What to expect: Guests are surrounded by comfort, from the rich English wool carpets and the crystal chandeliers to the ornate tapestries decorating the walls. The hotel attracts business travelers with its expansive meeting space, and leisure travelers with its many on-site amenities.

Amenity highlights: The hotel’s large fitness center and spa offers guests beauty and massage treatments, steam rooms and saunas, and there are indoor, outdoor, and children’s pools. Afternoon tea service offers Harney & Sons fine tea and fresh pastries.

What to expect: Door staff, dressed smartly in blazers, greet guests arriving at this ivory-colored high-rise hotel. The two-level lobby showcases rich hardwood paneling, a fireplace, and marble tiled floors. The hotel primarily draws families on weekends and business travelers during the week.

Amenity highlights: Hilton Salt Lake City Center houses the popular Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops restaurant, serving USDA prime beef, chops, and seafood. A business center is available 24 hours a day. The indoor lap pool has indoor and outdoor decks with chaise lounges and an adjoining spa tub. Also poolside is The Retreat, a spa specializing in facials and massages.

Insider tip: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, accompanied by the 11,623-pipe Tabernacle organ, rehearses most Thursdays at 8 PM and broadcasts live on "Music and the Spoken Word," Sundays at 9:30 AM. For the latter, the audience must be seated by 9:15 AM. Rehearsals and broadcasts, free to the public, take place at the Mormon Tabernacle on Temple Square, 2.5 blocks from the hotel.