Great time at Yavapai Lodge
by A TripAdvisor Member
Stayed two nights at Yavapai Lodge (East) and enjoyed it very much. Room was clean, quiet and comfortable with king size bed and air conditioning. Nice decor, pleasant view of trees out our window. Ate elsewhere, but had breakfast once in Yavapai's cafeteria and it was good, just expensive, but that's not unusual. This lodge is very conveniently located in the park, as the shuttle bus stopped in front of our building, and the market and post office are practically right next to the Lodge. It is a great strategic location for the shuttles, both Hermit's Rest and the Kaibab Trail Routes (don't miss Yaki Point on the K. T. Route!) We would definitely stay at Yavapai again, as the rate was decent, the service was good and the location was great.
Yavapai Lodge
by madamx
The Yavapai Lodge is located about .8 km from the rim of the Grand Canyon, and is ideally situated away from the rim crowds, near the marketplace, and has bus service in front of the lodge's main building plus the rooms (they are a small distance away from the main building, about a 5 minute walk).
The rooms are housed in several depressing-looking 70's era buildings. However, the rooms have been recently renovated, and have nice mission-style furniture, plus the temperature is electronically controlled. What I found strange, though, was they tried to make do with doing minimal renovations -- for example, the room sink had brand new fixtures, but the sink was the worn-looking original, plus the light switches were yellowed and old. The bed was very comfy, but the pillows could have done double-duty as pancakes. The bathroom has not heat, but you can turn on warm air via an ancient-looking timing dial and it comes out of a ceiling vent. We found the staff very pleasant and helpful, plus the fridge in the room was extremely handy. The cafeteria serves pretty decent -- albeit-- cafeteria food, but we thought it was okay and ate most of our meals there.
This was our first time to the Grand Canyon and were very impressed with how everything was organized to move people through efficiently. The bus service was excellent, and you do not need a car at all to get around the rim, unless going east on Desert View Drive.
Overall, we were very happy with the Yavapai Lodge, and would return, as we got very good value for our money. We were suprised at the reasonable rates, considering the place is at the Grand Canyon.
There's lots. It was a great...
by coast2coast
There's lots. It was a great thrill to stay in Grand Canyon. We stayed at Yavapai east Lodge.
Inn at Grand Glaze,Lake of the Ozarks . What a view ! Good facs in both. Prices ok .
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Yavapai Point
Visitor Center at Yavapai Point
sunset at Yavapai Point
Grand Canyon, Yavapai Point
Forum Posts
Sedona Trip
by pkmbc
Hello,
We are planning a mid-October trip to Arizona-2 adults, 2 kids (16 and 14). We will fly into Phoenix at 5:30pm and drive straight to Sedona (staying at Real Inn). My plan is to have Sedona be our "home base" for the next four days and take day trips to Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, etc. Is it realistic to try to see Grand Canyon in one day or should I plan to stay there for the night? I would rather not have to change hotels, but I also don't want to spend most of the day trip driving? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
RE: Sedona Trip
by madamx
You could see the Grand Canyon in a day, but it would be a pretty long day. You won't be driving all day, as the best way to see all the viewpoints is by bus service. It is really efficient, and for more info, please check out my Grand Canyon page. Driving time to the Grand Canyon is about 2 hours via highway 89 past Cameron to the East entrance (much more scenic/interesting than via Williams)
It would be best to stay overnight, as then you can take your time, see all the sites along the way (such as Sunset Crater and Wupatki) and take in the sunrise or sunset as well, totally worth it. Perhaps you could fit it into near the end of your stay, to avoid switching hotels midweek. Accomodation is fairly reasonable, we stayed at the Yavapai Lodge. Not right on the rim, but away from all the crowds.
RE: RE: Sedona Trip
by madamx
Sorry, the distance is more like 3 hours.
RE: RE: Sedona Trip
by pkmbc
Thanks for the reponse, madamx. Your Sedona travel page has some great info. I am really looking forward to this trip.
RE: RE: Sedona Trip
by madamx
Thanks, you will have a great time!
RE: Sedona Trip
by brotherleelove
You can do it as a daytrip. It's less than 100 miles between the two. Leave early in the morning, take your time, enjoy the Canyon!!
RE: Sedona Trip
by kop-queen
I agree with Madamx, much better to stay a night in the park and take in as much as possible. We only had 1 night but could have happily stayed for another and the lodge we stayed in was only an easy 5 minute walk to the rim. Our sunset experience was let down by weather conditions and we could have missed our sunrise as well!
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