Utah

The Ski Resorts offer luxury accommodations, often, right at the mountain’s edge. Park City/Deer Valley area is home to a number of luxury hotels such as the Waldorf Astoria, St. Regis Deer Valley and Montage Deer Valley. For a ski-in-ski-out experience in Park City, we’d recommend the Hyatt Centric Park City.

In the national parks, like Zion, you won’t find much by way of luxury accommodations. However, we highly recommend the Under Canvas experience, located just outside the park. Splurge on the Stargazer Tent for optimal views once the sun sets.

We highly recommend renting a car, regardless of where you plan to explore in Utah. You can get away with no car in Park City if you plan to stay only at the resort. However, if you plan on exploring the canyons, other mountains or other cities, we recommend a vehicle.

Park City is very well known for its foodie scene. Restaurants like Riverhorse on Main are institutions in the town, catering to the luxury travelers who have come from near and far to experience the mountains. In the last ten years, incredible restaurant have entered the space, but be warned, they will cost you.

Our favorite Park City restaurants include:

• Riverhorse on Main
• 710 Bodega
• High West Distillery
• Handle
• Chimayo

Salt Lake and Park City both offer great shopping. We found Park City (Main Street) to offer a huge selection of activewear brands, clothing and accessories for a very reasonable price. We compared to internet prices and everything was in line with what we found online. This affords a great chance to explore the shops and actually spend a few dollars. There are numerous clothing shops and hipster retailers with excellent local brands. Park City is fun town to shop in for this reason.

Utah is very connected to the Mormon religion, which influences most of the state’s taxation, society and politics. Most of the hotspots to visit are more relaxed than somewhere like Provo, however, there are interesting distinctions to make. In Park City, for example, there are signs at every dining outlet that announce “this is a restaurant, not a bar” or “this is a bar, not a restaurant”. Similarly, children dining with family are not allowed to be seated facing a bar. Alcoholic beverages are often poured to a very specific amount, often making the glass of wine or the cocktail a little bit less …alcoholic than other resort towns with a heavy pour.  There are interesting nuances that you may notice as you visit the area.