Splendid

• October 6, 2009
• Rated 5 of 5 by Hans de Vries from Barendrecht, Netherlands

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Kaibab Lodge

• July 28, 2006
• Rated 4 of 5 by mcgee3314 from Grand Rapids, Michigan

Kaibab Lodge is located 5 miles from the entrance of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and a total of 18 miles from the rim and visitors center.

The room that I stayed in was an Eastview room. These rooms appeared to be new and recently constructed. The room had two double beds with a lounge table and a separate bathroom. The room also had a separate deck that looked out onto the meadows that surround the lodge.

The shower in the bathroom was very small and did not have high water pressure all of the time because they have to truck in their water from outside.

The room does not have a TV, but there is a nice TV in the lodge that they let you use. There is wireless Internet in the lodge that they get from a satellite. The restaurant in the lodge also makes this a very nice place to stay.

This hotel comes highly recommended because it is the only other reasonable hotel to stay in, except for the Grand Canyon North Rim Lodge, which is located inside of the park.

From journal Grand Canyon North Rim

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Kaibab Lodge

• February 9, 2003
• Rated 3 of 5 by mag&dick from SCOTTSDALE, Arizona

In a word, RUSTIC! Kaibab Lodge doesn't look like much, but we found the accommodations reasonably comfortable and the restaurant was surprisingly great!

There's a lodge building that houses the dining room and a comfortable lounge area with stone fireplace. The cabin had two double beds and a dresser and very small bath with shower only. I recall that we were asked to conserve water and not run the shower too long. The nights were cold, and there was electric heat that kept us warm. I know we slept well, but whether that was because the bed was comfortable or because of all the fresh air, I can't recall! When we go on driving trips, I always like to bring our own pillows for extra comfort anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to do that. There are no TVs or phones in the rooms.

The lodge is about five miles from the rim and Grand Canyon Lodge. It is a good location for driving to all the major vantage points.

Food at the restaurant was really good! Good hearty breakfasts, including oatmeal and all the usual breakfast fare. We had some really excellent trout for dinner one night.

They showed us some "yurts" which are round tents that sleep ten people -- they use these in the winter for cross-country skiing. They have a stove in the center for heat -- like an igloo. Very interesting. Anyway, this is an outdoorsy, no frills, and I do mean none, kind of place.

From journal Kaibab Kountry - Grand Canyon North Rim

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