Stein anyone? YES, PLEASE!

This past Friday, Chris and I celebrated our 13-year anniversary (holy cow, I'm old) with an overnight getaway to the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley.  (A shout out of thanks to grandma for watching the rugrats).  This was our second visit, the first being three years ago for our 10-year.  It was fabulous then, but nothing compared to this time.  We arrived expecting the cozy little room we had been in previously, which was very nice.  But to our surprise, this time we were in a two bedroom suite with fireplaces in both the living area and bedroom, two full bathrooms, a mini-kitchen and flat screen TVs in both rooms. There was also a hot tub on the private balcony and a SPECTACULAR view of Deer Valley resort out our window. 

As if this wasn't enough, they treat you like ROYALTY when you are there.  I guess, since it is the only 5 star hotel in Utah, you should be treated like royalty when you are there, right??? We came back from dinner (at the fabulous restaurant they have in the lodge) to find our bed had been turned down and comfy robes and slippers had been laid out for us.  They had even placed mints on our pillows and put on some music ("turn down" music, to be exact).  Who knew there was such a thing as "turn down" music?  I guess the kind of people who have someone turn their beds down every night, right?  Chris and I are "common" folk, I think, so we find it really special (and quite rare) to be treated this way.  We had a really great time relaxing and getting in some real adult conversation (something you obviously don't get much of when you have three children under 7)!

So, to all you loving husbands out there, I implore you, at least once in your lives, to take your beautiful wives to the Stein!!!  (Notice my LARGE smile in the picture below - and yes, that IS a phone in the bathroom... in the bathroom!!!).  It is well worth the money.  And just a tip:  if you go during the "off-season", before all the celebrities and important types show up, you can get a screamin' deal.  (Ask for room 261-1 -  the view is BREATHTAKING)!!