaurant, with seating for 30 customers and delivery and take-out, is the 16th for 3-year-old Sahara Pizza, which has its headquarters in Bellevue, Wash.
Originally from Kettle Falls, Wash., and Butte, Mont, respectively, Post Falls owners are Josh and Jennifer Haag.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and later Fridays and Saturdays. Phone 773-7733.
Bring cinema to your home
Anything to do with home theaters – from the sales to the design to the installation – is the objective of Sawtooth Home Cinema. The store opened in December in the Coeur d’Alene Center Suites at Sunset Avenue and Cedarblom.
Offering several brand-name systems that range from $1,000 to $10,000, owner Drew Koehler has a 1,700-square-foot store with a showroom. Originally from Bloomington, Ill., he was a screenwriter in Los Angeles and a house builder in Alaska before discovering Coeur d’Alene.
Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Phone 665-7879.
This week’s tidbit:
“Cruisers, a motorcycle motif bar at 6105 W. Seltice Way, has added an apparel and gift shop with shirts, jewelry and hats. Owners are Sheri and Larry Herberholz. Phone 773-4706.