If you go down the connector (I 184 to the middle of Boise), and keep going, pas broadway. It will kind of bend to the right and go over the Boise River. After that, you are on Parkcenter. RIGHT across from that, is a hotel. BSU is very close by, and the green belt is along the river you just went over.
If you like the Mall area, go North on Cole Road, on the left is the mall, just past it, is Emerald. Take a left (go West) and there is a hotel there, with an indoor pool, if that is your thing. Good eating nearby is always good.