Alta Peruvian Lodge — Attraction in Alta

The Alta Peruvian has a distinct character. (This was our first visit back to the Peruvian in several years. We last stayed at the Rustler). It is a place for meeting and talking to a lot of people. Everyone shares tables at breakfast and dinner and always talks. Go to the bar and folks come up and start chatting. You meet a lot of interesting people and that makes it fun. The bad side is the maintenance, service and food. On the maintenance side, the hot tub blowers weren’t working. Our room was renovated and the bathroom was new, but they clean it so infrequently that there was mold growing on the corners in the walk in shower. The food was terrible. Our fist night was buffet night. They ran out of prime rib and green beans (it was the last time we saw a green vegetable until night 4). The second night we sat at 6.30 and they had no rolls. One night they had run out of salad. One night we had a 6.30 table, and it took until 8.30 for our main course to be served. Dinners regularly took 2+ hours. The food is basically terrible. All the meat (other than the steak, which they cook to order) is overcooked and covered with a sauce. The approach to is how cheaply can we provide food – minimize fresh vegetable and put sauce on everything. You need to book your dinner time each night in the morning by 7.30. I understand this, and they do this at the Rustler too, but at the Peruvian the kitchen / dinning room throughput is so low that guests start lining up at 7 to 7:15 to book their table for that night. Breakfast is like Hampton Inn, fine by low end. The fruit is mostly cut up melon. When they bring a fresh bowl out, there are berries on top and guests make a bee line for the berries. At least I could buy bananas at lunch on the mountain. A lot of folks stay regularly at the Peruvian and they told us the food was a lot better a couple of years ago. Bottom line, its got a lot of camaraderie, but the food is horrible. We...

A wonderful, historic place to stay while skiing Alta or Snowbird. Their very frequent shuttle provides quick and easy access to Alta’s base areas, and skiing home at the end of the day is easy enough. All the necessities are well taken care of, with very good meals and a bar on the premises. The outdoor pool and hot tubs, along with the poolside bar, offer relaxation and socialization after a long day on the slopes. Rooms are rather spartan (no TVs and small bathrooms), but you’ll likely find yourself using this space for only sleeping and showering. A real highlight of the day is dinner, at which you’ll be assigned to a table with other guests. I wasn’t particularly excited about the random table assignments at first, but this led to many fascinating conversations with people from all over the country- some of whom have been coming to the Peruvian for decades! All in all, this place provides everything the serious skier needs and then some at reasonable (for Alta/ Snowbird) prices. It’s not the Ritz or the Four Seasons, but we loved it and hope to be back...

The location is awesome - you can walk to the Wildcat lift or take the lodge shuttle to Albion Base where the ski school is. The lodge shuttle is very reliable compared to our experiences in other ski resorts. We never had to wait for more than 5 minutes and it took only 2-3 minutes from Albion back to the lodge. The room booking comes with two storage lockers where we could store our skis. We got so much more time on the slopes because of these logistic advantages. There are two hot tubs which are actually hot, not just warm. The heated pool is popular with kids which are great for families. Meals are included in the booking. The food is good, but note we are not picky eaters. The convenience of not having to think about where to get food is worth it for us. This lodge has a lot of history and attracts interesting people who are open minded and social. We love the vibe. All staff members are friendly and welcoming. This is a special place...