Photo via Booking.comThe Grand Hotel at the Grand Canyon
Choose this instead for the same short drive at a similar price, rated marginally lower but with a comparable review depth.
Tusayan · Grand Canyon South Rim
Holiday Inn Resort The Squire at Grand Canyon by IHG
Property photograph via Booking.com. All credits.
The largest full-service hotel in Tusayan, and the one with the deepest review history of any property in this guide. It rates 8.4 across more than 7,000 reviews, which is a lot of consistency to argue with. You are about five minutes from the entrance station and about fifteen from Grand Canyon Village.
Location reality
In Tusayan, outside the park. About 2 miles to the South Entrance Station, roughly 5 minutes. The shortest drive of any outside-the-park base. The variable is the entrance station queue, not the road.
At a glance
- Location
- Tusayan, Arizona
- Inside the national park
- No
- Property type
- Hotel
- Star rating
- 4-star as classified on Booking.com
- Booking.com score
- 8.4 out of 10 (checked August 2026)
- Reviews
- 7,364
- Indicative price band
- Upscale (relative position, not a quoted rate)
- Drive to the South Entrance
- About 2 miles, roughly 5 minutes
- Drive to Grand Canyon Village
- About 7 miles, roughly 15 minutes
- Confirmed amenities
- Pet friendly, Family rooms, On-site restaurant, Bar, EV charging, Free Wi-Fi
- Not confirmed
- Pool, Shuttle (absent from our data, which is not the same as unavailable)
- Address
- 74 AZ-64, Tusayan, 86023, United States
Who this suits, and who it does not
Book it if
- Travelers who want the shortest possible morning drive without booking inside the park
- Groups who want a restaurant and bar on site rather than driving to dinner
- Drivers of electric cars, since charging is confirmed here
- Anyone bringing a dog, since pets are confirmed
Book something else if
- You specifically want to sleep inside Grand Canyon National Park
- A pool is a requirement, since one is not confirmed in our data
- You want a town to walk around in the evening
- You are trying to keep the nightly rate down, since Tusayan sits in the upscale band
Alternatives worth comparing
Photo via Booking.com
Photo via Booking.comGrand Canyon Plaza Hotel
Choose this instead for a confirmed pool and a lower price band, at a lower review score.
Photo supplied by the site ownerBright Angel Lodge
Choose this instead for actually inside the park, if the rim matters more than the room.
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Is Tusayan the right base for you?
The shortest morning drive of any base outside the park, with full-service hotels the village cannot offer. The full picture of what that area gives you, and what it costs you in drive time, is on our Tusayan guide. If you have not settled on an area yet, start with where to stay at the Grand Canyon, which compares every base side by side.
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