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$$

This column indicates the typical price range of this hotel. We use the following codes: E=Economy, M=Midrange, U=Upscale, L=Luxury. Please note that room rates fluctuate (seasonal popularity, special events in the area, etc.).

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Miles

The approximate distance in miles from the exit to the hotel. These are calculations using GPS data. Distances along city streets will be somewhat different but this should give you a good idea of the distances to hotels near the cited Interstate exit.

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Fit

Hotels near I-80 in Salt Lake City offering  'fitness' or exercise facilities are indicated with an F in this column. If the hotel also has a spa, it is so indicated by an S in this column. Most hotels define a 'spa' as a large hot tub with built in water jets. In a few cases, fitness facilities and spas may be off-premises (entry by pass issued by the hotel) in which case dressing rooms are also present for your convenience.

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Kit

Hotels near I-80 in Salt Lake City offering a full kitchen or 'kitchenette' are indicated with an 'K' in this column. An 'M' in this column indicates microwave available. If the room also has a refrigerator, it is so indicated by an 'R' in this column. Many hotels have some rooms furnished with microwaves and small refrigerators but you have to request them. We list them only if there is not an additional charge (or so they have informed us).

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I'net

Hotels near I-80 in Salt Lake City offering Internet access are indicated (with an M for dial-up and W for wideband) in the I'net column. Please note that 'wideband' facilities vary. In addition to a network port (usually installed in the docking station), we suggest you bring along cables and your Windows distribution CD (in case you are required to load a special network driver). For 'dial up dataports', you would only need a modem and an RJ-11 patch cord (which you should always have with you, anyway).

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Bonneville Speedway is at exit 4. Yes, it is flat and that is why it is famous.

  If you are eastbound, The Great Salt Lake Desert will be keeping you company for the next 50 miles or so. Then you will pass between the Lakeside Mountains (the Great Salt Lake is on the other side) and the Cedar Mountains.

Great Salt Lake
  Now you get a sight of the Great Salt Lake; yes, it's like an ocean but a lot saltier. Covering some 2,500+ square miles, the lake is the collection medium for all the rivers and streams in the area - and there is no outlet. So the salt and other minerals have become so concentrated that fish cannot live in the water. There are some tiny creatures, brine shrimp and crabs, that do thrive in this salty solution and they are a major attraction for the thousands of birds migrating through here every year. And, yes, the salt has created another local industry: salt harvesting - over 2 million tons a year are extracted and shipped.

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Salt Lake City
  When you pass the Salt Lake International Airport (SLC) at exit 115 you know you are in Salt Lake City. At exit 120 you will merge with I-15, follow it south about 3 miles than swing east again passing through South Salt Lake City. I-80 then winds up Parley's Canyon and over the divide (7,000 feet). On the west side of the divide the waterways drain into Great Salt Lake. On the east side, however, they drain into the Green River which joins the Colorado in its attempt to reach the Gulf of California before all the water disappears. (Yes, all that water and it just isn't enough!)
  In the Winter, this is a skier's paradise. Park City is at exit 145. You might say this is Utah's 'Vail' (sorry Colorado); they claim the skiing here is better.

Goodbye, Utah
  Exit 120 is the termination of I-84 which connects Portland and the rest of the Pacific Northwest to I-80 and points east. Then it is just 33 more miles (and one more pass) to Wyoming. There is so much beauty in Utah but, unfortunately, you miss most of it on I-80.