An 1889 limestone schoolhouse turned twelve-room boutique sanctuary, offering a quiet, historic retreat with ski-in access just steps above Park City's historic Main Street.
The approach up the steep hillside of Park City's Old Town brings you face-to-face with a monument of local limestone, its hand-hewn blocks glowing warm in the late afternoon light. Built in 1889 and named for George Washington, this former schoolhouse stands as a quiet sentinel just steps above Main Street. Inside, the cold mountain air gives way to the scent of woodsmoke, beeswax, and polished wood. The scale of the building reveals itself in soaring sixteen-foot ceilings and massive windows framing the pine-dotted ridges of the Wasatch Range. It feels less like a hotel and more like the private redoubt of a collector, where the grand proportions of the schoolroom are softened by low-slung sofas, a roaring fireplace, and the quiet clink of glasses from the ski lounge.
This structure was born during Park City’s late-nineteenth-century silver boom, built to educate the children of the miners who tunneled into the surrounding hillsides. The limestone was quarried locally, hauled by horses to this hillside perch. After surviving the great fire of 1898 that consumed most of Main Street, the building served various community roles before its transition into a twelve-room sanctuary. The restoration preserved the essential bones of the school: the original floor plan, the iconic bell tower, and the weathered timbers. Inside, the design avoids typical mountain clichés, instead juxtaposing the rugged Utah stone with European antiques and curated fine art, reflecting the global community that has gathered in these mountains since the first prospectors arrived.
Mornings begin in the sun-drenched living space with a made-to-order breakfast before you head out to the slopes. After a final run, you can ski directly back to the property via a discreet access trail, leaving your gear with the valet. The afternoon fades into twilight by the heated pool, which is terraced directly into the steep hillside among native aspen trees. Here, under a canopy of stars, steam rises into the crisp alpine air as you sit by the outdoor fire pit. The twelve rooms are deeply quiet, insulated by the thick stone walls, featuring custom-crafted beds and heated marble floors that offer a restorative end to a day spent in the thin mountain air.
While the ski-in access from the Town Lift paths is a major winter draw, the real magic is the terraced pool at twilight. Tucked into the steep hillside among native aspens, it is the premier spot to watch the stars come out over the Wasatch Range. Ask the ski valet for the best local routes to avoid the afternoon crowds on the home runs.
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