Knob Hill Inn
Twenty-eight rooms in a 1995-built Bavarian-revival inn — the Ketchum boutique flagship.
A 28-room Bavarian-revival inn in Ketchum, Idaho — gateway to Sun Valley — built in 1995 in a deliberately old-Europe alpine idiom. Stone exterior, peaked roofs, a small spa, an underground pool, and a restaurant with a serious wine list. Knob Hill is the Sun Valley boutique flagship — separate from the Sun Valley Lodge itself, smaller, and significantly more design-driven.
You stay here when you want a small luxury inn in Ketchum's town walk, with Bald Mountain's gondola fifteen minutes away.
The setting
Ketchum is the town side of the Sun Valley resort area, with Sun Valley Lodge five minutes north and Bald Mountain (the Sun Valley ski mountain) directly above town. Knob Hill sits on a quiet block just off Main Street, walking distance to Ketchum's restaurants and shops. The drive from Friedman Memorial Airport (Hailey) is fifteen minutes; from Boise, two and a half hours.
The Wood River runs through town. The high desert is north and east; the Sawtooth Range begins twenty minutes north.
The building
A 1995 stone-and-timber alpine-revival building — local stone exterior, peaked rooflines, deep eaves, balconies. Public rooms include the dining room (oak-paneled, wood-burning fireplace), a fireplaced lobby, the indoor pool and spa area, and the wine cellar used for private tastings. The aesthetic is genuine alpine-traditional, well-built, and not redesigned for Instagram.
The rooms
Twenty-eight rooms across two floors. Categories include standard kings, junior suites with sitting areas, and the larger Master Suites with balconies and gas fireplaces. Beds are kings; bathrooms are tile and stone, several with deep soaking tubs. From-rates open around $595 in season. Some rooms have mountain views; all are quiet.
Food & drink
The dining room — open for breakfast and dinner — runs contemporary American with an alpine influence. The wine list is deep, particularly on Pacific Northwest and Italian producers. Non-guests book regularly. Breakfast is included; the bar pours late.
On the property
An indoor heated pool and hot tub. A small spa with full body work. A fitness room. Direct gondola access to Bald Mountain by short shuttle in winter. Trout River trail directly off-property in summer.
- Indoor heated pool, hot tub
- Full-service spa
- Fitness room
- Restaurant and wine cellar on-site
- Walking distance to Ketchum restaurants
- Shuttle to Bald Mountain in winter
- Open year-round
Who it's for
- Skiers who want a polished base near Bald Mountain without staying inside the Sun Valley resort
- Couples doing Sun Valley for a milestone weekend
- Wine drinkers who'll appreciate the cellar program
- Anyone who'd rather an alpine-traditional 28-room inn than the Sun Valley Lodge's scale
Who it's not for
- Travelers seeking a contemporary boutique aesthetic
- Anyone who wants ski-in/ski-out — the shuttle handles it, but the inn is in Ketchum, not on the mountain
- Pet owners (verify policy with the front desk)
Nearby
Ketchum's downtown — Cristina's, Enoteca, Whiskey Jacques' — is a five-minute walk. Sun Valley Village is five minutes north. Bald Mountain's River Run base is a five-minute drive. The Sawtooth Range and Stanley are an hour north through one of the great Idaho drives. Galena Lodge, twenty minutes north, has the Nordic ski center. The Hemingway grave at Ketchum Cemetery is in town.
