Hotel at a Glance: The Yarrow Hotel & Conference Center

Just minutes from downtown Park City, The Yarrow Hotel & Conference Center is conveniently located on the route of the complimentary Park City shuttle. Guests can hitch a ride downtown directly outside the hotel’s main entrance, allowing them to explore the shops and restaurants with ease. Deluxe guest rooms measure in at 300 square feet and have recently been updated, with subdued dark wood furnishings and new plush bedding.

• Great outdoors: There are lots of places to bike and hike nearby—Canyons Resort, Deer Valley, and Park City Mountain Resort are all within a seven-minute drive.
• Onsite dining: The Mountain Grill serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the menu includes halibut fish and chips, buffalo burgers, and smoked-gouda mac and cheese.
• Grab a drink after a day of exploring Park City at the Skyline Bar.
• Take a dip in the outdoor pool and hot tub, which are open year-round.
• Area discounts: 20% off coupons will be provided for both Rocky Mountain Outfitters (available mid-week only) and Exclusive Excursions.

Park City, Utah: Historical Mining Town Turned Ski Mecca

Park City has humble roots as a mining town nestled in the Wasatch Range east of Salt Lake City—but in the past 30-odd years, the town has blossomed into an international skiing destination. That’s largely due to Park City Mountain Resort, a venue for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games halfpipe and alpine giant-slalom events. Each winter, the mountain is blanketed with an average of 365 inches of snow, which means plenty of fresh powder across 100-plus ski runs and three terrain parks. In the warmer months, you can weave through groves of trees on miles of hiking and mountain-biking trails. The Alpine Coaster, open year round, hurtles down the mountain at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour.

Back in town, Park City’s former saloons and boarding houses have given way to more than 100 independent boutiques, 30 art galleries, and 50 restaurants along historical Main Street. For about 10 days each January, Park City glams it up Hollywood style as the host of the Sundance Film Festival. When Sundance isn’t in town, you can catch a play, concert, or comedy show at the circa-1929 Egyptian Theatre. The discovery of King Tut’s tomb in the early ’20s launched a nationwide fascination with ancient Egypt, and hundreds of Egyptian-revival theaters were built across the country. Today, Park City’s carefully preserved theater is one of only six of its kind remaining in the United States.

Located on the main drag, the 12,000-square-foot Park City Museum chronicles the town’s history with artifacts and interactive exhibits. In the eerie museum basement, you can check out the former territorial jail—nicknamed “the dungeon” for its dim lighting, stone walls, and rusted leg irons. In the space between cells, Wanted posters showcase the outlaws, murderers, and thieves who passed through the subterranean slammer.

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