Ketchum, ID

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Photo provided by Sun Valley Resort
Photo provided by Sun Valley Resort
Photo provided by Sun Valley Resort
Photo provided by Sun Valley Resort
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Where to stay in Ketchum

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Downtown Ketchum

If you're spending some time in Downtown Ketchum, Sun Valley Center for the Arts and PK's Ski and Sports are top sights worth seeing.

Downtown Ketchum
My crew and me atop Bald Mtn, Sun Valley, ID with Seattle Ridge in the background. Incredibly fun, challenging and family oriented skiing. Après ski is a blast, and Ketchum a great town with lots to do.

Warm Springs

4/5(1 area review)

While visiting Warm Springs, you might make a stop by sights like Sun Valley Ski Resort and Sawtooth National Forest.

Warm Springs
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River Run

5/5(1 area review)

River Run might not have many top sights, but River Run Day Lodge and Sun Valley Center for the Arts are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

River Run
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Weyyakin Ranch

Weyyakin Ranch might not have many top sights, but River Run Day Lodge and Roundhouse Express Gondola are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Weyyakin Ranch
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Board Ranch

While Board Ranch isn't home to many top sights, Bald Mountain and Lookout Ski Lift are some notable places to visit nearby.

Board Ranch
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Thunder Spring

Though Thunder Spring might not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Big Wood Golf Course and Sun Valley Pavilion.

Thunder Spring
Hotel Ketchum

Hotel Ketchum

3 out of 5
600 N Main St, Ketchum, ID
$172 nightly
The price is $191 total per night from Oct 13 to Oct 14
$191 total
Oct 13 - Oct 14
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Ketchum. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (963 reviews)
"Good, never came to clean our room when we asked"

Reviewed on Sep 5, 2025

Hotel Ketchum
Best Western Tyrolean Lodge

Best Western Tyrolean Lodge

2.5 out of 5
260 Cottonwood Street, Ketchum, ID
$157 nightly
The price is $174 total per night from Oct 13 to Oct 14
$174 total
Oct 13 - Oct 14
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this family-friendly hotel in Ketchum. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1,002 reviews)
"An older hotel, but front desk staff was friendly and recommended an excellent Mexican restaurant for dinner."

Reviewed on Sep 9, 2025

Best Western Tyrolean Lodge
Limelight Hotel Ketchum

Limelight Hotel Ketchum

4 out of 5
151 S Main St, Ketchum, ID
$347 nightly
The price is $385 total per night from Oct 13 to Oct 14
$385 total
Oct 13 - Oct 14
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Ketchum. Enjoy free breakfast, 2 hot tubs, and a free airport shuttle. Our guests praise the helpful staff in ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (540 reviews)
"Five star experience. Very clean, elevators in great shape, staff was attentive, etc."

Reviewed on Aug 9, 2025

Limelight Hotel Ketchum
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Smiley Creek Lodge

Smiley Creek Lodge

2 out of 5
16546 Idaho 75, Ketchum, ID
Book a stay at this ski cabin in Ketchum. Enjoy free parking, a garden, and laundry facilities.
8.6/10 Excellent! (10 reviews)
"The modern cabin was new, clean and decorated tastefully. We are in our 60s and I never saw anything saying the sleeping room was up a set of 8 steep stairs and you cannot stand in the sleeping area so we had to crawl to the stairs and at our age have to get up to use the bathroom several times per ..."

Reviewed on Sep 7, 2025

Smiley Creek Lodge
Pet Friendly quiet Cabin with privacy and backcountry access.

Pet Friendly quiet Cabin with privacy and backcountry access.

Ketchum
Stay at this cabin in Ketchum. Enjoy free WiFi, a garden, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Lookout Ski Lift and Bald Mountain are located nearby.
9.8/10 Exceptional! (116 reviews)
"Loved every moment of our stay. Wish it was longer! Cabin is beautifully decorated and well supplied A definite keeper for future vacations.."

Reviewed on Sep 3, 2025

Pet Friendly quiet Cabin with privacy and backcountry access.
Downtown Studio, your place to stay while in Sun Valley

Downtown Studio, your place to stay while in Sun Valley

Ketchum
Stay at this apartment in Ketchum. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and cable/satellite TV service. Popular attractions Sun Valley Center for the Arts and ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (123 reviews)
"Clean room close to downtown. Very walkable great location. Thankful for a lovely and comfortable place."

Reviewed on Sep 3, 2025

Downtown Studio, your place to stay while in Sun Valley
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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Reviews of Ketchum

4.7
Top Destination
5 - Excellent
133
5 - Excellent 69%
4 - Good
57
4 - Good 30%
3 - Okay
1
3 - Okay 1%
2 - Disappointing
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1 - Terrible
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5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Nice resort town overlooking Sun Valley ski. Lots of shopping and restaurants. Plenty of options for outdoor activities close by.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Ketchum is unique and has restaurants, ski shops, grocery and other shops all within a few blocks!

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

We wish we could move here. It's what a ski town should be. Loved Dollar Mountain.

1/5 - Terrible

Verified traveler

Worst ski town.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

I felt very young and proletariat here though:) But did not think the area was overpriced, in particular the dining options.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

Great town with lots to do, great dining options and shopping!

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