Our Weekend at the St. Regis - Deer Crest

After a busy week at work, stuck in the inversion/haze in Salt Lake, Jake decided that we needed a weekend getaway to escape the muck. We looked at several quick getaways, but either the flights were too expensive or the hotel prices were out of control. Then, we remembered what we did on Halloween (Jake is afraid of trick-or-treaters...that is the only excuse I can imagine for him ALWAYS wanting to be away from our house every October 31). On Halloween, we tried out the new St. Regis Hotel at Deer Crest (in Deer Valley - outside of Park City).

This hotel is absolutely AMAZING! Lets start with how you get there. The St. Regis is located in a gated community WITHIN a gated community. Yes - two gates. Very snootie-patootie! But, you can't drive through the gates, so you enter near the Deer Valley ski resort and take a funicular (those little contraptions in the photo) up to the hotel. You're vehicle will be brought to you up top when you decide to leave. In 90 seconds, you ascend 500 ft to the property.

Then, you can enjoy delicious meals at the J&G Grill (yummy) or the hotel bar (which isn't really a bar, and they serve a great burger and fries). You can also hang out in the lobby and enjoy complimentary Apple Cider or Hot Chocolate in the afternoons.


From our room (which had 3 TV's - one in the bedroom, one in the sitting area, and one in the mirror of the bathroom...I'm not even kidding, might be one of the coolest bathrooms I've ever seen), you could look out onto the ski slopes - the hotel has ski-in and ski-out privileges as well as a "ski valet" in case you don't want to carry your equipment on your own. There is also a warm swimming pool - and yes, there were people swimming it it!

Overall, this is a beautiful spot, year round. Even if you don't want to stay at the hotel, it is worth riding the funicular and having lunch just to experience a piece of the luxury that the St. Regis brand is all about. We loved our little weekend getaway! As always, with most luxury hotels, you can watch prices and get in for much less than what is often posted (I promise, we didn't pay an arm and a leg...just an arm and it's my left one, so I'm sure we'll be fine). Check it out if you get a chance!