Six Luxurious Oversized Suites

Dinner at The Guilded Trumpeter

The Best Fly Fishing In Idaho

Discover Paradise in Swan Valley

Your Innkeepers

John and Liz Douville are your lodge owners and have been local residents of the Teton, Star Valley and Swan Valley areas since the mid-nineties. We pride ourselves on knowing the area and can send you on the adventure of your choice. We obviously also 💖 fly-fishing to the extreme! Come share our unique boutique lodge and feel at home among the pines at our top-rated of Swan Valley, Idaho hotels.

Image of John Fly Fishing on the southfork of the snake river
Image of Liz and John, lodge owners at River Retreat lodge in swan valley idaho

Location 

Swan Valley, Idaho

River Retreat Lodge, best of Swan Valley Idaho hotels, is located just outside of Irwin, Idaho and approximately 40 miles from Idaho Falls and 55 miles from Jackson Hole, WY We are located just across the road from the Snake River approximately 3 miles down the gravel “Old Irwin Road” up against the Palisades Bench. We are admidst the awesome pines, mountainous hillside, and high country tundra just below the Palisades Dam. Come and enjoy the outdoors and all it offers, we’d love to show you around! -Liz and John Douville (Lodgekeepers)

Contact Us

We look forward to hearing from you and we will get back to you as soon as possible. There are four ways to contact us: form, call, text message, or email. If you do not hear from us within 30 minutes please send a text or email.


Amazing Experience

“The Lodging and the Fishing are top-notch, not to mention the spectacular views of Swan Valley from the lodge. Felt like it was my personal haven for comfort!”

-Kelly