Passing Through on August 1

Hello -

My family and I are departing on a road trip from Portland to Montana this Friday and will be passing through Coeur d%26#39;Alene both ways to stay the night. We are traveling with a 2.5 year old. On the way there this Friday we are staying the night at the Ameritel and on the way back a week later we have a reservation booked at the Flamingo Motel based on reviews here. That will be the night of August 1, and I understand there is a large street fair that starts that day? My question then is - how will the noise level likely be at the Flamingo that night? Is this a low key-type festival or does it go into the night? I%26#39;m just realizing that we will be at the end of a long trip (nine days) with a young child and will likely be looking for more peace and quiet and good night%26#39;s sleep than anything. I%26#39;ve been excited to stay at the Flamingo but am now hoping it wasn%26#39;t the wrong choice... (Unfortunately it wasn%26#39;t available for this Friday eve on our way to Montana.) Thanks!

Oh, and I think I have a good idea of restaurant recs based on some research (Tomato, Moon Time, Hudsons, Dockside) - but I%26#39;d also be welcome to hearing if there is a must not miss (again, with a young one).

Passing Through on August 1

I have never been to Art on the Green Festival (which is Aug. 1-3), but the Flamingo is a little south of the main area of Sherman Ave near the resort, so you should be OK, but it is definitely in a prime location. This is also (from what I understand) a much more subdued festival than the last few (Car d%26#39;Alene, 4th of July and Ironman) so the crowd shouldn%26#39;t be too too rowdy or noisy and it certainly shouldn%26#39;t be crowded past 10:00 at the latest.

I have never stayed at the Flamingo, but the reviews are good on this site. Hopefully you won%26#39;t be disappointed. It doesn%26#39;t look like much, but you never know.

Your restaurants sound like good choices. There are also lots of choices in walking distance to your hotel, though not sure how ';kid friendly'; they are.

Hopefully squareboy or nidahodave, or some other posters will have some more first-hand knowledge of this particular festival.

You should have a great time. The atmosphere in the downtown area is fantastic in the summer season. Not sure if your little one is too young, but you%26#39;ll be within walking distance of the city beach, city park and the boarding area for the lake cruises.

Have a great time.

Passing Through on August 1

Concur with KirkandMimi on festival. Art on the Green, Taste of Coeur d%26#39; Alene, and Downtown Street Fair occur all at the same time in the general downtown area but are family oriented and end in the early evening so noisy and ';rowdy'; crowds shouldn%26#39;t be a problem. Additional restaurant suggestion is Michael D%26#39;s at the east end of Sherman in particular for breakfast(they only do breakfast and lunch).

I%26#39;m going to parrott the other opinions and say that all of these events are family oriented, and thus won%26#39;t continue beyond dark, so you should find everything to be super.

If you aren%26#39;t too tired from all that driving feel free to take a stroll through the park and enjoy the art, they have some really cool stuff and it%26#39;s a lot of fun.

Also with a 2.5 year old tomato street is a good option because they will let the little ones color on the tables, and have a good kids menu as well. Hudsens is definitely great as well.

Thank you all for your feedback. You have alleviated my concerns. Thanks as well for the restaurant recommendations.

One other thing - we might be looking for a good sandwich shop/deli to get some sandwiches for the road on our way out of town this Saturday morning. I%26#39;d welcome any recommendations on that as well if you have any. (It would have to open fairly early as we%26#39;d probably be departing town by 9/9:30ish.)

Thanks again!

I did a check and so far all of the local restaurants close to Sherman aren%26#39;t open that early. A few like Michael D%26#39;s are open, but don%26#39;t start making sandwiches until 11:00.

I know Dockside at the resort will be serving lunch all day, but their prices are high for sandwiches.

There is a Denny%26#39;s and an Ihop on 4th that serve all day, but not sure if that%26#39;s what you%26#39;re looking for.

Hopefully another poster will be able to offer someplace that will be serving lunch that early.

I know most Subways open early in the AM now, because they serve breakfast now, so I think they can make sandwiches too. I know it%26#39;s not local fare but I%26#39;m not sure anybody else makes sanwiches that early in the AM.