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This Park City, Utah Resort Is the Ultimate Base for a Group Trip

Treat yourself and your friends to Park City’s best shopping, dining, and outdoor adventures.

The rooftop pool of the Pendry Park City

The rooftop pool of the Pendry Park City

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With its convenient location amid spectacular natural beauty and incredible opportunities for dining, shopping, and outdoor recreation, Pendry Park City is the ideal place for your next getaway with friends. A 45-minute drive from the Salt Lake City airport, Park City, Utah, seems worlds away from city life. It’s a kingdom of mountains, trees, and sky.

The Pendry Park City brings stylish, modern accommodations with chic, cozy design to the area. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide views of the rugged Wasatch Mountains from every Room, Suite, and Residence. A ski-in/ski-out hotel, the property also has amenities like pillowtop mattresses, high-quality linens, Bluetooth speakers, and marble bathrooms. Plus, it was recently awarded a coveted Michelin Key.

Go hiking and boating in Park City

Park City’s scenic beauty

Park City’s scenic beauty

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Thanks to renowned skiing and snow sports, Park City may be most famed for its glorious winters, but don’t overlook spring and summer when wildflowers fill meadows and blue skies grace peaceful alpine lakes and more than 450 miles of hiking trails. Take a scenic gondola ride or spend a fun-filled day on a private chartered jet boat with skis, wakeboards, tubes, and food and beverages on the beautiful Deer Creek Reservoir with Surf & Rider Charter Club. (Bring your cameras because you might spot wildlife like moose and elk sauntering along the shore).

Park City’s average summer temperatures in the mid-70s to low 80s are ideally suited for pool days. Grab your pals and head to The Pool House to relax on daybeds surrounding a pool, hot tub, and firepits on Pendry Park City’s stunning rooftop deck. You’ll enjoy poolside service featuring classic American Mountain fare and creative craft cocktails to sip while you soak in the sunshine, bonding time, and mountain scenery.

Have a spa day

The Pendry Park City’s spa lobby

The Pendry Park City’s spa lobby

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Spa Pendry welcomes you into a serene, mountain-inspired sanctuary with six treatment rooms. Your group can delight in specialized treatments like the HydraFacial; massages with warm, smooth river stones and natural bamboo sticks, and charcoal detox mud wraps. Before or after your sessions, enjoy complimentary refreshments in the herbal steam room or soothing relaxation spaces.

Eat at Park City restaurants and more

One of Pendry Park City’s terraces with a view

One of Pendry Park City’s terraces with a view

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Park City has ample restaurants, including options at Pendry Park City. In the evening, head to KITA for fresh sushi and a Japanese steakhouse menu served indoors, al fresco, or gathered around the sushi bar. (You’ll find plenty of vegan and vegetarian dishes, too.)

Other dining highlights include Dos Olas, featuring a Coastal California take on traditional Mexican cuisine. Toast your trip with a skinny or spicy margarita or a drink like Horchata Aqua Fresca with cinnamon and vanilla. The restaurant serves family-style dishes, so you can sample multiple flavors with your friends.

If you’re visiting the first week of July, check out the Annual Oakley Rodeo and 4th of July Celebration, where cowboys, cowgirls, burly bulls, and bucking broncos take center stage. Get your boots or cowboy hat in historic downtown Park City. Originally founded as a mining town in the late 1800s, the walkable town today is home to blocks of distinctive shops, art galleries, and bars to explore. Independence Day is also when you can attend Forum Fest, a free event held in Canyons Village, the home of Pendry Park City. The celebration is a crowd-pleaser with live music, drone shows, public art, fireworks, and more.

Other Canyons Village events include the Park City Wine Festival, which occurs each spring and fall. Your group can raise a toast as you sample wines from around the world and take part in events like paired wine dinners and wine hikes through local trails. In August, the Park City Song Summit features stars of the music world, like My Morning Jacket and Mavis Staples, in an inclusive festival focused on wellness, mental health, and addiction recovery.

On select summer Sundays, the Park Silly Sunday Market takes over Main Street with live music, arts and crafts, antiques, and delicious local food and drinks. After a day downtown, the complimentary shuttle service between Main Street and Pendry Park City makes it easy to return to the hotel.

Another option for a laid-back afternoon is a visit to the High West Saloon, the first legal distillery established in Utah since 1870. It’s one of many ways to focus on the most essential part of a friend’s trip—time spent together. Whether you enjoy hiking, shopping, lounging by the pool, or laughing over a meal, Pendry Park City will help you create the moments you’ll never forget.

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