Stein Eriksen Residences

Stein Eriksen Residences

By four in the afternoon, boots come off, skis go into storage by the door, and the outdoor pool at Stein Eriksen Residences sends steam into the cold air above Park City. This is a small property, twenty-one rooms carrying the Small Luxury Hotels of the World name, built for ski-in/ski-out access with the Homestake, Snowflake and Silver Lake Express lifts among the landmarks close by and the city center reachable on foot. What sets it apart from the larger resorts in the valley is the scale itself: a spa with sauna, steam room and massage treatments, a fitness room, a restaurant, and an outdoor pool with a separate pool for children, all run at the pace of a 21-room address instead of a sprawling one. Summer opens up golf within three kilometers, hiking routes and fishing nearby, and a game of billiards on the sun deck; winter is built around the lifts and ski storage at hand. Business travelers get a conference hall and business center without a convention-hotel feel. Families are looked after with childcare and a children's pool, though the extra-bed fee, just over 113 dollars a night, is worth checking against the room's size before booking. Pets are not allowed, so this is not the trip for a travelling dog. Someone chasing a big lobby scene or a downtown bar crawl will find the pace too quiet; someone after direct ski access, a proper spa, and a room count that stays in the double digits will find exactly what they came for. Check-in runs from four in the afternoon, checkout by eleven, and the staff cover English and other languages between them. Twenty-one rooms, ski-in/ski-out lift access, and a spa with sauna, steam room and massage set this apart from Park City's larger resorts. It suits skiers and spa-goers who want quiet over a big lobby scene, less so anyone travelling with a pet.