The Grand America Hotel is the largest hotel in
Salt Lake City
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Located at 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, 84111,
it is one
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away from
Washington Square in the
downtown area. It was commissioned and built in 2001 by
Earl Holding
Robert Earl Holding (November 29, 1926 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman who owned Sinclair Oil Corporation, the Grand America Hotels & Resorts, the Grand America Hotel, the Westgate Hotel in San Diego, California (directed by ...
, and designed by Frank Nicholson. The architect was Smallwood Reynolds Stewart and Stewart. Frank Nicholson was the Interior Designer.
It is the
eighth-tallest building in Salt Lake City, and the tallest hotel with 24 floors. The hotel is 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 of flexible meeting space, a Conde Nast Traveler-rated full-service spa, 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
Condoleezza Rice ( ; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 66th Uni ...
gave a speech at the hotel.
See also
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List of hotels in the United States
This is a list of hotels in the United States, both current and defunct, organized by state. The list includes highly rated luxury hotels, skyscraper rated buildings, and historic hotels. It is not a directory of every chain or independent hotel bu ...
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Grand America Hotels & Resorts
Grand America Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Little America) is a chain of eight hotels and resorts in the Western United States.
History
The first Little America, called Little America Wyoming, is west of Green River, Wyoming, Green Rive ...
References
External references
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2001 establishments in Utah
Hotel buildings completed in 2001
Skyscraper hotels in Utah
Skyscrapers in Salt Lake City
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