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Sun Valley

The Sun Valley Resort Village offers the quintessential Sun Valley vacation. The pedestrian village is very pretty and has European style buildings with various shops, a few dining options, and ice skating rinks. Sun Valley Resort lodging features The Lodge, which is the epitome of luxury Sun Valley hotels. A slight step down is the Sun Valley Inn which also offers very deluxe lodging. The resort also has a range of quality self-contained accommodations.

The Sun Valley Resort Village is about 2.5 miles from the main base of Bald Mountain (the main part of the Sun Valley Ski Resort) and 0.7 miles from the base of Dollar Mountain (the beginners ski area). Both ski areas are connected via free regular buses from the Sun Valley village. The village is 1.3 miles northeast of downtown Ketchum, and Lodge and Inn guests can utilise the driver service in the evening to get in and out of town.

Pros: gorgeous village; deluxe accommodations; various kids’ activities; lovely hot pools; day spa; and child care.
Cons: further from the ski resort compared to Ketchum; not many dining options.