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El Tovar - Inside the Park

2.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Lobby sitting area
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; American cuisine
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
$214
includes taxes & fees
Dec 7 - Dec 8

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Grand Canyon Village, Grand Canyon, AZ, 86023
  • Place, Grand Canyon National Park
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Grand Canyon Railway
    ‪2 min walk‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(71 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(20 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 Double Bed Street Level | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed Street Level

7.0 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed Street Level

7.4 out of 10
Good
(26 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

7.8 out of 10
Good
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

El Tovar - Inside the Park

Grand Canyon hotel steps from Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent's Residence
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/cafe. Free self parking and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a 24-hour front desk, and tour/ticket assistance are onsite.
El Tovar - Inside the Park offers 78 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Satellite television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary area shuttle within 25 mi is available for guests. This historic hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

El Tovar - Inside the Park is a smoke-free property.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
The El Tovar Dining Room - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations are required.
El Tovar Cocktail Lounge - Onsite bar. Open daily.

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of Historic Hotels of America.

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Free area shuttle up to 25 mi
  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: USD 2 to 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • El Tovar Cocktail Lounge
  • The El Tovar Dining Room

Things to do

  • Horseback riding/rentals

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • Built in 1905
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 36-inch TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 2 to 10 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Reviews

El Tovar - Inside the Park Reviews

8.4

Very Good

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 554 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 219 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 65 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 39 out of 1013 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Walter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
TV reception was horrible! Staff tried but in this day and age of technology and the caliber of the hotel I would think they would have state of the art television
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Mark

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
We arrived with 4 cases and they put us on the top floor no elevators, me and my wife are in our 60s, the bell hop took one look at our cases and frowned and decided to offer his help to a young girl in her 20s who had 1 small case terrible sevice. the Hotel is very old and very expensive for what it is your paying for the location. would i stay again no!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard and Mindy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
My wife and I were taking a trip of a lifetime and decided to spring for almost a thousand bucks to stay in this convenient and iconic hotel. The check in experience was great and the accommodations were as expected for such an old property. My issue relates to the dinner reservation we made two weeks before we arrived. We really wanted to sit near the windows in the dining room and stopped by the restaurant desk earlier in the day to ask for this accommodation. It was noted, so when we arrived, it was a bit surprising that the young desk clerk seemed reluctant to reassign our table, but did find us a table near the windows. We sat and observed the fact that two window tables were unassigned…and we were one of a very few patrons in there at the time. After being waited on, we observed another couple was being seated near us, but they asked to have one of the tables at the window and they were moved. I was sorely disappointed at this outcome … it seemed that our wishes weren’t even considered, but if we had raised the question, we may have gotten a coveted spot. Frankly it ruined my $200+ meal…and (sorry for the pun) left a bad taste in my mouth. I’ll never be able to make this trip again, so I’ll never get to experience the dream of sitting at a canyon-view window. But I hope the staff can learn to be more attentive, especially when making accommodations for other folks in similar situations but not for us, made me feel unwelcome.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

sally

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We love the historic hotel. Nice rooms but the air conditioner is too large and too noisy for the space.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Martins

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location within the park. Good dining options. Historic charming building. However some renovation would be needed to regain ambiance what I believe one was there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Artyom

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stunning Lodge

Beautiful lodge, nice amenities (restaurant, bar, convenience store, gift shop all on site), perfect location, great atmosphere. Parking was a challenge
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael, springboro

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alfred

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Can’t beat the location. Extremely easy to walk the south rim trails from this location in the cool of morning, before the crowds arrive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
El Tovar is a landmark and historical site. Watching the sunset and sunrise was magical. The food in El Tovar dining room was excellent we had Cobb salad and filet dinners and it was on par with anywhere.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Beverly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Rooms are NOT worth what I paid! Beds are awful, TV doesn’t work, REALLY small! At the Grand Canyon and have a view of the parking lot - what do you expect for $350+ per night per room (I had 3 rooms)!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing Hotel

Fabulous Hotel and amazing service from reception to restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

eugene

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food options were good. The room was awful. The AC broke. The window was broken. The AC was noisiest I have ever experienced. Plus there was no way to deflect thevair coming out,... the deflector was bolted. There is only ONE plug in the room and was being used by a lamp abd coffee maker. The safe is mounted so high up that you can barely reach it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Modest room in a unique historical hotel at S Rim

We enjoyed our stay in the El Tovar Hotel for its unique historical ambience and exceptional location across from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The queen bed room was expensive but not great. The decor was quite modest, the mattress was too soft, the AC not very effective and loud, there weren't enough electrical outlets, and the TV picture was grainy. However, the bathroom was a generous size with appealing retro black and white tiles and the shower was great.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Jolie

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked the convenience of everything being at one place. We enjoyed the restaurant and the menu.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Great stay! The location is AMAZING!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic hotel localisation with a lot of history. All walkable to the south rim. Very confortable beds and nice bathrooms. Increadible restaurant quality (breakfast and dinners).
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Melanie

Traveled with family

Just OK, consider other options

Our stay here was just OK - we weren’t made to feel particularly welcome, which given this is likely a trip of a lifetime to the Grand Canyon was a shame. We really disliked our evening meal in the restaurant. It was overpriced and was not fine dining. We preferred our lunch in the Bright Angel lodge next door. This was the single most expensive nights accommodation on our trip to the US and it wasn’t worth it, not really. The room and beds were fine, it just wasn’t the special stay we were expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025