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Travel + Leisure
08-07-2025
- Travel + Leisure
The 5 Best Resorts in Utah of 2025
From the towering hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park to sweeping Bonneville salt flats, Utah's dramatic scenery draws travelers who want to take full advantage of their surroundings. The best resorts in the state maximize their guests' experience with thoughtfully designed accommodations and programming that puts nature at the forefront, no matter the season. So whether you want to stare at the Milky Way from a hot tub or go fly fishing in the Provo River, you can rest assured your stay will be as unforgettable as the setting itself. Every year for our World's Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Nearly 180,000 T+L readers completed the 2025 survey. A total of more than 657,000 votes were cast across over 8,700 properties (hotels, cities, cruise lines, etc.). Hotels were classified as either resort hotel, city hotel, inn, or safari lodge based on their location and amenities, and they were specifically rated on the criteria below: Rooms/facilities Location Service Food Value For each characteristic, respondents could choose a rating of excellent, above average, average, below average, or poor. The final scores are averages of these responses. Scenic view from the outdoor pool at Goldener Hirsch, Auberge Resorts Collection. Auberge Resorts Collection T+L readers want to immerse themselves in Utah's natural beauty without sacrificing access to creature comforts. Four out of five properties on this year's list are sophisticated resorts in and around Park City. The well-appointed St. Regis Deer Valley (No. 5) capitalizes on its proximity to the rugged Wasatch Mountains with a year-round slate of activities, including snowshoeing in winter and horseback riding in the spring and summer. 'We had mountain bikes, and the staff took such good care of the truck and the bikes,' recalls one reader. The outlier on this year's list? Ofland Escalante (No. 4), a stylish glamping option situated five hours south of Park City between Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park. The mix of cabins, tiny homes, vintage airstreams, and campsites caters to a wide range of travelers, who take full advantage of shared amenities like a pool and firepits. One T+L reader raved about their stay in an 'immaculate' tiny cabin: 'We had one of the best meals of the trip at the food truck on-site, but they have grilling packs and grab-and-go meals as well. Their 'drive-in' movie theater with classic cars and great movies is unique, fun, and nostalgic. We watched 'The Goonies' under the stars in a vintage golf cart while eating popcorn and listening to the sounds of the desert.' In the end, though, there was no beating a refined mountain escape that reclaimed the No. 1 ranking it last won in 2023. Goldener Hirsch, Auberge Resorts Collection: Park City, Utah Interior of a suite at Goldener Hirsch, Auberge Resorts Collection. Auberge Resorts Collection A Deer Valley fixture since 1992, this resort deftly straddles the line between classic and contemporary. The 18 rooms and suites in its original chalet invoke the charm of traditional Austrian inns with antique bric-a-brac and painted-wood furniture, while 50 multi-bedroom residences channel a sleeker aesthetic with marble fireplaces, tricked-out chef's kitchens, and floor-to-ceiling windows. That finely tuned balance is just one of the things T+L readers appreciate. 'This hotel is unique and charming,' writes one WBA voter. 'It has an amazing history, but also is modern. The restaurant is terrific, and the staff is on point. I would highly recommend.' Dialed-in experiences—an Auberge hallmark—tap into Utah's pristine landscape, including river rafting, horseback riding, and snow tubing. For those who prefer to stay on-site, there are recovery-oriented workout classes (to ease ski- or hike-weary muscles) and a pretzel-making workshop that nods to the hotel's Bavarian influences. 1. Goldener Hirsch, Auberge Resorts Collection: Park City, Utah Reader Score: 94.33 2. Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley: Park City, Utah Reader Score: 94.32 3. The Lodge at Blue Sky, Auberge Resorts Collection: Park City, Utah Reader Score: 93.89 4. Ofland Escalante: Escalante, Utah Reader Score: 93.56 5. The St. Regis Deer Valley: Park City, Utah Reader Score: 91.56
RNZ News
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Waikato man on mission to break land speed record in home made car
The car that Dave Alexander will drive when he sets out to break the land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States. Photo: Supplied A Kiwi engineer is on a mission to set a land speed record higher than 422km/h - in a car he built in his shed. Seventy-two-year-old Dave Alexander has spent the past nine years building the Lakester, which looks more like the fuselage of a fighter jet than a car. In three weeks he will ship the turbo-charged, 1000 horse power car to the United States to race at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats. Alexander said he had previous records at Bonneville in a car that he built around 2008. At that time "everybody was commenting about the quality of the build and the body design and the aerodynamics of the car," he said. He decided that if he were to do it again he would contact them for the body of the car. "It's really only the top part of the body, the sides are flat. So they took another plug out of the mould and sent it to me and I sort of started from there." Alexander said he had to start from scratch to ensure the vehicle would survive at such high speeds. "Getting a record was important, I didn't want to just go there to compete. "So we looked through the record book to find a record that was achievable and the up to three litre record in this particular class of Lakester was 262 mile an hour and it had been set in 1996 and it was still existing." Alexander contacted Robbie Ward in Rotorua who he described as the "Nissan guru" saying he built and shipped them all around the world. Alexander's car (front). Photo: Supplied Ward was keen to work on the project and Alexander said he had mentored him through the engine build, as well as building some of it. They finished on Friday night, he said. "We managed to get a 1000 horse power out of it, out of a 3 litre 6 cylinder - 885 horse power at the rear wheels which is more than enough to achieve it we think." Alexander said in the past he had been able to test drive some of the cars at Ohakea but that was no longer possible as they said "the paper work now to do that is just too much". Asked whether he would drive the car himself Alexander said "too right". "I haven't done eight years to nine years building it to let someone else get in." Alexander said he was prepared and they had done a lot of research and it was well designed and all the weight was in the right places. You had to do three runs or "licensing passes" before attempting the record, he said. "You slowly work your way up and so they can see that you're capable of doing it and the car is a safe car and then once you've done those three passes they will let you onto the long course where you can have an attempt at the record." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NHRA Racer Tasca Says FOX Sports 'Can Keep Embarrassing Themselves If They'd Like'
NHRA Funny Car team owner-driver Bob Tasca III certainly didn't change his message about the FOX Sports IndyCar Series commercials being incorrect with its tagline 'Fastest Racing On Earth.' But he added some perspective to his remarks from Gainesville, Fla., two weeks ago. 'First off,' he said, 'I want to go on record to all my IndyCar friends out there. I don't have many, because I've never been to an IndyCar race, actually. But I have met several drivers over the years. The truth is, I have the utmost respect for what they do, their sport, their fans. Anyone that gets in a race car and risks their life to put on a show for their sponsors and fans, hats off to them.' Tasca said the commercials' tag line 'wasn't tastefully done at all' but said, 'My emotion was on the fact that the promotion is singling out that they're the fastest motorsport on the planet, and that is factually wrong. It is not true, and anybody that can look at scoreboard can clearly see that,' Tasca said. 'So I think that they overstepped some bounds – which not only pissed me off, [but] it pissed off a lot of NHRA fans and drivers. And it was great to see the passion of race fans over the last week.' He said, 'We are the fastest motorsport on the planet, although I did get some call-outs from our Bonneville Salt Flats folks. And maybe I have to preface that we are the fastest side-by-side motorsport on the planet. But again, I love their passion, too, so it's all in good fun.' But he said he was told that Friday's FOX Sports broadcast of the first day of Arizona Nationals action included uncorrected IndyCar commercials. 'So you want to talk about embarrassment? OK. They can keep embarrassing themselves if they'd like, but the harsh reality is we are the fastest motorsport, and I'm very proud to be able to say that.'
