New York Lifestyles Magazine sends its readers straight to the Grand America Hotel for a post-slopes "calmcation," complete with champagne brunch, afternoon tea, and art around every corner.
September 13, 2026
We really recommend staying for a few days in the city, perhaps after all your athletic exertion on the slopes, or ahead of to do some dining and decompressing beforehand. The Grand America Hotel is the place to make home base, the 5-star hotel built to accommodate visitors to the 2002 Winter Olympics that’s been going strong ever since.
The hotel’s elegant spaces and beautifully designed rooms and suites will suck you right in; then add treatments and swimming interludes at The Grand Spa and perhaps you’ll discover that this is the place to take your first “calmcation.” That’s the newest travel trend that suggests doing absolutely nothing is the way to really unplug and reset – and we think it works pretty well après an intense ski or snowboarding stint, too.