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Washington School House

Exquisite design hotel in Park City

Hours 24
Phone 435-649-3800
www.washingtonschoolhouse.com

543 Park Avenue Park City UT 84060 United States

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Who's Going

Gay Elite, Design Lovers, Glam Skiiers

Reason to Stay

Designer Interiors, Historic Building, Central Locaton

Hotel Type

Luxury Design Hotel

There’s no shortage of mega-luxury and even boutique hotels in Park City, but in terms of pedigree design hotels there’s only one and that’s Washington School House. The type of hotel you’re more likely to find in the Hamptons or Maine, its location is a jaunt away from the main town lift and walking distance to downtown. One of the city’s original schoolhouses and named after America’s first president, the landmark 1889 property is housed behind raw brick walls with glossy white siding and metal roof under a bell-tower caped in federal flag. As pretty as it is on the outside, inside well-heeled visitors find a series of residential-style drawing room cast within pure white walls adorned in 18th century crystal sconces and Gustavian fireplaces trimmed in honed quarry stones.  Wide-plant rustic wood floors contrast gold-leaf rococo chairs that define a small lounge next to a communal dining room with built-in banquettes and further Gustavian decor. Further amenities include a heated year-round pool on a terraced resort deck facing a landscape of towering Aspen trees. 

The Room

A white staircase intersects the building with its Windsor baluster and mix of Americana and contemporary artwork, leading to a series of twelve guest rooms accessed through pure white doors with cast-iron hardware. Rooms feature hand-wrought irons beds with Pratesi linens, Bergère chairs and antique French card tables amongst exposed rafter ceiling. Bathrooms capped in ice-white marble offer heated floors, antique console sink and claw-foot tubs arranged in Molton Brown toiletries. Service amenities include ski concierge to assist in not making a mess in this mostly white space as well as butler service for anyone that needs help packing nd unpacking their Moncler.

Preferred Room

Lofted King Suite

Special Features

Design Hotel, Ski Concierge, Landmark Building

Amenities

Restaurant, Lounge, Bar, Ski Lift

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