We booked a street side room. I felt no need to pay more for a canyon view room because the canyon was just outside. Why would you stay in your room to look at the canyon? Why don’t you just walk out to see it? We arrived at El Tovar for check-in at about 330pm. After checking in, we drove over to Kachina and parked and unloaded our bags. We had no problems looking for parking, was it because of the time we arrived? There were several empty lots when we arrived. The room was big. Wifi was also ok, I don’t know why so many people had problems with it. We took all our meals at El Tovar, which was only a 2-minute walk away. Would stay again.

We originally booked at El Tovar, but when we checked in, I asked for a Canyon view, and was offered a room at Kachina Lodge. It was absolutely fine. The view is the main thing, and so worth it. The room was large and comfortable. The bathroom was a little dated, with a small bath, but the shower worked well, and the weather was very hot. The heating worked like a dream, there was a large tv and tea/coffee making machine. The block may feel dated, but the view is timeless.

The location and views of the lodges along the south rim of the Grand Canyon are unparalleled! The El Tovar seems more upscale but having stayed there a few years ago as well, the rooms at Kachina are more updated. Kachina is conveniently close to all of the restaurants and the bus stop. No real need for a canyon view room in our opinion because we didn’t spend a lot of time there...the rim of the canyon is only a few yards out the door after all! Would definitely stay here again.

We stayed in a canyon view room. It was super. The room has coffee, flat screen tv, comfortable beds, and it was clean. Yes it is a bit dated but the view more than makes up for it and it would be a shame to see the hotel go away. Parking was a bit difficult but we overcame. I would stay here again and again. Our room was 75' from the rim, how do you go wrong with that?

Over and the above the location this is an Amazing place. We checked into Kachina Lodge after staying the previous night at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and Kachina surpassed the Bellagio in hospitality, cleanliness, ambiance, value and service. I also very much appreciated the incorporation of environmentally friendly practices while still providing outstanding amenities. The effortless ability to practice water conservation and recycling enriched the experience. All of the in room amenities (tea tree and lemons grass shower gel, shampoo, in room coffee, etc.) were available in abundance and managed with a green touch (multi user containers as opposed to the usual and wasteful unit dose sized). There was plenty of plush linen along with guidelines for responsible use and reuse. The decor was in keeping with the rustic charm typical of the National Parks Lodges - notice the accent tiles in the shower with delightful depictions of local wildlife-lovely! This was an incredible hospitality experience and if I ever have the good fortune to return, where to stay is now a no brainer! Special thanks to Karen from housekeeping services, Jason and Tia at The Harvey House Cafe (and so many other folks whose names escape my feeble memory) that provided us extra special and memorable experiences. Caveat: yes parking is a challenge but I would rather face that than see more of the area paved!