Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I imagine all the in-park hotels are already booked, which honestly is the only way to visit the Grand Canyon.
OP here and I actually saw some openings at El Tovar which prompted the question. I was surprised the hotel had openings.
So park hotels are booked through Xanterra. It's a weird, archaic system. It will LOOK like El Tovar has availability, but it may not. (Ask me how I know!) You basically use their online system to select your order of preference and then a person emails you back with what they actually have. We ended up at the Thunderbird with a partial canyon view even though when I booked online I thought we were getting El Tovar. Bottom line is none of the hotels are luxe/upscale/etc, but you are going for the experience and the access.
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