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Property Amenities
The Cliff Lodge and Spa is located 25 miles from downtown Salt Lake City and 30 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport.
The resort's spa offers 20 treatment rooms, a rooftop pool and spa tub, a eucalyptus steam room, a fitness center, and a solarium with chaise lounges facing the slopes. Signature treatments include a Custom Depth Massage, Hydrating Spa Pedicure, Mountain Glow Scrub, and Thai Yoga Massage. Access to the spa is complimentary with a spa treatment purchase.
At the back of the hotel, facing rugged Little Cottonwood Canyon, are an ice-skating rink, an alpine slide, Chickadee Run ski lift for novices, ZipRider cable ride, and a year-round heated outdoor pool with three spa tubs.
The hotel has 500 ski lockers with heated boot and glove dryers; each room is assigned its own locker. Overnight ski tuning is available for a fee. The on-site sports center provides ski and skate rentals, lift tickets, and ski/snowboard class registration—a convenient alternative to the crowds at Village Center.
Wireless Internet access is available throughout The Cliff Lodge and Spa. The on-site infant nursery and Camp Snowbird daycare facility are open during ski season and the height of summer. Surcharges apply to both, and reservations are recommended.
Rooms
The 12-story glass-and-concrete Cliff Lodge and Spa offers guestrooms with wall-to-wall windows facing the mountains or Little Cottonwood Canyon. Rooms are decorated with a color palette matching the mountain landscape.
Wireless Internet access is available. Sitting areas have leather loveseats, club chairs, and small Oriental rugs. The 32-inch flat-panel, wide-screen LCD TVs offer pay movies.
Bathrooms have marble vanities, lighted makeup/shaving mirrors, and tubs with curtained windows facing the bedrooms, with partial views of the mountains beyond.
Rollaway beds are available (surcharge).
Room Amenities
Dining
The Aerie - Progressive American cuisine using local products with a French flair. Wall of windows facing mountains. Asian-inspired decor with hand-painted Japanese screens. Breakfast and dinner daily in winter; dinner only in summer. Adjoining lounge and sushi bar offers live jazz three nights a week (winter only).
The Atrium - Located at base of the hotel's 12-story atrium. Buffet-style service. Upscale, casual ambience and an entire wall of windows facing the ski mountain. Espresso bar serving specialty coffees. Seasonal patio dining available for breakfast (year-round) and lunch (winter only). Sunday brunch served in the summer.
El Chanate - Mexican/Southwestern menu. Seasonal patio dining with mountain views. Cantina with vast tequila selection, margaritas, local microbrews. Lunch, dinner, cocktails. Open for dinner year-round and lunch during the summer only.
Aerie Sushi Bar - Fresh sushi, mountain views. Open for dinner in winter.
Superior Snacks - Located next to pool and hot tub. Serves pizza, sandwiches, soft drinks, smoothies and beer. Open during peak summer and winter seasons.
Room service is available.
Recreation
The hotel's spa features a 15-meter rooftop lap pool with 40-person spa tub and commanding mountain views. The heated pool is open year-round. Inside, a large fitness room is equipped with resistance equipment, free weights, and cardio machines. Yoga, Pilates, and other classes are held in an adjoining studio. Guests pay a daily or weekly membership fee to access all spa facilities and classes. Spa treatments are extra.
A second outdoor pool with three spa tubs is on the hotel's back terrace; access is complimentary. An outdoor ice-skating rink is also on site. A 12-story climbing wall scales one side of the building.
An average of 500 inches of Utah's famous “champagne powder” blankets Snowbird each winter. The resort has 2,500 acres of terrain for skiing and snowboarding. The 89 trails are accessible via 11 lifts, including an aerial tram. Discount lift tickets are available for children ages 7 to 12 years - children 6 years and under ski free when accompanied by an adult skier. Trails are 27% beginner, 38% intermediate, and 35% advanced.
Other winter activities include snowshoe and snowmobile tours, heli-skiing, backcountry skiing, tubing, and ice skating. The Snowbird Mountain School offers ski and snowboard classes. Alta, the neighboring resort, has an additional 2,200 acres (no snowboarding).
When the snow melts, visitors trade their skis for hiking boots. The aerial tram transports sightseers to the summit of Hidden Peak (elevation 11,000 feet), with superb views and access to hiking and mountain-biking trails. An alpine slide, ZipRider cable ride, children's fishing pond, and bungee trampoline are all within easy reach of the hotel. Other warm-weather activities include horseback riding, mountain climbing, ATV tours, golf, and tandem paragliding.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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out of 52 reviews
“very nice”
nice place to visit in summer
“Great to be on the mountain”
Food is good but expensive. Loved the access to skiing. Service is great.
“It's all good at The Cliff”
The staff is very friendly and helpful. The location is great. It is only 45 minutes from the airport, one mile from Alta, and slopeside to Snowbird. The rooms are clean and the pool area is great. The only minus is that the bar/restaurant at the top of the hotel closes way too early.
“Absolutely do it again”
Initially, the layout was a bit confusing but overall very well organized. We loved the convenience of the resort charging system. Some of the restaurants were terrific, some were mediocre. Having everything from ski shops to groceries to a pharmacy was terrific. We would go back in a flash. There was considerable confusion when trying to use the UTA multiple day ski lift tickets - they need to get this program better organized.
“This place is awesome!”
Everything is so convenient...AAAA+++++++++
“comfortable elegance”
This lovely hotel is almost opulent, yet offers practical services that facilitate a long, hard, fantastic day of skiing. The only gripe is that the resort is not really a village; they say "you don't need your car" but the walk to the other areas and their restaurants is poorly marked and maintained.
“Superb !”
everything is great. great sandwiches and salads at the little market in the ski center. the restaurants are decent,
“Great skiing experience”
Booked the Cliff at the last minute. Got a great room with a view of the mountain. The staff was efficient and friendly. Hotel is clean and well taken care of. Will be back some day, though not sure about coming during peak season. It may be different when it is booked up and crowded. It truley is the greatest snow on earth!!
“Something for everyone at The Cliff”
Beautiful, casually elegant and comfortable. I would recommend The Cliff Hotel and Spa for any season. I enjoyed the food service staff. Very friendly and efficient. We felt at home there.
“Definitely would stay again!”
We had a great stay; this hotel has everything you would need. The room was very nice and clean. Flat screen TVs and down blankets and pillows were a nice touch. The food at the hotel is great, the breakfast buffet on the top floor is a little on the expensive side but well worth it! Hotel staff is very accommodating to needs, we loved the pool side cocktail service while we relaxed in the hot tubs. Hotel is also within walking distance to the Snowbird center. On site ski lockers and lift ticket window make it easy to get on the slopes in the morning. Snow was AMAZING!!!!
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The preferred airport for The Cliff Lodge and Spa is Salt Lake City, UT (SLC-Salt Lake City Intl.) - 35.5 km / 22.1 mi.
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