Grand America Hotel

The Grand America Hotel
The Grand America Hotel, July 2013
General information
Address 555 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Country United States
Coordinates 40°45′27″N 111°53′25″W / 40.75750°N 111.89028°W / 40.75750; -111.89028Coordinates: 40°45′27″N 111°53′25″W / 40.75750°N 111.89028°W / 40.75750; -111.89028
Opened 2001
Owner Grand America Hotels & Resorts
Height 328 feet (100 m)
Technical details
Floor count 24
Design and construction
Architect Frank Nicholson
Known for Flagship facility of the Grand America Hotels & Resorts
Other information
Number of rooms 775
Parking Paid self & valet
Website
www.grandamerica.com

The Grand America Hotel is the largest hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1]

Location

It is located at 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, 84111.[1] It is one block away from Washington Square in the downtown area.[2]

Overview

It was commissioned and built in 2001 by Earl Holding,[3] and designed by Frank Nicholson.[4]

It is the twelfth-tallest building in Salt Lake City, and the tallest hotel with 24 floors. The hotel is 328 feet (100 m) tall if measured all the way to the top of the flag pole. The hotel also features 775 rooms and suites, numerous conference rooms which total in 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of flexible meeting space, a Conde Nast Traveler-rated full-service spa,[5] outdoor and indoor pools, exercise facilities, Garden Cafe restaurant, Lobby Lounge and Gibson Lounge bar.

It has been home to conferences, lectures and is also frequently used by visiting professional sports teams. For example, in October 2013, Condoleezza Rice gave a speech at the hotel.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Grand America". grandamerica.com. Grand America Hotels & Resorts. Retrieved 15 Apr 2018.
  2. ↑ Google (23 Apr 2018). "The Grand America Hotel" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 Apr 2018.
  3. ↑ Isidore, Chris (9 Feb 2002). "Salt Lake's five-star gamble: Grand America will determine if city can support hotel built for top dollar". money.cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 23 Apr 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Grand America Hotel: Salt Lake City". fnicholson.com. Frank Nicholson Incorporated. Archived from the original on 4 Mar 2016. Retrieved 23 Apr 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "2014 Readers' Poll: Top 50 Hotel Spas in the United State". Archived from the original on 10 Jul 2014. Retrieved 23 Apr 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Cortez, Marjorie (12 Oct 2013). "Condoleezza Rice addresses U.S. 'governance problem' at Utah conf". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved 23 Apr 2018.

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