Since opening last December, The Skylodge (888-876-2525 www.skylodge.com) has 
become the one thing Park City has always lacked: An elegant central gathering place 
as glamorous as Park City itself. Located in the midst of the “Sundance Zone” 
adjoining Park City’s silver era Victorian Main Street and one block from the main 
chairlift, the Skylodge eschews the usual ski town motifs in favor of ultra-modern 
loft design perfect for roomy mountain comforts, including a virtual private water 
park of hot tub, bathtub, and double showers in most of its 33 sleek glass-lined 
residences. The Sky Lodge is in the business of fulfilling high-altitude whims. 
Do you want four kinds of fresh oysters? Perfectly baked croissant at 7,000 feet? 
Apres ski ahi miniburgers? The three restaurants and onsite French bakery are 
outstanding to the point of decadence. 
Forget your usual lackadasical Rocky Mountain ski-bum service, the staff here 
is super attentive to the unique needs of every guest--from the 
ski concierge who hands you your freshly-tuned skis in the lobby every morning to 
the therapists in the downstairs Zen spa who customize the herbs to mix into your ofuro 
wooden baths—the perfect antidote to the slopes. ($375-$3,750)