Summer Vacation to Grand Canyon...Help!!

[HelloChum]

As far as GC NOTHING is available in the park, which I'm not surprised.

Sorry--don't know anything about the Holiday Inn. Even if you do make reservations there but are still interested in the staying in the GC park--keep checking Xanterra online and calling in case something opens up.

I have ressies just outside of Bryce NP for our stay there, but I really prefer to be in the park and I have been checking online everyday--I've noticed that things do open up (not for my dates of course!!) I keep checking Xanterra to see if El Tovar opens up, too.

Also, not sure if this is true for GC reservations, but a Xanterra reservationist for Yellowstone told me that a block of available reservations are set aside for online and that they have access to more availability when you actually call in. Granted that was for next summer--so more is available right now than for this summer.

Good Luck!

 

[Vivianne]

Don't mean to hijack but I just want to say thanks for the great info! We just decided to go see my SIL in AZ in July and are going to do GC and Sedona for a few days. I'm not used to planning this spur of the moment so I'm trying to learn all I can. The Sky Ranch looks cool and is available for our dates - definitely going to book that. As far as GC NOTHING is available in the park, which I'm not surprised. Does anybody know anything about the Holiday Inn Express right outside the South Rim area? It seems to get decent reviews and more importantly is available for the date we need.

Don't know anything about Holiday Inn

However, we stayed at Cameron Trading Post (I don't think it's that far from South Rim) and it was really nice. It would be a great Disney Themed Native American hotel only no Mickey. They have a shop and a restaurant and a museum. Yes, we also stayed at Sky Ranch lodge and Yavapai (the only onsite hotel available). Have a great trip.

http://www.camerontradingpost.com/.
The room was very clean.