Stayed at the Thunderbird Lodge prior to hiking down Bright Angel Trail for a lower canyon raft trip.

We were so lucky to get a room at Thunderbird! The location of this lodge is great, within walking distance to almost everything, and the shuttle bus stops at the foot of the hill in front of the lodge. We will definitely stay here again if we get to return to the a Grand Canyon.

Stayed at the Thunderbird Lodge for vacation. The room had a view of north and south rims and was close to everything. Highly recommend if you want to see sunrise and sunset in parks; not to mention deer, birds, elk and goats! The view can't be beat.

We stayed at Thunderbird Lodge for two nights in mid-May. I can't remember why I picked this lodge over the others, but I think I was thinking it would be quieter as it doesn't have its own restaurant or even its own check-in/registration area. Guests staying at Thunderbird check in next door at Bright Angel Lodge. Our room was perfectly suitable although, like many hotels rooms these days, the lighting could have been better for my eyes. We had a generous supply of towels as well as an in-room coffee set-up and a small fridge. I seldom find pillows firm enough in hotels, and this was no exception, but they were okay. We didn't bother having housekeeping as we stayed only two nights, but I did go looking for extra coffee packets, and the staff person who helped me couldn't have been nicer. Also, the staff at Bright Angel were very nice and helpful. Our room was on a low floor (there are only a couple of levels), but we were lucky enough to get a room overlooking the canyon -- just pull the curtains open and there is was. The best part of staying here was that it did turn out to be very quiet. But that may not be desirable for everyone. I could certainly see the convenience of staying at Bright Angel or one of the other options that have a registration area, restaurant/bar, gifts shop, etc. There was a water station near our room (and I assume on every floor). One thing to note: I don't think there are elevators in this lodge. We didn't see one, and there are some stairs up and down here and there. (After we were at the room we realized we could have used the opposite side door and avoided the stairs.)

At an early 8 am we were AWOKEN to LOUD knocking. It was none but house keeping, who seemed embarrassed after seeing us awake. Why did they do that?