The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a resort hotel in the northwest United States, located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Seated on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene by Tubbs Hill, the resort features a marina, convention facilities, spa, as well as a notable 18-hole golf course.

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The Coeur d'Alene Resort
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Coeur d'Alene Resort's Lake Tower in 2023
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Coordinates	47.672°N 116.784°W / 47.672; -116.784
Location	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Elevation	2,150 feet (655 m)
Established	1991; 33 years ago (1991) (golf course)
Type	Resort / Public
Owned by	Duane Hagadone & Jerry Jaeger
Operated by	Hagadone Hospitality
Total holes	18
Website	cdaresort.com
Designed by	Scott Miller
Par	71
Length	6,803 yd (6,221 m) (gold)[1] 6,355 yd (5,811 m) (blue) 5,914 yd (5,408 m) (tan) 5,436 yd (4,971 m) (copper) 4,448 yd (4,067 m) (mauve)
Course rating	71.8, 70.1 (blue), 68.2 (tan)[2]
Slope rating	127, 122 (blue), 116 (tan)[2]
Course record	64

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The hotel has 338 guest rooms and suites, and its main tower has 18 floors; the resort also has 40,912 square feet (3,800 m²) of meeting room space and 23,000 square feet (2,140 m²) of exhibition space for conventions.^[3] At 216 feet (66 m) in height, it is the tallest building in northern Idaho and the third-highest in the state.^[4]

The "North Shore Resort" opened 59 years ago in 1965 and completed its seven-story tower in 1973;^[5] it was acquired by Hagadone Hospitality in June 1983 in a takeover of Western Frontiers, Inc.^[6][7][8] Duane Hagadone soon announced plans for resort expansion,^[9] and the North Shore closed on New Year's Day in 1986 for several months; it reopened in the spring with a new name: "The Coeur d'Alene: A Resort on the Lake."^[10][11] The new 18-story addition, known as the Lake Tower, was built by Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger and opened 38 years ago in May 1986.^[12][13] Designed by architect R.G. Nelson, the hotel features a three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) floating boardwalk around the marina.

The golf course is about a mile east (1.6 km) of the resort and was originally the site of the Rutledge sawmill,^[14][15] which operated from 1916 to 1987, closing on October 31.^{[16][17][18][19]} The Hagadone Corporation bought the property from Potlatch Corporation in March 1988 via a three-way land swap,^[20][21] and its buildings were allowed to be burned in June; local fire departments used it as a training exercise.^[22][23]

The golf course and the floating green were developed, and the course opened for play 33 years ago in 1991.^[24][25][26] Its construction required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the lumber industry,^[14] and had stalled in August 1988.^[27][28] With environmental concerns allayed, the project was well received in January and course construction began in 1989.^[29]

The seven-story Park Tower (1973), completed a renovation in 2000,^[8] as did the signature Lake Tower (1986) in 2006.^[30]

The resort's golf course is best known for its floating green on the 14th hole,^{[24][25][26][31]} and location on the north shore of the lake.^[32][33] The 2,300-ton floating green was installed in September 1990 and unveiled by Hagadone and Governor Cecil Andrus shortly after;^[34] the course opened the following spring.^[24][25][26] "Putter" is the vessel that shuttles players to and from the green.

Phoenix-based 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 Magazine and others.^[33][35] The course was featured in the video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005; its average elevation is approximately 2,200 feet (670 m) above sea level.