We two had a rimside Pioneer Cabin. #135. A tiny view of the canyon was visible through the trees, but at least it had better privacy than the non-rimside cabins. LOCATION: 5.0. This made renting a cabin in the park worthwhile. CLEANLINESS: 2.0. Bathroom was clean. Rest of unit was dusty, and the floor under the bed appeared as if it hadn't seen a broom in weeks or months. BATHROOM: 3.5. Small with tiny sink, but plumbing has been updated so water pressure and temperature in shower was excellent. BED: 2.0. A bit worn. (Advice: Do not look under the bed!) DOOR: 2.0. Locked worked great. My wife plugged all the cracks in the door with park brochures in order to keep insects out. WINDOWS: 2.0. Latch broken on one window. None of the windows would stay open of there own accord (see SERVICE). SERVICE: 3.5. Mostly good. When we complained about the windows not remaining open, they fixed it quickly while we were out: by breaking some tree branches and jamming the windows open (see the photo I have attached). INTERNET: As expected, NO CONNECTION.

Our family of 5 stayed in a pioneer cabin. Our experience was awful. The cabin was filthy. The windows were broken. There were mice in our room that ate our food the first night and then were caught in the mousetrap behind the fridge the second night. My parents were woken up by a dying mouse at midnight. No one at the front desk warned us about the mice. Rooms were hot (due to climate changed induced higher temps) and no fans were available for the room with 3 beds. The room also had a broken toilet seat, broken door knob on the bathroom, moldy shower, filthy carpet including mouse poop in the corners (which is a health concern considering the hantavirus). The futon bed was ridiculously uncomfortable. It appears that the western cabins are nicer but only have space for 4, so that didn’t work for us. Which is unfortunate because it’s literally the only place to stay.

First time visiting this hotel with my parents (2 time for them) and we enjoyed every bit of it. The rooms were small but cosy wooden houses with a bathroom included. When we arrived, we were a bit disappointed as we realised that the rooms did not have a microwave and a fridge included like we thought, but it turned out to be not that important. Hotel staff were friendly and helpful and they offer you a buggy service to carry your heavy bags if you so wish. Most rooms were surrounded by amazing pine trees and they were close to the restaurant and reception area. Guests are welcomed with amazing views of the Grand Canyon with the option of doing a few trails which are a must. For breakfast, you can either choose a buffet option or go for the A la carte menu. For dinner, you have really nice dishes as well and it's not too expensive. A 10/10 experience for us. If you visit the Grand Canyon North Rim, this is a perfect option. It's 80% less crowded with tourists than the South Rim and it's a must if you like being surrounded by nature and tranquility. I will definitely return to this place one day.

Aside from the camp ground on site, this is the only place to stay at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The next closest place is Jacob's Lake (about an hour from the North Rim) or Kaibab lodge (about 25 minutes from the rim). We booked a partial canyon view "Western Cabin" exactly one year in advance of our stay, when the ability to book became available. This is because they sell out quickly. People generally plan this trip over a year in advance. Also, keep in mind if you are booking for May, the lodge might open later than expected if there is heavy snow in the area that year. The Western Cabins have a bedroom (with 2 queen beds, a desk with a chair, a small table with 2 chairs and a gas fireplace), a small bathroom, and a large walk in closet (containing a countertop, mini-fridge, coffee maker, and an area to hang clothes.) Each Western Cabin has a porch with two chairs (ours were rockers). It is very rustic (no microwave, no TV, no wifi, no cell service except in a few spots like Bright Angel Point) but that is part of it's charm. We packed card games and books and our children were content in their down time. We could not figure out how to make our fireplace work but it wasn't quite cold enough for us to speak to the staff about this. (Mid-June temps were in the 70's during the day and 50's at night.) Some other reviewers have commented about lack of availability of items. We experienced this as well when we asked for additional pillows and were basically told there were no additional pillows to be had. We had one pillow per person though, so we were fine. Additionally we were given only 1 key for the four of us. They said they needed all the additional keys they had for their cleaning staff and were running out of keys to give other guests. I am not sure why that would be and it is something the management should investigate and remedy. (i.e. Purchase more pillows and key cards. They are sorely needed.) There is no early check in. I got the impression they were short staffed, as rooms took a long time to turn over when people checked out and our room was not tended to once we'd checked in. It is very remote (see above) and most staff live on site. Perhaps this makes finding people to work here more difficult. The staff were all polite and helpful though. We did not have any bad experiences with them at all. Food options are limited to: * a saloon (which we did not go to) that has coffee and some breakfast items in the morning and drinks (mainly alcohol) and pizza in the afternoon/evening * a deli which had breakfast (hearty sandwiches, yogurt, cereal and a small array of fruit) and lunch/dinner items (which we did not experience) * a dinning room which had a breakfast buffet (which we did not experience) lunch and dinner options, which were delicious. There was also a kids menu (which we did not know in advance). Reservations for dinner are STRONGLY recommended. * a general store in the camp site which has limited frozen food meals and a microwave to heat them on once purchased. We knew the food options were limited and expensive so we packed a cooler and purchased some food to bring with us on our trip. This allowed us to minimize our expenses a bit. However, there is no microwave in the cabins so we couldn't heat anything. We were able to get the coffee maker to just give us hot water, and that allowed us to enjoy hot tea and instant oatmeal. Overall, we enjoyed our stay here. We knew we were paying for the access to the canyon and the views, and that did not disappoint. We were able to witness breathtaking sunsets and sunrises by simply walking out our front door. Had it not been for the mile drop into the canyon and one of my children being a risk taker, I would have felt comfortable with them going around the site together without parental supervision (ages 10 and 12).

Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim has a Lodge building with Dining room, view terraces, Reception, etc but no lodging within that building. All the lodging is in cabins. We got one of the deluxe ones with fireplace and lovely porch with rocking chairs and partial view of the canyon. Good proximity to parking lot and also to the Lodge/Dining building. Pretty basic but very comfortable. Windows with screens allow pleasant cross ventilation. There was a room across from the bath with small fridge and coffee maker. Also able to store some luggage there. Place was quaint, beds very comfortable. Kind of like camping in a building but I really enjoyed it. There are two categories of cabins: the deluxe ones are on one side of the road, closer to the view while the 'basic' ones are on the other side and there are many more of them so perhaps not as much privacy.