Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel - Williams, Arizona

Jeff B.

This is a great experience. If you are traveling Rt 66 and haven't seen the Grand Canyon, you must do this. The cool part of this experience is that you can see the National Park Wonder and not spend a ton of money. The Hotel is fine, we had the 2 night package. Good pool and hot tub. Room was quite adequate. The restaurant part of the package was really disappointing, but that's not why you stay here. The train ride is great. We weren't traveling with children but the train ride and entire package seemed very kid friendly.

E3764GNmichaela

The Grand Canyon railway hotel was clean, quiet, and well run. Our package included meals and a rustic train ride to the Grand Canyon. The meals are cafeteria style, better than average. The service is very good. There were country singer soloists during the evening meal, and they were talented. The music was sedate, not overbearing. The train ride was two hours to the Grand Canyon and goes through the back country. The conductor we had was very informative. The scenery and occasional wildlife sightings were a visual treat, and overall the train ride was a relaxing way to get to and from the canyon. The staged "train robbery" was done with humor!

GastrodontUK

Really nice, large hotel adjacent to the Grand Canyon Railway station. Ample parking, friendly and helpful staff. Well maintained hotel with character public areas. Room very clean, comfortable and recently refurbished, well equipped with fridge and coffee machine but no safe. Easy access to Williams historic centre restaurants and Route 66 memorabilia across the railway tracks. Enjoyable hotel but let down by the main restaurant at both dinner and breakfast buffets, poor choices and quality of food, many stations empty, not enjoyable meals.

Lety E.

It was a delight to celebrate my birthday here. What a great experience it was to ride on the train to the Grand Canyon. The ride was so much fun! Once we got to our lodge, I was so glad that the staff took care of our luggage and put in our room. Such great service and everyone should do this at least once! Thank you for the great memories!

Niloufar G.

This was our first time staying here, but I’m so glad that we did. It was the best way to go to the Grand Canyon via the train. We stayed at the hotel one night and the next morning we headed to the Grand Canyon via the train. We booked everything through The Grand Canyon railway website. It was super easy.

We got the two queen bed , which it was great for my husband and I and my five year-old son. The rooms were very nice and cozy. Very standard room but very clean and had everything we needed. The only negative I would say is the Wi-Fi was very slow.

The hotel itself is very charming and you basically feel like you’re at a train station because you see the trains outside your window and outside the hotel. The town next to the hotel is on route 66 so there is a lot of little charming restaurants and shops that you can walk to about seven minutes but we would drive and it was like a one to two minute drive. There’s also grocery stores around if you wanted to get stuff for your room there’s a Safeway, there’s a Dollar General store as well. It’s a very, very cute little area and very charming.

When we arrived at 7:45 AM, our room was actually ready which I was very surprised about it and happy it was ready . we were able to go to our room and drop off all our luggage and then head to the depot across the hotel to get our boarding tickets for the train ride that heads out at 9:30 AM. And don’t miss out at 9 AM. There’s a wild wild West show that goes on before you get on the train. You don’t wanna miss it! I would get there maybe about 15 to 20 minutes if you wanna get seats.

I would say this, all the staff from the train conductors to the train station ticket depot to the gift shop to the reception, everyone was super friendly and inviting and helpful.

We didn’t get to use the amenities, but they do have an indoor pool and a gym. We also did not use the restaurants inside the hotel, but there are plenty of places to eat outside the hotel, which was great.

Everything went super smoothly and we had a great time! I highly recommend anybody that loves trains if you have children or not, this is the best way to get to the Grand Canyon. stay one or two nights at this hotel and then take the train to the Grand Canyon. It was a lovely and relaxing experience.

Armando P.

I highly recommend a stay at the GC Railway and Hotel. We also took the train ride to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon which is a most convenient way to visit the Grand Canyon if your time is limited. The trip on the rail car was a bit cheesy but a lot of fun. The railway car host provided fun facts and jokes. The over 2-hour ride went by fast. The hotel is well maintained, and the rooms are spacious with excellent amenities.

Robert B.

This place is fantastic! Marissa and Barbara at the front desk deserve a mention because they are so welcoming and helpful! If you want the best pie in the state ask Barbara, she will set you straight! This entire place makes a vacation effortless. They literally have every detail handled. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The amenities are perfect for anyone wanting to relax and see the beautiful state of Arizona. If you read this review and still have doubts about staying here you are not very smart. This place and the people who make it run are straight up AWESOME!

Kathleen Q.

We scheduled this trip to celebrate my friend's 60th birthday. What an experience! The staff was wonderful, the hotel was beautiful, Spenser's Bar was cool, and the train ride was fantastic! We bought tickets for the Luxury Dome Car (all adults in our party) and had the best time on both legs of the journey. Besides the drink service, they served delicious snacks during the whole ride. Also had just the right amount of time at the Grand Canyon. HIGHLY recommend staying at the hotel and taking the train ride!