HOTEL OVERVIEW

Inside the jewel-toned lobby is a ruby-velvet daybed topped with plump throw pillows and a gauzy, raspberry-colored canopy. Cushy sofas, velvet fringed armchairs, a zebra-striped hassock, and hand-painted ceiling murals evoke the glamorous style of 1940s Hollywood. In addition to international executive travelers, the hotel is popular with professional athletes and top-name entertainers.

Hotel Monaco guestrooms provide beds with wooden diamond-patterned headboards, Egyptian-cotton sheets, feather duvets and pillows, and wool throws handmade in Italy. Striped wallpaper, animal-print bathrobes, and fringed dressing benches in front of wavy-framed mirrors add pizzazz. All rooms have high ceilings.Treadmills (surcharge) and yoga kits (complimentary) are available for in-room use. In-room spa services (surcharge) can also be arranged.

The hotel welcomes pets with its complimentary All Dogs Go to 7, Cats to 11 package. Upon arrival, pets are registered in the VIP Pet Register. They receive a complimentary welcome toy, along with a bed, and food and water bowls to be used during stay (beds are available for purchase). The hotel?s Guppy Love program provides complimentary companion goldfish upon request. Housekeeping staff feed the fish.

The complimentary 24-hour fitness room includes treadmills, a stationary bike, an elliptical trainer, and free weights. The hotel can provide treadmills (surcharge) and yoga kits (complimentary) for in-room use. In-room TVs feature a 24-hour yoga channel. Discounted passes are available to Integrated Wellness Center, one block away.

Memory Grove Park, about one mile from the hotel, provides hiking trails along City Creek and into City Creek Canyon. Liberty Park, with walking paths, swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, amusement park, and aviary, is also about a mile away. Within 50 miles of downtown are 10 world-class ski resorts. Snowbird is less than 20 miles away.

At Bambara, the hotel's acclaimed restaurant, chefs in the exhibition kitchen prepare creative American cuisine with regional influences and Italian, French, and Asian techniques. At the Club Bambara lounge, guests relax on big, curvy sofas, sipping signature cocktails. The hotel hosts an evening wine reception in the lobby with complimentary neck-and-shoulder massages. Pets are welcomed with special amenities and without surcharges.