AAA Five-Diamond, ski-in/ski-out at Empire Pass — 220 rooms with stone fireplaces and heated bathroom floors, the 35,000-square-foot Spa Montage, seven restaurants, and the most decorated luxury hotel in Utah.
"AAA Five-Diamond ski-in / ski-out at Empire Pass. The 35,000-square-foot Spa Montage is the largest in Utah and the service brief is the most exact in Park City."
Montage Deer Valley opened in December 2010 at the top of Empire Pass — Deer Valley Resort's highest residential and lodging address, at 8,300 feet of elevation, ski-in/ski-out at the Mountaineer Express lift, and surrounded by Empire Canyon's intermediate and advanced terrain. The site was master-planned by Athens Group and the resort was Montage Hotels & Resorts' second property after the brand's debut at Laguna Beach in 2003. The architecture (HKS) takes the Adirondack Great Camp idiom — fieldstone bases, hand-hewn timber framing, copper accents — and runs it at resort scale, an approach that has aged well across fifteen years and become one of the more enduring American mountain-resort silhouettes.
The 220 rooms span Resort Rooms, Studio Suites, One- to Five-Bedroom Suites, and the Empire Pass Residences (a separate fully serviced rental programme). Every room has a stone fireplace, heated bathroom floors, a deep soaker tub, and either an Empire Canyon-facing balcony or a corner mountain aspect. Standard Resort Rooms run notably larger than the American luxury norm; the Studio and One-Bedroom Suites add separate sitting rooms; the multi-bedroom suites accommodate the property's family-week and milestone-anniversary inventory. The Presidential Suite at the building's south corner is the headline room with three bedrooms, a private balcony, dedicated study, and Empire Canyon views.
Spa Montage is the property's amenity ace. At 35,000 square feet across two floors it is the largest hotel spa in Utah and one of the largest at any American mountain resort: 29 treatment rooms (two couples', a Serenity Suite, hydrotherapy, Thai massage, Vichy shower); a 60-foot indoor mosaic lap pool; a heated outdoor pool; a co-ed relaxation lounge; and separate men's and women's eucalyptus steam rooms with cold plunge. Seven dining venues run on-property: Apex (the signature mountain-American kitchen), the Daly's Pub gastropub, the Yurt at Empire Canyon (the on-mountain experiential dinner), Apex Bar, the pool café, the in-room programme, and the seasonal après venues — the broadest dining footprint of any Park City hotel.
The position is the closing argument. Empire Pass is Deer Valley's highest, quietest, and most consequential lodging neighbourhood; the Mountaineer Express lift is at the property's ski-out door; the entire Empire Canyon and the connected Deer Valley terrain network are skiable from the lobby. Park City's Main Street historic district is a ten-minute drive (a complimentary house car runs through the day); Salt Lake City International is forty-five minutes. For honeymoons at the highest level, anniversary milestones, multi-generational ski weeks in the Empire Pass Residences, and any traveller who has decided that AAA Five-Diamond service plus genuine ski-in/ski-out at the most senior Deer Valley position is the brief, Montage Deer Valley is the answer.
For Park City honeymoons at the highest level, the Montage is the steady answer. A Studio Suite with stone fireplace and Empire Canyon balcony is the standard pick; a One-Bedroom Suite for the milestone version. Spa Montage's couples' Serenity Suite handles the Saturday-morning programme; Apex by candlelight for the Friday dinner; the Yurt at Empire Canyon for the cinematic mountain-dinner alternative. House car to Main Street for any night the in-resort programme isn't enough.
Montage Deer Valley handles ski-week families at the AAA Five-Diamond tier without compromise. Two- and Three-Bedroom Suites with stone fireplaces, heated bathroom floors, and dedicated kids' rooms cover the multi-generational brief; the Compass Sports Club is the kids' programme (supervised art, baking, on-mountain learning); the heated outdoor pool runs year-round; ski school and gear delivery arrange via the ski concierge. Five-Bedroom Residences accommodate three-generation ski weeks.
The wellness draw is Spa Montage at 35,000 square feet — the largest hotel spa in Utah, with 29 treatment rooms, two-storey amenity programme, and the lap pool, eucalyptus steam, hot/cold plunge sequence that has built the property's wellness reputation across fifteen years. The hot-springs and trail-walking proximity in summer add a second layer; in winter the spa-and-suite combination is the brief.
9100 Marsac Avenue
Empire Pass, Deer Valley
Park City, UT 84060, USA
Mountaineer Express lift at ski-out door; Park City Main Street 10 min by car; Salt Lake City International 45 min by road; complimentary house car to Main Street through the day
220 rooms & suites
Resort Rooms from USD 1,150/night
Studio Suites from USD 1,750
One-Bedroom Suites from USD 2,400
Two-Bedroom Suites from USD 3,800
Presidential Suite on request
Empire Pass Residences (1–5 bdrm) on request
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Opened December 2010; Montage Hotels & Resorts owned-and-operated; AAA Five-Diamond status held since 2013
Spa Montage (35,000 sq ft, 29 treatment rooms)
Indoor mosaic lap pool + heated outdoor pool
Apex restaurant, Daly's Pub, Yurt at Empire Canyon
Mountaineer Express ski-in/ski-out
Compass Sports Club (kids)
House car to Main Street
Stone fireplaces in every room
Heated bathroom floors throughout
From USD 1,150/night. Studio and One-Bedroom Suites book six months ahead for Christmas / New Year and February President's Week; three to four months for ski peak. Sundance Film Festival (late January) and Christmas / New Year are the most aggressive lead-time windows; April–May and late September–October shoulder are the value plays.
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