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March 11, 2007
Return to SLC
This past week my company sent me on a last minute, short trip to Salt Lake City, UT. This was my second trip there. It's still a very pretty city. I stayed in the Marriott Downtown this time. It'll be the last time I stay there. The ground floor of the hotel was nice; nice lobby, nice bar, and nice restaurant, but the room was tiny and the bathroom plumbing fixtures were junk. All this for a sizable price tag. You'd think for $200+ per night that both parking and Internet access wouldn't cost extra! And the restaurant was pricey too. Who can eat $15.95 (the price of the buffet) worth of food for breakfast?
But the best thing about the hotel was the view (seriously). When I first arrived I looked out my hotel window to see the spires of the Mormon Temple just peeking over the tops of the nearby buildings, illuminated against the night sky. The next morning the darkened silhouette of the cityscape between my hotel window and the temple was revealed; a pile of rubble. Turns out the neighboring parking garage was being demolished. lol
During some downtime, I did find this nice stretch of town called The Gateway. It's two and a half blocks, and two levels, of shops and restaurants and a multiplex cinema. The best meal of the trip was had there at The Happy Sumo. I highly recommend it, especially if someone else is paying. :P
Posted by Tacitus at March 11, 2007 05:05 PM