Park City the last 4 years, always stay right at or next to the Town Lift. Cant beat the location; earlier this past Feb, we stayed in the Condo attached to the town lift, rented our ski right there. The Condo had locker right inside the door off the lift, couldnt have been more convenient, plus there is ticket counter there as well. Year 1 we stayed at the base, but it was too noisy at night , so the last 3 years our family of 5 has opted for a condo downtown. Garbage trucks are noisy, but cant beat the walkability of the Main St and Park Avenue. Wife doesnt ski, so she treks around town all day.
The great thing about PC is you really dont need a car; very close to SLC, and there is a great free shuttle system between the Canyons, PC base, Town Lift and Deer Valley. We like PC b/c you really can hit 3 mountains in one easy trip; Deer Valley, Park City and the Canyons. PC and the Canyons are connected by a series of Gondolas and lifts and makes for a challenging, fun day to go from Town Lift to Canyons and back. Cant say enough good things about the skiing, customer service and ski school. Pricey, though may not be in the Aspen/Vail/BC range.
Deer Valley was something else. Felt like skiing in a country club; very exclusive, not crowded, lots of lift workers keeping lines moving, assisting with directions etc...its more expensive than PC. Not the easiest to navigate, but overall a very postive experience. Friends on the trip with us opted for a house in Deer Valley and we had a gathering with them and 2 other families. Their house was amazing and would have fit 3 full families, its just a matter of preference; i dont like logding with other families on expensive trips like PC/Deer Valley (rando weekend at the gulf, no problem, but when 10K+ is being spent, i prefer to be solo with my crew).