Little America Hotel
The Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City is not only close to several restaurants and shopping centers, but it also is a 22-time recipient of the AAA four-diamond award. Although the hotel is called Little America, there is really nothing little about it. This hotel features 850 guest rooms in a 17-story tower, making it one of the biggest hotels in Salt Lake City. Guests can choose from garden or courtside rooms. If you want a place to relax, visit the hotel's swimming pool, which the hotel claims is the biggest swimming pool in a Salt Lake City hotel. The hotel also includes a sauna, a Jacuzzi, an exercise room and a beauty salon. Although you could visit one of the nearby restaurants to dine, you do not need to because there are two restaurants inside the hotel. There are dozens of golf courses within 15 minutes of the hotel. If you want to golf in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, you can visit the 18-hole, par-71 Bountiful Ridge Golf Course, which is about 10 miles north of Salt Lake City.
Little America
500 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 596-5700
Littleamerica.com/slc
Grand America
The Grand America Hotel is the only AAA five-diamond hotel in Salt Lake City. Guests who stay here can be pampered in a number of ways, including by making a visit to the spa. At the spa, guests can receive pedicures, manicures, facial wraps and massages. Guests here may want to golf at the Meadowbrook Golf Course, an 18-hole, 6,700-yard course just outside Salt Lake City in neighboring Taylorsville. Upon returning to the hotel after a day on the links, guests can relax in one of the hotel's suites, which include balconies, two televisions, french doors and Wi-Fi access.
Grand America Hotel
555 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 258-6000
Grandamerica.com
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
In 2008, the Hilton Salt Lake Center received the AAA four-diamond award for the fifth year in a row. The beds in all rooms feature overfilled down comforters, custom bed throws and down pillows. Guests can use the Wi-Fi access available in the hotel and can even print to the front desk. In addition to having a 27-inch television with a Nintendo connection, each room also has an alarm clock that includes an MP3 player connection. Guests who stay here can travel into North Salt Lake to play at the Eaglewood Golf Course, which is an 18-hole, par-71 course in the Wasatch Mountains.
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
255 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 328-2000
Hilton.com
About The Author
Chad Buleen is a Society of Professional Journalists-award winning newspaper and magazine writer and editor with more than 10 years' experience. He has been published in "Utah Spirit," "Charleston Gazette," "Idaho Falls Post Register" and numerous other publications. Buleen holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications with an emphasis in print journalism from Brigham Young University-Idaho.
