Silver Strike Lodge — Hotel in Park City

We stayed in unit 605. This unit faces the road, not the lift and ski area. It is a ski in/ski out facility. Lift right outside the back. Overall the facility was great, the unit was not. High end appliances, heated bathroom floors but it is very pricey. You could buy the place and make several payments for what they charge for holiday week rates. The place wasn’t cleaned well. My son actually vacuumed bc it wasn’t cleaned an hour after check in. The people were in a hurry to leave due to snow storm. Shoes and socks were left by previous guests. Poinsettias thrown out on deck, poisonous leaves everywhere.The mattresses were awful. Drains stopped up in tub. Ugh! Pulled tons of hair out. The kitchen is very small. Hard for two people to move around. Slow drain in kitchen sink. Had to run disposal if the water was running or it backed up. Trash was so piled up in the parking garage, the smell was disgusting for days. Owners left lots of things in the closet so it was hard to even put our luggage away. Will look to previous places next time around Bald Eagle Mountain instead of Empire Pass area. Also you don’t get lift ticket discounts booking through Natural Retreats like you do when booking through Deer Valley Resorts which...

Our family of 6 stayed at the Silver Strike Lodge for 10 days over thanksgiving. These units are individually owned, so check out VRBO and similar sites to contact owners directly about rates and availability. This location is a few miles up the mountain from Park City's main street restaurants and bars. But the location matters because up higher you are away from the crowds and have unbelievable views. It snowed while we were there and our unit #301 had wrap around views from windows in every room. The particular unit we had was high end, thermidor/viking appliances in the chef's kitchen. Also the 4 full size bunk beds were fun for our 4 kids to slumber party every night. There's a delivery service that will bring you restaurant meals at a phone call, and a shuttle van to take you up and down the mountain. We hired a chef at Savory Kitchen and he prepared an amazing Thanksgiving meal - turkey, prime rib, all the sides for less than $250.00. We ate on that for several days while watching football. If you visit before the ski season officially opens, you can get killer deals and uncrowded streets/shops, the way we like it. And just for fun, we did ski opening weekend at Park City and it...

I stayed for the second time at SSL--with friends. A spacious and luxurious condominium with the best ski-in, ski-out access I've ever experienced. Plus large and well designed ski lockers, free espresso and cookies, on-call shuttle service into town--you name it. You get what you pay for (which in this case is a whole lot). The mountain views are lovely too. Minor quibbles: the TV over the fireplace thing doesn't really work unless you love a stiff neck. With only one small ski run accessing the property, you have to be really careful to find your way home when you end your ski day. There is absolutely nothing going on in the evening at the lodge so nightowls have to expect to head into town (Park City, that is)--10 minutes away by car. And Park City/Deer Valley costs are on the high side compared to many other ski resorts. Still, if you've got the bucks, Deer Valley skiing with this level of comfort and service can't be beat. Note that we did negotiate down from the condo's asking price, so that might be an option, particularly in light snow ski seasons...