This place was INCREDIBLE! We’ve stayed at the Sun Valley lodge many times previously but wanted something more intimate for our corporate retreat, so we booked Villa Fleuve for the exec team. It was an absolute dream. Kind of like a fairy-tale winter wonderland destination that you dream of. The location is excellent (just a short drive to the base of River Run and Warm Springs which are Sun Valley’s ski resort), and the amenities are top notch. We did go to the lodge for dinner, but it was nice to have our own compound. It’s nicer than staying at a place like the Ritz/Lodge because while it has amenities that are just as nice, it feels like your own private estate – which to be clear, it is. The place also has 4 separate houses on-site so you can have privacy amongst groups but then also come together in the main house.
The gourmet kitchen was standout. We also loved the entertainment room upstairs and the ice skating rink. In the summer the rink supposedly becomes a tennis/pickleball/basketball court, which is very cool. The place is also right on the river which is magical. We were (pleasantly) surprised in the morning by baby deer and their mother walking the lawn. In the morning while having my coffee I saw an eagle swoop through above the river… kind of like an epic scene from some movie.
The place strikes a really unique balance of luxury and comfy. And the hosts were lovely - they went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed, they even schedule