Hotel Ketchum

I am a long time resident of Ketchum. I recommend Hotel Ketchum to all my friends and visitors.nKetchum/Sun Valley has lots of nice places to stay, but Hotel Ketchum is by far my favorite. Not only is it a great value, it is my first choice even if money were no object . It’s perfectly located. It has a great vibe. And the rooms are fantastic. I love the coffee shop (Hailey Coffee) that is on the property and the fantastic gourmet taco place (Bario 75) with quite literally, the best margaritas on the planet.  My mother-in-law has been visiting the area since the 40's and has stayed in some of the nicest hotels in the world and Sun Valley.  This year I convinced her not to stay at her usual fancy, high priced places, typically the Sun Valley Lodge and Knob Hill, but rather at Hotel Ketchum.  She loved Hotel Ketchum so much she took these pictures.  In sum, I highly recommend Hotel Ketchum, but be sure to book well in advance if you can, as they typically book up fast.

This was our second stay at Hotel Ketchum. For what we paid, I wish we would have chosen the Limelight, which I hate to say. This hotel’s COVID operations are a little different and important to note when booking. Your room will not be cleaned during your entire stay. I had to bag up our trash, sheets, towels, etc. and request that new items (including toilet paper) be placed outside of the door. For over $300 a night — that can be a tough pill to swallow for some. Room location is important as the old bones can lead to lots of noise. We opted to stay in the Baldy King Suite. The road noise was considerable.nnBreakfast coupons are provided for the on-site coffee shop/eatery. Each is good for $5 off. While cute, It was hit or miss. Some days we were greeted by who I assume was the owner and he was kind and welcoming. Those days food arrived quickly. The days that he was not there were the misses. The two girls running the cafe were indifferent and generally annoyed that we were there. It took 45 minutes to get a bagel with cream cheese. Our last morning we walked in at 11am and the girl at the counter simply said “kitchen’s closed” and walked away.nnI want to be understanding and sympathetic to the realities of our current world — especially given that I’m a small business owner in a resort town myself. But as I drove away with my super pricey 7-night stay receipt in my hand, it felt right to leave an honest review of my experience at Hotel Ketchum.

Perfect ski hotel, very clean, year round pool/hot tub, walking distance from everything, and to be blunt the place is cute. Will definitely be back.

Rooms were nice modern and clean.nExtremely noisy rooms. Sounded like a pack of kids bouncing on the beds above us for two days. Art work on the walls always rattling from footsteps.nHousekeeping carts are super loud.nAfter 3 days of 0 housekeeping I called for fresh towels and coffee replacements and was informed during covid they couldn't enter the rooms.nThat would have been nice to have been told upon check in.nNot impressed with the service. Really thought it would be better service for the price paid.

I will be staying at Hotel Ketchum again! Everything was very comfortable and the hot tub was LOVELY!