Hotel Review – Kachina Lodge Grand Canyon
By traveltripz on Mar 4, 2008 in Grand Canyon, Hotel Reviews, Reviews, USA
Check in is at 4pm and we had arrived too early to check in. However the young man checked our reservation and suggested we return around 2pm to see if the room was available.
When we did return at around 2.30pm the room still wasn’t ready so we sat in the lobby with a number of other people who were also waiting to check in. The young lady behind the counter said she would list us as being in the hotel so that housekeeping would move our room up the list of rooms to be serviced.
Check in for the Kachina Lodge is done through the El Tovar Hotel. The El Tovar is quite an historic hotel and the lobby reflects this with its dark wood theme and deer head decorations.
Once we received our room keys we had to get back to our car and drive around to the Kachina Lodge. We were warned that parking may be sparse and were considering keeping our car space outside the El Tovar but luckily when we got to Kachina we found a space right by the entrance. If you were arriving at a busy time of the year you may find it difficult to find parking so keep this in mind.
Our room is #6313 and is situated on the bottom floor of the hotel on the Canyon side. Kachina advertises their rooms as having partial Canyon views but we found that the only thing obstructing the full view of the Canyon were a few trees. We were probably about 30 feet from the Canyon edge.
The room is similar to all the others we have been staying in. There are 2 double beds, which are comfortable, a TV cabinet with a 26in (68cm) TV and a table with one chair, large clock radio, and the usual bedside telephone.
Each bed had two pillows and one of the pillow slips had black stains which were ingrained, and although the pillow slip had been laundered the stains made it look very unappealing.
The décor is restful with nicely presented artwork and attractive lamps.
Lighting in the room is okay although as with most hotels we have stayed at in the US, there is minimal ceiling lighting and instead the room is lit by a series of lamps. As a result the room is not well lit but once the blinds are opened there is plenty of light.
The bathroom wasn’t huge but there was enough room to move around easily. The ‘Ecossential’ brand toiletries smelt almost good enough to eat, with a tangerine citrus aroma.
The room was very clean and comfortable to be in. Unfortunately there is no internet in the rooms which meant we were unable to keep up with our business committments. The internet in the Bright Angel Lodge lobby area costs $2.00 for 7 mins which is just enough time to send a couple of emails.
This hotel is expensive for what you get, but you need to keep in mind that you are paying mainly for being right on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Our Rating of the Kachina Lodge Grand Canyon:
Checking in and out 3/5
Room 3/5
Position 5/5
Price 3.5/5
Cleanliness 4/5
