The Best Boutique Hotels to Book in Park City, Utah
The show-stopping Park City was once a silver mining town but is now better known for hosting the indie Sundance Film Festival every January. Its two spectacular ski resorts are considered among the world’s best, but its pretty mountain restaurants, luxury hotels, and historic main street make it a dream Utah destination year-round. Here’s our pick of the best boutique hotels in Park City, Utah.
Washington School House
Boutique Hotel, Hotel, Luxury
Built as a schoolhouse in 1889, this luxe limestone hideaway goes all out to impress. There are just 12 divine rooms, and each one is packed with features including crystal chandeliers, open rafters, curated art, antique furniture, and ice-white marble bathrooms with heated floors. You won’t need to bring much either: everything from Evian spritzer and sunscreen, to pillow spray and Molton Brown goodies, plus après-ski snacks, are provided.
Goldener Hirsch, Auberge Resorts Collection
Boutique Hotel, Hotel, Luxury
This Austrian-style hotel has been voted the United States’ Best Ski Boutique Hotel by the World Ski Awards a staggering six times, so expect an all-out winter wonderland. This property, right in the heart of Deer Valley’s Silver Lake Village, is steps from the ski runs and takes care of all your ski needs. There are ski lockers and storage, a ski valet, and an après-ski lounge with drinks, snacks, and live music, plus a dry wood sauna, rooftop pool, and on-site spa for soothing sore limbs. You can even tuck into a traditional cheese fondue once you’ve come in from the cold at the hotel’s award-winning restaurant.
Main & SKY Park City Utah
Hotel, Boutique Hotel
Stay close to the downtown shops, restaurants, and street festivals at this ideally located boutique hotel in Park City. There are just 33 rooms, but all have bags of space with even the smallest standard suite offering two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchenette, and two bathrooms. There are residences and penthouses, too, though it’s hard to resist the deluxe suite with hot tub, balcony, and its very own pool table. The hotel also has a restaurant, a swimming pool, and a popular Aveda spa.
The Chateaux Deer Valley
Resort, Spa Hotel, Apartment, Luxury
Coziness is paramount at this plush resort made for snuggling after days in the snow. Even the standard deluxe room comes with its own sitting area, kitchenette, and fireplace, while giant suites have between one and four bedrooms for the whole family. All have cashmere throws, jetted tubs, mountain and courtyard views and heated towel racks to dry things off after the slopes. The hotel also offers underground parking, same-day laundry, ski rental, and a complimentary shuttle service to Main Street.
Lodges at Deer Valley
Hotel, Boutique Hotel, Independent Hotel
There’s something to suit every traveler at these lodges in Deer Valley – from straightforward hotel rooms to three-bedroom condos. Wherever you bed down, all guests enjoy complimentary parking, ski, luggage, and bike storage, a free hot breakfast during ski season, a Deer Valley lift ticket desk, general store, coffee shop, outdoor heated pool, and hot tub plus free Cadillac transport. Winter guests are also treated to a children’s activity program, shuttle to Snow Park Lodge, and warming cookies and hot cocoa.
Park City Peaks Hotel
Boutique Hotel, Hotel
Contemporary dark wood, leather recliners, and a muted gray palette give Park City Peaks an urban, contemporary look ideal for city slickers searching for a mountain bolthole. There’s plenty on offer beyond the bedrooms, too – including acoustic live music every weekend, weekly painting classes, a seasonal ice rink, yoga sessions, and an on-site restaurant loved for its handcrafted wood-fired pizzas and local beers.
The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection
Hotel, Boutique Hotel, Luxury
Escape from the rat race at this idyllic private ranch set among 3,500 acres (1,415ha) of untouched Utah wilderness. No need to wait for the snow to enjoy it either: the year-round resort offers horseback riding on private trails, art classes, mountaintop family yoga, guided nature hikes, and heli-fly-fishing in alpine lakes, as well as more unusual pursuits including ax-throwing and beekeeping workshops. Don’t miss the dreamy spa overlooking Alexander Creek with an outdoor heated plunge pool and treatments using wild-harvested ingredients.
Silver Star Resort at Park City
Hotel, Boutique Hotel, Resort
Pretend you live in Park City year-round by splashing out on your very own condo, townhouse, or mountain cottage in this chi-chi ski resort. All offer easy ski access via Park City Mountain’s Silver Star chairlift, and guests enjoy a heated outdoor pool, lift ticket window, cafe, and ski rental shop. There’s also a complimentary shuttle service during the winter to whisk you where you need to go – if you can face leaving your temporary home on the slopes.
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