10 Best Grand Canyon Hotels: Where to Stay Near Grand Canyon National Park
Looking for the best Grand Canyon hotels to stay at on your next trip? It's no wonder—the Grand Canyon is on most every American's travel list. From its brilliant rust-red cliffs to the churning Colorado River below, Grand Canyon National Park is the stuff of outdoor lover’s bucket lists, and staying close by gives you more time to explore. After all, at 277 miles long and a mile deep, this river valley is one of the largest canyons in the world, surrounded by northern Arizona’s famed red rock formations and fragrant ponderosa pines.
First established as a national park in 1919, Grand Canyon has lauded itself as a premiere road-tripping destination for over 100 years, with a wide variety of lodging nearby to cater to the nearly six million visitors it receives each year. Whether you’re the type who prefers indulgent suites set in remote canyon country or historic hotels in the heart of the park, there’s something to entice even the most world-weary traveler on this list. Below, find the best hotels near the Grand Canyon.
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High Country Motor Lodge - Flagstaff HotelHigh Country Motor Lodge
A luxe, hipster take on the tired motels of yore, High Country Motor Lodge offers cozy suites and cottage-style dwellings dripping with vintage Americana, nestled around a great lawn. Boogie on down to real-deal mixtapes on the bedside tape decks, caffeinate yourself with pour-over Copper Cow Coffee and Tea Drops, and soak your post-hike muscles in the property’s hot tub. When you’re not gawking at the mile-deep views of the Grand Canyon, enjoy a bespoke Nordic spa experience—the first of its kind in Arizona.
Mark Boisclair/Courtesy Enchantment ResorthotelEnchantment Resort
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Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Soak up the magic of red rock country by immersing yourself in the hip, Southwestern flair of Sedona. Enchantment Resort is set in the heart of the vermillion bluffs of Boynton Canyon, with adorable casitas and roomy suites for groups of up to 10. This pet-friendly hotel oozes with thoughtful architectural details, like log ceiling beams, gas fireplaces, and sienna-tinted adobe, with elevated American cuisine at on-site restaurant Che Ah Chi.
Clear Sky ResortsClear Sky Resorts - Grand Canyon
One of the most unique glamping experiences in the country, Clear Sky Resort offers stargazing and sunset-chasing travelers the opportunity to stay in remote, domed tents that boast the comforts of home. Each climate-controlled pod offers sweeping views of the northern Arizona landscape, a seating area with a telescope, and a private bathroom with a rain shower. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, try booking a specialty suite like the Stairway to the Stars Sky Dome, where guests can swing in mod egg chairs and sleep in a suspended, nest-like bed beneath a huge skylight.
Courtesy Under CanvashotelUnder Canvas Grand Canyon
Readers' Choice Awards 2020, 2021Under Canvas has, in the last few years, earned itself a sparkling reputation as a top purveyor of luxurious glamping experiences. From the organic bath products to morning yoga to nightly s’mores around the fire pit, they have comfortable camping dialed-in, so much so that even the choosiest hotel snob will feel right at home. Pro tip: Splurge on a stargazer tent for dreamy Milky Way views without ever leaving your bed.
Backland Glamping ResortBackland Glamping Resort
Surrounded by miles of ponderosa pine forest and pinyon juniper scrub, Backland Glamping Resort aims to provide guests with a luxurious eco-camp experience, with plush linens, climate-controlled tents, en-suite bathrooms, and tent-side parking. Set an hour from the national park, in the quirky Route 66 hub of Williams, Arizona, Backland’s amenities could rival those of any hip hotel, with custom spa rituals, nightly complimentary s’mores, telescope stargazing, and fresh farm-to-table fare.
Courtesy Courtyard by MarriottCourtyard by Marriott Flagstaff
A cobblestone façade and rustic timber beams help this elegant hotel blend into the high desert of Arizona, while inside, rooms are light-filled and contemporary. The Courtyard by Marriott Flagstaff is set right in the center of town, just over an hour from Grand Canyon National Park. It’s the perfect place for travelers to blend their love of the outdoors with their desire for modern amenities like an indoor fitness center, on-site bistro bar, and space age-style seating areas with plenty of outlets.
Little America HotelLittle America Hotel
Though not as posh as some sites on our list, Little America Hotel is held in high regard as the only AAA-approved Four-Diamond hotel in Flagstaff, an hour and fifteen minutes from the South Rim by car. A boon for those flying in to visit the park, the hotel offers spacious, comfortable rooms with goose down bedding, rustic live-edge desks, and earth-toned sitting areas, all situated amidst 500 acres of ponderosa pine forest. Plus, technology lovers will enjoy the 55-inch LG flat screens and the property’s included high-speed internet access.
Natural History Archive/AlamyEl Tovar Hotel
Often said to be the “crown jewel” of national park lodges, the Norwegian villa style of the El Tovar Hotel might, at first glance, appear out of place amidst the rust-colored cliffs of Grand Canyon. It opened in 1905, when the European aesthetic was considered the height of refinement to American designers, and, perched atop the South Rim’s famous cliff’s edge views, the El Tovar still impresses over 100 years later. Rooms are simple, with Mission-inspired furnishings and vintage park photographs, but the incomparable location and five-star dining hall views make this lodge a must-see.
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L’Auberge de SedonahotelL’Auberge de Sedona
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023Why not pair a luxe spa vacation with your Grand Canyon adventure? L’Auberge de Sedona offers elegant creekside cottages and lodge rooms with verdant garden views for the discerning traveler who likes their hikes with a side of Swedish massage. Open year-round in the spiritual high desert mecca of Sedona, two hours from the park, the lodge boasts a bevy of daily activities (think Qigong meditation and chakra-balancing yoga) as well as a mindful fine dining menu at Cress, the on-site restaurant.
AmanhotelAmangiri
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Gold List 2018, 2019 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Rounding out our list of the best Grand Canyon hotels: this dreamy Aman property. Set in remote Canyon Point, Utah, Amangiri is a rare breed of luxury hotel, in that it truly blends in with the natural landscape that surrounds it. From canvas-lined pavilions with private plunge pools to a four-bedroom mesa home, guests here get to mingle with high sandstone bluffs and rose-hued cliffs, no matter what room they pick. Plus, with an on-site via ferrata and in-house guides at the ready to help book national park outings, experiencing the best of canyon country is a cinch. (Of note, this is the farthest hotel from Grand Canyon on our list, at 2.5 hours away.)
