Aspenwood Manor
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Provo, UT

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Aspenwood Manor is located just minutes from BYU, UVU, the I-15 freeway, and countless great shopping opportunities! You'll enjoy the comforts of home and the convenience of living close to the hottest spots in Utah Valley!

Aspenwood Manor is within walking distance to several downtown restaurants, (please see the list of recommendations below for our favorite places to eat). You'll also enjoy being conveniently located to several parks, theaters, the brand new (restored) Provo City Center Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the scenic 14-mile paved Provo River Parkway bike and walking trail, and the Provo River!

For an all-around great resource for the area. This is the best and up-to-date book about the local area we have found:
Utah Handbook

Fun Fact: not a single restaurant in the downtown Provo area is a chain restaurant! You'll be amazed with the variety and quality!
 
RESTAURANTS
PIZZA
Brick Oven (for pizza and pasta--a BYU campus favorite) 111 East 800 North, Provo 801-374-8800
Pizzeria Seven Twelve 320 South State Street, Suite 147, Orem 801-623-6712
Nicolitalia Pizzeria 2295 N University Parkway, Provo
Malawi’s Pizza 4801 N University Ave Suite 110, Provo

BUFFET
Sizzler 1385 S Universitiy Avenue 801-374-1516
Chuck-A-Rama 1081 S University Avenue 801-375-0600

INDIAN
Bombay House* 463 N University Avenue 801-373-6677

ITALIAN
Carrabba's Italian Grill 683 E. University Pkwy., Orem 801-765-1222

GRILLS
Old Towne Grill* (our favorite and the closest!) 290 W Center (one block north!), Provo 801-375-2183
Tucanos Brazilian Grill 4801 North University, Provo 801-224-4774
Sammy's Burgers* 27 N 100 W, Provo 801-805-9208
JDawgs (a local favorite! Best “dawgs” on the planet!) 858 N 700 E, Provo

MEXICAN
Los Hermanos* 71 East Center Street, Provo 801-375-5732
El Gallo Giro* (Authenic) 346 N University Ave, Provo 801-377-2571
Mountain West Burrito 1796 N 950 W, Provo

ASIAN
PF Chang's China Bistro 575 E. University Ave., Orem 801-426-0900
Saigon Noodle House* 440 West 300 South, Provo 801-812-1173
Saigon Café* 440 W 300 S, Provo
Sam Hawk Korean Restaurant 660 N Freedom Blvd, Provo (don’t be concerned by the “hole in the wall” look. This place has the best food in it’s class!)
Osaka Japanese Restaurant* (sushi) 46 W Center, Provo

STEAK
Ruby River Steakhouse 1464 S. University Ave., Provo 801-371-0648

DELI
Red Deli They will deliver to the front door free of charge. 227 N University Ave, Provo. 801-375-SUBS
Guru’s Café* 45 East Center Street, Provo
Café Zupas 408 W 2230 N, Provo
Station 22 Café* 22W Center Street, Provo

FINE DINING
Communal* 102 N University Ave
Chef's Table (one of the few true gourmet resturants in the area) 2005 South State Street, Orem 801-235-9111
La Jolla Groves 4801 N University Ave #610, Provo
Dave & Cranky’s 746 E 820 N, Provo

DESSERTS
The Chocolate 212 S State Street, Orem
Yogurtland (ABSOLUTE BEST frozen yogurt)
Choc’late Mousse* 155 N University Ave, Provo
Krispy Kreme 417 w University Parkway, Orem

MISCELANEOUS
Native American- Black Sheep Café* 19 N University Ave 801.607.2485 (wow!)
Bakery- Provo Bakery* 190E 100 N, Provo (let’s just talk about the donuts. Oh the donuts!)
 
 
ENTERTAINMENT

SEASONAL ACTIVITES
Act NOW! These events end soon!

Tour inside a brand new LDS temple (this is a very rare opportunity to see inside an LDS temple)
https://templeopenhouse.lds.org/#/reserve/15

Listed within each category in order of relative distance from Aspenwood-- the first being the closest.

