For years now, going on thirty years, we've stayed at a timeshare we own at the Kimball for several weeks each fall. We come to Salt Lake City each fall to do research at the Family History Library which is just a block and a half or so from the Kimball, so the Kimball location is ideal for us.
Above and beyond location, we've always found the staff at the Kimball very courteous, helpful, and friendly. We deal with them by phone to set our weeks each year, and then deal with them in person when we're staying at the Kimball, and they couldn't be nicer.
The rooms aren't luxurious, but they're comfortable and almost always quiet. The kitchenette is a real convenience for those who cook and eat in their rooms, as we do for at least most meals.
Our one negative experience at the Kimball, for which I don't think the Kimball was responsible, was hearing a loud, loud cannon boom right outside our window the night of the 2024 elections just after telecasters announced that Mr. Trump had won the election. We never determined where the sound came from, but it went on for several minutes, and seemed to emanate from one of main office buildings of the LDS headquarters, which are right across the street from the Kimball, or from the church history building next to the Kimball. It seemed to be a cannon blast played on a powerful loudspeaker.
That experience made me wonder if I ever wanted to return to Salt Lake City and the Kimball again. This year, I decided to put it behind me and make the annual trip again, but with some trepidation — and, as I say, I don't think the Kimball and its management had any role to play in making that cannon boom loudly for a number of minutes after it was announced that the Republican presidential candidate had just won the election.