Allison D.
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Beautiful home base for a night or two from which to visit the Grand Canyon. Owned and operated by the Hualapai Indian Tribe on the reservation, the cabins are remote with only the small “town” adjacent for food and supplies. Some helpful tips:
Apple Maps directions are wrong. Use Google Maps and load directions to your phone well in advance as there is no cell service in the area.
The roads are unlighted with free ranging cows wandering about, so avoid arriving after dark. The desk stays open till about 9pm but call to confirm if arriving late. Watch VERY carefully for the unlighted sign on the right side roughly half mile after the roundabout but before the dead-end to find your turn off.
Bring some healthy food and large bottles of water for your room as the one restaurant on site is 2-stars at best and there is nothing better within an hour’s drive, including at Skyview and Guano Point. The rooms have a mini fridge and small microwave but no prep area. The entire area is reservation and with the exception of these 3 tourist destinations (the cabins being very close to the ZipLine) is completely undeveloped. This is both a feature and a bug from a food/beverage standpoint. Fill your gas tank before heading out as you’ll be an hour’s drive from anything.
The cabins are new construction, very clean and the double bed reasonably comfortable with a trundle underneath. The shower is large, there are screens on the windows and an AC unit and ceiling fan. The bench on the front porch is nice to sit and enjoy a spectacular view of the Canyon. There is a 1.5 mile each way flat trail you can walk (start near the barn) to the canyon. The only other accommodations (Glamping and Western Ranch) *might* be nicer but are not as close to the canyon and don’t have the same view as the porches at the cabins.
Drive less than a mile to the parking lot where you pay about $120 each for the pass that gets you on the bus loop to the Skywalk, Guano Point and back to parking lot where you drive back to the cabins’ mini-town for the ZipLine. It’s not an option to do just one; you pay for all 3 even if you skip the ZipLine. We took about 2.5 hours for the Skyview and Guano Point and found the views and sites to be well worth the cost and easy to navigate. Wear good walking shoes to safely explore Guano Point. I don’t recommend for toddlers or wild kids and would keep mine on a leash for safety. There are huge drop offs and a person died the week before our visit after falling 150 feet off a ledge. There are no guard rails, but many paths are wide and safe if you’re smart, and views are gorgeous and unobstructed. Absolutely no pets at Skywalk or Guano Point. Once you have your All Access Pass you get a discount at the restaurant so buy it at the ZipLine booth “in town” before you buy your overpriced meal.
Cons: The cabins while sparkling clean, lack many comforts. 2 hangers in the closet, no hooks anywhere for coats, etc. No luggage racks, a night stand only on one side of the bed. Used the 2 chairs for all of our stuff. No table for food prep, storage or dining. Mismatched and missing light bulbs. Faint odor wafted in through the AC unit from the generator behind our row of cabins. Only unhealthy food choices. Plastic cutlery, cups, mini disposable shampoos instead of refillable, etc. Surprised that more eco-friendly products are not in use. The restaurant also used disposable not recyclable or compostable stuff.
Pros: Very affordable price. WiFi was okay and necessary as there is no cell service. Large nice quality TV with ability stream Netflix and AppleTV. Big clean shower. Housekeeping staff does a great job. Stunning view from the porch. Very convenient to get to Skywalk/Guano Point tour starting point. One or two nights is more than sufficient. The drive to/from is beautiful and desolate, and best undertaken in daylight.