The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a luxury resort

Resort

A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....

 hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene

Lake Coeur d'Alene

Lake Coeur d'Alene is a natural lake in the Idaho Panhandle, located in the vicinity of the city of the same name. It spans long, ranges from 1 to wide and has over of shoreline for boaters and vacationers to explore and enjoy.-Geology and geography:...

, the Coeur d Alene Resort features a marina, convention facilities, spa, as well as a notable 18-hole golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

. The hotel has 338 rooms and suites. The main tower has 18 floors.

History

The resort was built by Duane Hagadone

Duane Hagadone

Duane Hagadone was born in 1932 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.-Education:He enrolled at the University of Idaho, but did not stay to graduate. He went to work in the circulation department of the local newspaper, of which his father was publisher...

 and Jerry Jaeger and opened in 1986. Designed by architect

Architect

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...

 R.G. Nelson, the hotel features a ¾ mile floating boardwalk. The site of the golf course was originally a sawmill

Sawmill

A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

, which operated from 1916 until the early 1970s. The Hagadone Corporation bought the property in 1988 and developed the golf course and floating green, which opened in 1991. The construction of the resort and golf course required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the lumber industry.

Golf Course

The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is best known for its floating green on the 14th hole and location on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene

Lake Coeur d'Alene

Lake Coeur d'Alene is a natural lake in the Idaho Panhandle, located in the vicinity of the city of the same name. It spans long, ranges from 1 to wide and has over of shoreline for boaters and vacationers to explore and enjoy.-Geology and geography:...

. Designer Scott Miller planned the course to feel like a park, and it has since been ranked among the best resort golf courses in the United States by Golf Digest

Golf Digest

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, Golf Magazine

Golf Magazine

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and others.

External links

• The Coeur d'Alene Resort - official site
• The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course