Hotels Near the Grand Canyon South Entrance

The South Entrance Station on AZ-64 is where most South Rim visitors enter the park, and the hotels closest to it are all in Tusayan, about two miles south. That is roughly five minutes of driving. This page compares them on the things that actually differ between them, because location does not.

Beating the entrance queue

This is the practical reason to stay at the gate. In peak season the queue at the South Entrance Station can add substantially to the journey, and it builds through the morning.

Staying two miles away means you can be at the station early enough to avoid the worst of it without a pre-dawn start from an hour away. It also means returning to your room mid-day and going back out for late afternoon light is a ten minute round trip rather than a two hour one.

Choosing between the Tusayan hotels

Our reading of the data:

• Deepest review history: the Squire, at 8.4 across more than 7,000 reviews.
• Fullest amenity list including a pool: Grand Canyon Plaza Hotel, which also carries the lowest score of the four.
• Confirmed shuttle: Holiday Inn Express & Suites.
• Highest star classification: The Grand Hotel.

Red Feather Lodge is also part of the town's supply, but we hold no verified score or amenity data for it and publish none.