THEATER
Covey Center for the Arts Coveycenter.org 425 W Center Street, Provo 801.852.7007
Brigham Young University Performing Arts Events
Hale Center Theater Haletheater.com 225 W 400 N, Orem 801.226.8600 The best (in our opinion) professional theater in town. Great shows for families!

WATER FUN
Provo Rec Center (across the street)- amazing pool for kids ($5 admission, I think) http://www.provo.org/community/recreation-center
Seven Peaks Water Park sevenpeaks.com 1330 East 300 North, Provo 801.377.4386 Water fun for the entire family
Provo River Playing in Provo river up in the Canyon (look for Vivian Park)

Utah Lake State Park
HIKING
Timpanogos Cave National Monument nps.gov/tica 801.756.5239 Hikes Directions: Go north on I-15. Exit 284 go EAST (towards the closer mountains) and continue 10 miles to the monument
Temple Square Visittemplesquare.com 800.453.3860 ext. 21161 Museums, Tours and Dining

Scenic Heber steam train ride at Heber Valley Historic Railroad.

SHOPPING
University Mall- Orem
Thanksgiving Point thanksgivingpoint.com 888.672.6040 Shopping, Golf, Gardens, Dinosaur Museum, Museum of Natural Curiosity, Movie Theaters
City Creek Mall - Downtown Salt Lake City

SKIING/SNOWBOARDING/FUN IN THE SNOW
www.sundanceresort.com
www.deervalley.com
www.parkcitymountain.com
www.thecanyons.com
www.alta.com
Snowmobiling at Daniels Summit

MUSEUMS
BYU Museum of Peoples & Cultures
BYU Earth Science Museum, BYU Life Science Museum, BYU Art Museum byu.edu 801.422.4636 FREE! http://mlbean.byu.edu
Museum of Art at Brigham Young University
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum at BYU
Springville Museum of Art

Thanksgiving Point thanksgivingpoint.com 888.672.6040 Shopping, Golf, Gardens, Dinosaur Museum, Museum of Natural Curiosity, Movie Theaters

AMUSEMENT PARKS
Trafalga, Orem (mini golf, etc)
Evermore Park http://www.evermorepark.com
Lagoon Lagoonpark.com Farmington, UT (just off exit #322) 801.607.5555 Amusement Park
 
 
OTHER RESOURCES

Here are some web resources for fun things to do while on vacation in Provo.

51 fun things to do with your kids in Utah
http://www.24saltlake.com/utah-is-awesome/fun-things-to-do-with-your-kids-in-utah/

You can also visit these web sites for more ideas:
Utah Valley Online Visitors' Guide
Provo City's list of attractions
Utah.com, Utah's official travel site Local Information

Traffic (current conditions)
Utah Commuter Link (provides up to the minute traffic information)

Click here to see the Downtown Provo Shopping Guide (compiled by Matt Taylor) (did the link not work? Click here for our archive of the page)

Click here to see the archives of a neat book published by the Provo Chamber of Commerce in 1888.

PETS
Aspenwood Manor does not allow pets of any kind. However, there is a super cool service that hooks pet owners up with pet care providers in Provo. Check it out! http://www.Rover.com

TRANSPORTATION
http://www.rideuta.com/

Car rentals:

Enterprise 485 S University Ave, Provo • 801-377-7100
Avis Car Rental 1200 Towne Centre Boulevard Provo • 801-494-1529
Independent Car rental: JS Auto Lube & Sales • 992 North Industrial Park Road, Orem • 801-708-1241 • Jonathansanz_@hotmail.com • Rentals at $20/day.
**Aspenwood Manor makes no claims as to the quality of services or vehicles provided by these companies.

 

Events in the area.

Eventful.com's listing of local events in Provo

 

LOCAL NEWS
KSL.com
Daily Herald

Weather (current conditions & forecast)

 
   
   
   
 
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