glennh":1n75em27 said:
Thank you for the information. The UTA ski map was very informative. The issue I am having in booking lodging is due to the type of place I am looking for. I am looking at the Residence Inn style of lodging. Whereas the sleeping area is separate from the sitting area. Since we will be there for a whole week with three adults, a regular hotel room style is not something I would like to get.
In choosing a package deal from the various airline sites, only the airport location for the Residence Inn is available. I could price everything out separetly, but it gets too expensive when doing it that way.
Any ideas?
The Residence Inn at 3000 E 6425 S, at the mouth of BCC, is very skier-centric. I suspect that they offer package deals including lift tickets that may offset the expense of booking it separately from your air. That's just a guess on my part, but check with them directly. If you're staying in the valley, I can't think of a more convenient property, and it suits your unit-style needs.
For ultra-cheap, although it's out by the airport, I stayed in a place called "Sky Harbor Suites" out on North Temple while I was here looking for a place to live. Although it's not the most charming neighborhood in town, the 1BR housekeeping studio was clean and comfortable, and I got it for around $40/night. Only a small fraction of the property is for night-to-night rent, most of it is actually an apartment complex. Delta Air Lines employees rented much of the place when hub operations were transferred to SLC last year.
I've also stayed at the Crystal Inn in Midvale while visiting here on business. The rooms are large, and include things like refrigerators and microwaves, although I don't know if they have any full housekeeping units. They offer a full breakfast buffet (read: eggs, bacon, sausage, etc.) in the morning included in the room price.
Somewhere over near that Crystal Inn in Midvale, but not on the bus map is one of the new Suite 6 properties, one of Motel 6's new suite hotels. You may wish to check into that as well.
I also note a Candlewood Suites on the bus route in Midvale. I haven't stayed in that one, but I have stayed in some of the chain's other properties and found them to be nice.
There's an Extended Stay America on S. Union Park Av that would be convenient.
Any of these would be quicker to access the resorts than the Sandy and Draper properties, IMHO. They are all right off I-215 which gets you directly to Wasatch Blvd. The canyons are most easily accessed via the Sandy and Draper properties via 10000 S, 9800 S and 9400 S, which are suburban surface streets with frequent traffic signals. On a weekend powder day, though, all bets are off as the locals can clog Wasatch Blvd trying to get freshies.
