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The SPARROW

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Suite, Corner (Cottonwood)
Reception
Exterior
Lobby

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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1070 W Grove St, Boise, ID, 83702
  • Boise Centre
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Egyptian Theatre
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Idaho Central Arena
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Boise, ID (BOI)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite (The Willow)

Suite (The Willow)

  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds (Courtyard)

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Courtyard)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Room, 1 King Bed (Courtyard)

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Courtyard)

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Courtyard)

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, Corner (Cottonwood)

Suite, Corner (Cottonwood)

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room (SPARROW King)

Room (SPARROW King)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 King Bed

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Suite (Sycamore)

Suite (Sycamore)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Room (Queen with Bunk Bed)

Room (Queen with Bunk Bed)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Boise

With a stay at The SPARROW, you'll be centrally located in Boise, within a 5-minute drive of Boise State University and Woodland Empire Ale Craft. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Jack's Urban Meeting Place and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Boise Art Glass.

What's nearby

  • Boise Centre - 4 min walk
  • Idaho Central Arena - 6 min walk
  • Boise State University - 16 min walk
  • Albertsons Stadium - 3 min drive
  • ExtraMile Arena - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Boise Station - 12 min drive
  • Boise Airport (BOI) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Five Guys - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Grove Plaza - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Chandlers - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mulligans' Golf Pub & Eatery - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The SPARROW

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, near Boise State University
The SPARROW offers 67 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 50-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 67 air-conditioned rooms featuring Smart televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as concierge services, gift shops/newsstands, and a communal living room. Additional amenities at this hotel include a picnic area, complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility, and bicycle tour information.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, Form and Function, for lunch or brunch, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a water dispenser. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Form and Function - This coffee shop serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and light fare.
Crisp - This restaurant specializes in Fusion cuisine. Open select days.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and public transport

  • Secured self parking on site (USD 15 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking (max. 1 space per unit)
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Off-site parking within 500 ft (USD 15 per night)
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Form and Function
  • Crisp

Things to do

  • Bike tour information
  • Bike parking
  • Bike repair services

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Coworking spaces

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Braille signage
  • Deep-pile carpet in room
  • Smooth flooring in public areas
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 2 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Communal living room
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Renovated entire property – February 2024
  • Smoke-free property
  • Water dispenser

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Mini fridge

More

  • Bulk dispenser for toiletries
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • LED light bulbs
  • Recycling
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 35 per accommodation, per day (maximum USD 70 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Covered self parking fee: USD 15 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 15 per night (500 ft away)
  • Pet fee: USD 35 per accommodation, per day (maximum USD 70 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

The SPARROW Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 331 out of 421 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 421 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 421 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 421 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 421 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Sparrow was Delightful
Charming and personal hotel in downtown Boise. It's a great place to stay for a short visit. Friendly and helpful staff, cute lobby/coffee shop, and comfy beds. The included 'prize fighter' style bathrobes in the room were cozy and fun! I recommend this property. Parking was very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Allison

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice staff. Great coffee shop. Comfortable bed. The bathroom design was poor. Overall great experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a very solid stop-over on our drive back home. New, sparkling-clean and felt safe, and very walkable to good coffee shops. Jodi was so, so helpful! The bathrooms offer little privacy, but were fine for our family of 3. We will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

keith r.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Jose

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adorable hotel with amazing staff. Clean, convenient and a great price!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best place I have ever found to stay in Boise. Clean, and convenient, really friendly kind staff, dog friendly (and really conscious about being clean; the room is sparkling).
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Edward

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice but the parking was small and charge to much . Windows were kinda dirty. Didn't have a microwave in room and didn't have complimentary breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Awesome awesome awesome. 5000 stars Mic drop
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely experience!
Great location for walking around Boise. Room was comfortable and decor/amenities were charming; staff were kind.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dustin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Everyone was super friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Travis

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Aulani

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, Great after construction is done
Great cost effective option in a convenient part of downtown. Walkable to many great restaurants and shops. The only issue was the current construction across the street which started early and ended late in the day.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristine

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quick and easy check in, very nice rooms. Friendly and attentive staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love!!! The Sparrow is the cutest hotel we have stayed at in downtown Boise. Did not disappoint!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place was fantastic. We brought the dog and the little gifts they gave took "dog friendly" up a notch. It's like they're royal guests! Overall loved the room, the modern design, the fun patio and the food cart, and the cafe inside. Absolutely delightful place to stay, with fun downtown Boise activities only steps away.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Hope

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique atmosphere and room design! Multiple different restaurants are walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay at The Sparrow. Beds were comfy, bathrooms were clean, and the staff was excellent. Will definitely return. Also, loved the hoodie/robes they provided. So comfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place for a quick work trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Beatriz

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The rooms were nice. We shared a room with a friend and the bathroom door is barn door style and slides so it didn’t feel like you have much privacy. They have a strong essential oil smell throughout the hotel hallways. Other than that it was a convenient hotel downtown. I would rate it 7.5 out of 10.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024