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RESORT: With its strategic location in Park City’s historic Old Town and access to world-renowned skiing, The Sky Lodge is the premier address in this famed resort city. Honoring the traditions of the finest boutique resort hotels throughout the world, The Sky Lodge offers pride of ownership in one of the 22 exclusive luxury residences, an opulent spa, fantastic dining a superbly trained staff to deliver a highly personalized experience.

201 Heber Avenue, Park City, UT 84060
PHONE: 435.658.3336
www.theskylodge.com

OPENING DATE: December 2007

ACCOMODATIONS: The Sky Lodge offers 22 exclusive residences boasting spectacular views of Old Town and the majestic Wasatch Mountains. Residences range from 1,260 square feet to over 2,700 square feet of living space, including two- or three-bedroom flats, two-story townhouses (“SkyHomes”), and a three-bedroom penthouse occupying the entire top floor. Selected three-bedroom units feature theater dens that include seating for six, wet bars, and 42-inch flat panel screens.

All residences include grand-entry foyers, open designer kitchens with granite slab countertops, commercial grade appliances, spacious living areas with fireplaces, and decks with relaxing hot tubs. Residences are equipped with multiple flat panel HDTVs and Bose surround sound systems with iPod cradles. Bedrooms are appointed with Anichini Egyptian cotton 400 thread-count bed linens, custom beds and multi-level lighting. Master baths feature indulgent Kohler soaking tubs, double vanity sinks, European glass showers with multiple shower heads, and stone flooring.

RESTAURANTS: The Sky Lodge features four dining venues on-site: Easy Street Brasserie, Easy Street Bakery, Fin and Zoom. Executing the culinary program at The Sky Lodge are Executive Chef Scott Boberek and Consulting Executive Pastry Chef Mary Cech.

Easy Street Brasserie, located off a pedestrian plaza, is The Sky Lodge’s casual restaurant. Offering a “slider” menu of gourmet mini-burgers, salads showcasing fresh local produce and a four-course tasting menu, all items at Easy Street Brasserie feature a hip, contemporary vibe.

Easy Street Bakery features the exquisite sweet creations of Mary Cech. The bakery will also serve Pete’s coffee, pastries and gelatos.

The resort’s fine dining room, Fin, reflects the area’s abundance of fresh seafood, including a signature rotisserie catch-of-the-day. Fin allows Boberek to incorporate luxury ingredients including truffles and caviar into a sophisticated cuisine enhanced by fine wines and spectacular mountain views.

Zoom, a Sundance-owned restaurant, is located at the bottom of historic Main Street, and offers American Continental cuisine with its own distinctive twist.

AMATSU SPA

FITNESS CENTER : Specializing in the ancient ritual of the Japanese bath known as ofuro, the luxurious 5,500 square-foot Amatsu Spa is designed to serve only a handful of guests at any given time, ensuring highly personalized and customized service. The spa features 6 treatment rooms, a reception area with tea and tonic café, stylish locker rooms for women and men, and a Zen-inspired meditation room.

A ground-floor fitness center offers a two-lane indoor lap pool, cutting-edge cardiovascular equipment with individual TVs, and attentive private instructors.

MEETINGS/EVENTS: The Sky Lode offers state-of-the-art conference facilities for small discriminating groups of 35 people or less.

ACTIVITIES: From hitting the slopes for a day of skiing, snowboarding, or cross country skiing on the “Best Snow on Earth,” sleigh rides, ice-skating and snowshoeing, to hiking Park City’s breathtaking trails, horseback riding, and hot air ballooning, guests can find a myriad of actives year round. Guests can also visit historic Main Street to explore the quaint shops and galleries for handmade furniture, books, and art collectables, or explore Utah Olympic Park, home of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, or take part in the annual Sundance Film Festival. Regardless of the activities, the concierge service for The Sky Lodge will help coordinate all plans for members and guests.

AMENITIES:

Personal hot tubs
HDTV flat panel TVs with built in Bose surround sound systems
iPod cradles
CD/DVD players
Stone gas fireplace
Two line portable phone, with voicemail
Multi-level lighting with computerized controls
Anichini Egyptian cotton 400 thread-count bed linens
In-room hair and body products by
DSL/High-speed Internet access (wired and wireless in both public spaces and all guest rooms
Access to The Sky Club

Amatsu Spa
Fitness center
SERVICES:

Airport pick up and delivery
Complimentary in town shuttle service in hybrid vehicles
24-hour room service including in residence party catering
Laundry and dry cleaning
Advance member grocery stocking
Member lockers
24-hour concierge and pre-arrival concierge service
Valet parking

Sky Lodge is designed and built to meet or exceed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System international construction standards (www.usgbc.org).

Design & Construction:

Creation of a development plan that persevered three of the oldest buildings in Park City and provided 40% open space on a property that is in a dense urban environment

Use of eco-friendly and recycled building materials in construction

Use of steel stud construction to eliminate wood framing

Exterior siding is a color-impregnated concrete/fiberboard that mimics the historic wood lap siding of the historic district but does not require painting for 50 years

E-rated windows throughout to reduce UV and solar impact

State-of-the-art heating and cooling system that utilizes cogeneration to eliminate the use of furnaces and chillers and reduces the property’s carbon footprint by over 50%

Computer-controlled climate system with “step down” thermostats throughout the property to reduce heating / cooling demands for unoccupied residences and rooms

Use of gas-fired versus wood-fired fireplaces to reduce air pollutants and eliminate use of trees for fuel

Selection of high-efficiency lighting systems

Operational Efforts:

Hybrid cars used for all hotel vehicles
Complimentary guest shuttle program to reduce individual use by guests of a personal vehicle
Eco-friendly practices in selection of paper products, cleaning materials, laundry soaps and supplies
Full property recycling program for both commercial operations and residences
Purchase of wind generated electrical power
Organic and eco-friendly purveyor sourcing for all restaurant food purchases

RESORT CLUB: - CloudNine’s proprietary ResortClub ownership program offers a totally new concept for luxury vacation resort living. Each ResortClub member at The Sky Lodge owns a deeded one-eighth fee simple interest in one of the luxury residences on property, including its elegant furnishings and accessories. Each one of the 22 units at The Sky Lodge accommodates eight owners, all of whom (or their family or friends) are entitled to 35 nights per year in their own residence.