Sometimes You Just Want a Good Place to Crash After a Good Day

Slackline Moab, Outset Collection by Hilton
Moab, Utah
Rest and Reset Easy, $

Utah is a land of wild landscapes, and Moab is one of the wildest. People come from far and wide to hike through red rock canyons, mountain bike Slickrock, raft the Colorado River, climb, scramble, and generally spend as much time outside as possible taking in the improbable physics of red rock arches. 

Slackline Moab understands the assignment. The hotel is a good-looking base camp: clean, comfortable, slightly cool, and fairly bare-bones. The design is simple and outdoorsy without going full mountain lodge, and the rooms are set up for people who arrive with bikes, backpacks, hiking boots, kids, friends, and a lot of dirty clothes. Nobody is trying to keep you on property all day.

What Slackline does do is make coming back from an incredible day comfortable and appealing. Drop the gear, take a shower, jump in the pool, soak in the hot tub, grab something to eat, sit around the fire pit, sleep well, repeat. Sometimes you just want a good place to crash after a very good day.

At a Glance

The Vibe: Chill adventure basecamp.

Standout Detail: Slackline is designed around the practical realities of an active vacation. There are bike racks, gear storage, a bike support station, guest laundry, and a lobby gear shop stocked with trail snacks, water bottles, guidebooks, and other things you may have forgotten at home.

This Place Is Great For: Active travelers, road trippers, national park obsessives, and groups of friends who don't want to sleep somewhere fancy.

Rooms: The 138 rooms are straightforward and functional, with king and double-queen options as well as bunk configurations that make a lot of sense for families and groups. There are walk-in showers and space for gear. The hotel has two floors and no elevators.

On Site: An outdoor pool and hot tub, fire pit and lounge area, games, cornhole, ping pong, and co-working and meeting spaces. The hotel is pet-friendly and has free parking and WiFi. Guests can also arrange guided outdoor experiences.

Food + Drink: Snackline Coffee & Kitchen covers the basics with hot breakfast, coffee, smoothies, grab-and-go food, beer, and wine. Outside, the Dust Club Beer Garden operates from an Airstream, serving cold drinks and casual bites with occasional live music. In other words, you won't go hungry, but if you get a second wind, Moab's restaurants are close by.

Good to Know: Traveling by camper van? Dedicated Van Life Posts provide paved parking with power, WiFi, showers, and access to the hotel's communal spaces and amenities.

What to Do Nearby

This is Moab, so get outside. Arches National Park is four miles away, Canyonlands National Park is 29 miles away, and hiking, biking, rafting, climbing, and other outdoor adventures are nearby. The hotel sits along the Moab Canyon Pathway just over a mile from the center of town. We've got plenty of ideas.