Lodging

Apartment and House Rentals

Increasingly, condos and private homes are available for rent, with more and more options on websites such as Airbnb, Homeaway, and Vrbo. Rentals range from one-night to month-long stays. Enjoy slope-side accommodations with all the amenities of home such as multiple bathrooms and full kitchens at most ski resorts. Condo and home rentals are also available outside Zion, Bryce, Arches, and Canyonlands national parks.

Hostels

Hostels are almost too scarce in Utah to serve as a useful way to see the mountains and the desert. Salt Lake City has a couple, but only one, the Avenues, is in a nice neighborhood. In Moab the Lazy Lizard is an old standby. Check with the national hosteling networks for other Utah locations.

Hotels

Most Salt Lake City hotels cater to business travelers with such facilities as restaurants, cocktail lounges, Wi-Fi, swimming pools, exercise equipment, and meeting rooms. Most other Utah towns and cities have less expensive hotels that are clean and comfortable but have fewer facilities.

Many properties have special weekend rates, sometimes up to 50% off regular prices. However, these deals are usually not extended during peak months (summer near the national parks and winter in the ski resorts), when hotels are normally full. Salt Lake City hotels are generally full only during major conventions.

All hotels listed have private bath unless otherwise noted.

Resorts

Ski towns throughout Utah such as Park City, Sundance, and Brian Head are home to resorts in all price ranges (but primarily high-end); any activities lacking in any individual property are usually available in the town itself—in summer as well as winter. Off the slopes, there are both wonderful rustic and luxurious resorts in the southern part of the state: Red Mountain Resort in St. George, Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort near Zion, Sorrel River Ranch near Arches, and Amangiri near Lake Powell and Four Corners.