Grand Canyon Lodge - North Rim - North Rim, Arizona

Angela E.

This is a beautiful lodge with panoramic views of the canyon. The restaurant is nice and the staff at our visit was friendly. The food was good. It’s a little pricey but it’s the only option in the area and was expected. Make reservations in advance to get a table for dinner. The cabin we stayed in was perfect for our needs. The overall surrounding property of the park cabins, and lodge is well taken care of, clean, and has many trails and paths with beautiful views. Highly recommend!

Paul R.

Nice lodge on the north rim. It looks like they gave nice cabins some with a rim view. We didn't stay here but loved the views. The Bright Angel Point trail at the lodge is still closed for repairs (May 15 2025). But many other nice views including the paved scenic drive. Lots of people but not nearly the crowds you see on the south rim even though we were here on opening day.

Monte W.

The Grand Canyon is a great place to visit, especially if you love the views and hiking and just enjoying the historic nature of the place. The hotels in the village have a lot of history and charm to them. Some of them are wood structures built a very long time ago and they are really beautiful.

Jason R.

We were hiking North Rim to South Rim, this was the perfect location. Other than that the motel room was terrible. The bed is old, hard and very uncomfortable. There was no hot water even after running it for 15 minutes. The pillows are old, lumpy and flat, a terrible way to start a 20+ mile hike. The views are great, the location was great, the old lodge architecture was great.

Jacqueline T.

Why not indulge in a lavish getaway when you visit the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park? The breathtaking views are simply stunning from nearly every vantage point.

We enjoyed a variety of drinks at the bar, soaking in the magnificent scenery of the canyon. With plenty of seating available, finding a perfect spot to admire the landscape was effortless.

For dinner, we dined on-site, where the cuisine was both sophisticated and sumptuous. The crème brûlée was a standout for me. In the evening, a ranger brought a telescope, giving us the chance to gaze at Mars and various constellations. This is an experience you definitely shouldn't overlook.

Our cabin was simple yet provided all the essentials for a restful night’s sleep. After all, you’re at the Grand Canyon! There’s no need to stay indoors; make the most of the beautiful grounds and explore the gift shops!

Freddy62

Very long lines at check in, rodents and large bugs in the room, lumpy beds, and a heater that kept tripping off all night. Forget about getting a dinner reservation in the restaurant, pretty easy to get in for breakfast though, but don’t do the buffet - cold food and warm orange juice. All of that for the low, low price of $450 per night! Thank goodness we only booked one night! Only reason for 2 stars instead of one is the views, the grounds, and the friendly staff.

Chocolate M.

TLDR: No WiFi, tiny showers, tiny bathrooms, stiff beds and pillows, mouse traps in my room, no outlets, ancient heating systems, limited hot water, limited food options. But at least the trails are good, so that makes everything better, right?

I wonder how many people actually stay here versus just enjoy the views here because the views are astonishing, truly. I loved the lookouts and many accessible trails nearby. However, actually staying in these cabins is a different story.

I hiked rim-to-rim, which is not the experience most people have, but I'm still going to share my feelings about it. I completed my 21+ mile hike and got to my room just wanted to shower off and rest. Too bad the shower doesn't have a light above it and is crammed into a dark corner of the bathroom, leaving maybe four or five square to move around in? And as a lanky, 6' 2"ish cow, I'm lookin' to have as much room as I can get. Not with this place. The soap and shampoo were cheap too. So I took my dark, cramped shower. I found out the following day that one of my sowfriends who did the hike with me didn't have hot water in her cabin that morning, so that's cool.

The bathroom itself is tiny as well. Sitting on the toilet caused my knees to hit the wall, which would have been hilarious to me if I didn't have balance myself prior to sitting down due lack of working leg muscles from the hike. Anyway, after the shower, I went to rest in my bed for a bit. Too bad my bed was stiff as hell and the also stiff pillow cranked my neck, so I couldn't get any good rest then or either night I stayed here. And there were two mouse traps near my bed, which is the universal sign for great pest control on a property.

And the only available outlets were two in the bathroom, so if you want to charge your devices overnight, you'd better figure out how to balance them on the tiny stand above the sink. And in the night, when it got to below forty-five degrees, the ancient heating unit in my cabin seemed to not only take a while to kick in, but didn't actually tell you what temperature you were setting it to? It was just a dial. "Do you want it a little hot? Or a lotta hot?" You pick.

And I'm not even at the worst part of this place—there's no WiFi. "But Chocolate," you might say, "you're in nature! You should be off of your devices!" Yes, and I was. However, if you hiked there and planned to hike back, but found your legs udderly unfunctioning the following day, you're going to need to reserve for a shuttle out of there for the following day. Can't do that without WiFi. Also, rim-to-rim is a 21+ mile, dangerous hike where someone dies every two weeks, apparently. I wanted to let me loved ones know that I was alright, except I couldn't without WiFi. I'd understand if only the main lodge itself had WiFi to encourage people to be off their phones while in their cabins or just out and about, but no, there's not even that option. There's WiFi at a general store a little more than a mile away, but again, with completely shot legs, that wasn't exactly the easiest ask.

The eatery at the lodge was also quite mediocre for the price. They charge $21 for a bare-bones breakfast buffet and wanted $36 for the most bland salmon I've ever had in my life. I mean I know it's a landlocked state, but come on. The wait staff there is super nice, though, and tolerated with my large group for the time we were there, so shoutout to them for dealing with our nonsense.

Anyway, to make a long story short, since this is the only option for lodging on the North Rim, come prepared, but don't expect to enjoy it. The cabins are trash and without WiFi, do all of your online planning beforehand.

Dave B.

Wow. 30 miles to get to it, but the Alpine Forest are beautiful. The resort and cabins and park are fantastic either. There’s quite a few potholes on the road to the park.