www.templesquarehospitality.com They schedule commerical busloads of people for a meal at the Lion House after a short garden tour and then will also allow them to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practice on Thursday evenings--if they'd like to do it all together.
Public parking is a little bit limited during downtown reconstruction. Talk to the hospitality people at the above website.
Yes. There are elevators and access through most of the gardens.
There is a shop at the Church Museum. Nothing for the gardens.
Yes. See above website for restaurant information.
There are parks to the east of the plaza.
Garden Talks In The Park are held on Wednesday evenings during June, July, and August. Expert horticulturalists give complimentary one-hour garden talks. The talks begin at 8 p.m. in June and July and at 7:30 p.m. in August. No tickets are required. All ages welcome. You can call 801-240-5916 and press #2 to find out about that week's topic or press #3 to leave an address to have me mail the calendar card to you.
The Convention Bureau has ipod self guided walks around town and there are lots of hikes in the mountains around the city.
There are hotels all over the city, but call ahead in case of conventions being held.
The restrooms are clean and family friendly on the plaza and square.