COVID-19 UPDATES

Yes, The Kootenai River Inn Casino and Spa is officially open.

Arriving by car, bus, boat, ferry, or train from the United States

You must take a molecular test in the United States within 72 hours of your planned entry into Canada

Short trips that are less than 72 hours

Canadian citizens, people registered under the Indian Act, permanent residents and protected persons travelling to the United States are allowed to do their pre-entry molecular test before they leave Canada.

• If your test is more than 72 hours old when you re-enter Canada, you’ll be required to get a new pre-entry molecular test in the United States
• Before leaving Canada, verify that you meet the entry requirements for your destination country

Providing proof of your result

When you arrive at the border, you must present an accepted negative molecular test result (paper or electronic proof) or proof of a previous positive molecular test result taken between 14 and 180 days that includes:

• Traveller name and date of birth
• Name and civic address of the laboratory/clinic/facility that administered the test
• The date on which the test was conducted
• The type of test conducted
• The test result

You must show proof of your test results even if you:

• have tested negative for COVID-19 previous to the 72 hour period
• have been vaccinated for COVID-19
• recovered from COVID-19 and no longer test positive
• recovered from COVID-19 and continue to test positive

Keep proof of your test results with you for the 14-day period that begins on the day you enter Canada.

Travellers should have their test performed at a reputable laboratory or testing facility (i.e., one recognized by the local government or accredited by a third party, such as a professional organization or international standards organization).

All travellers must:

• provide one of the accepted types of molecular tests, not an antigen test
• keep proof of your test results for the 14-day period that begins on the day you enter Canada

More info can be found here.

• The Casino rooms are open from 7am – 2 am, seven days a week.
• The Springs is open from 6:30am – 9pm Sunday thru Thursday, 6:30am – 9:30pm on Friday & Saturday.
  • Due to social distancing, we have expanded our food service into the Ktunaxa room to accommodate seating.
• The Kootenai Spa opens at 9am seven days a week.

We have discontinued the mandatory mask mandate and temperature check for guests. However, we do strongly encourage wearing a mask.

Click here for more information or contact the casino for details.

The Pool is open for limited occupancy of 25 persons at a time. We have re-opened the hot tub with a limit of two persons at a time.

Yes, the fitness room is open and limited to two persons at a time. Please sanitize your hands before and after use.

Yes, our Fireside Casino room and Deli have been converted to non-smoking. Smoking is still allowed in the Kootenai Falls Casino room.

Yes, room service is offered as normal except we will not be entering the room with your meal. A knock on the door will occur when your meal arrives.

Unfortunately, due to the crisis and limited space, we have not decided when Bingo will return. We will keep you posted on this. Sorry for any inconvenience.