The Sundance Film Festival Might Be 'Over' But Rooms Are Sold-Out

January 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM | by juliana | Comments (4)

The "casting couch" at the Dakota Mountain Lodge will cost you close to $1,000 a night during Sundance.

The wise famewhore guru that is Perez Hilton has declared the Sundance Film Festival "over" and the festival that has taken its place is now South by Southwest (SXSW).

Nevertheless, celebs and film makers are still headed to Park City for the festival on January 21st. And we got a request from a reader to find a reasonably priced room for Sundance for two people for the first weekend.

Sadly, we don't have great news. As usual, The Park City Marriott, the festival's official hotel, and the popular Yarrow Hotel, are sold-out. And there are now only two hotels that are listed on the film festival's website as having availability:

· Fox Point at Redstone : Rooms start at a steep $439 a night but if you book a rezzie for four nights or longer, your last night is free (will be credited at check-out.)
· Chateau at Silver Lake: Located in Deer Valley but only a few miles from Main Street, rooms are a hefty $599 a night.

On Expedia, things don't look much better. Hotel Park City has rooms open but for $882 a night. The Park City Resort and Spa by Westgate has a 1 bedroom condo open for the more "affordable" rate of $549 a night and that comes with free parking. And as predicted the new Waldorf-Astoria resort, The Dakota Mountain Lodge is milking the Sundance crowd with $899 a night rates. (Update: The Dakota tells us they have rooms available for about $449 a night. Call the hotel directly or visit www.waldorfastoriacollection.com to book.)

Scurrying over to Craigslist, we found rooms for sale at the Marriott for $350 a night for two queen beds. (Interestingly, this is about $150 less than last year.)

And then there is something crazier like $2,000 for a week at the Park City by Westgate for a two-bedroom resort room that can sleep 10 people. So grab the nearest fameballs you know and go in on this together! But as usual, be careful with Craigslist.

Anyone have any more reasonable options for Park City and the Sundance Film Festival? Help our reader out with your suggestions in comments below.

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There are still a few rooms available at the Yarrow Hotel for Jan 21 - 24 at $400/n, but you must call the hotel direct. Online third party sites are closed for these dates.

I am a volunteer at the festival...am wondering if there is anyone out there (in Park City or atleast Virtual Park City looking for someone to share a room?
My phone # 561=455-2927 or post a message on my facebook page.
Thanx for any info you can offer.
Konnie

The Dakota Mountain Lodge & Golden Door Spa, a Waldorf Astoria property, still has rooms available for Sundance. Reservations can be made by calling 435.647.5511 or by going to www.waldorfastoriacollection.com. Rates start at $599 for the first weekend and $449 for the rest of the week.

The Coalville Best Western was pretty empty - but you need a car. It's about 15 miles. I stayed there and it was pretty nice. About 100 bucks for a large double room. It's an easier trip that to Salt Lake.

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