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El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon Village, AZ

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El Tovar Hotel

Stay or dine in a 1905 lodge of limestone and Oregon pine set right on the Grand Canyon's South Rim.

1 El Tovar Rd · Grand Canyon Village, AZ

About El Tovar Hotel

El Tovar opened in 1905, designed by Santa Fe Railway architect Charles Whittlesey as a cross between a Swiss chalet and a Norwegian villa. It sits about 20 feet from the canyon rim and was named a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The hotel has 78 rooms, including 12 suites, plus a dining room, a lounge, a gift shop and a newsstand. There are no elevators, so upper floors are reached by stairs.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to El Tovar Hotel, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sightseeing

    Verkamp's Visitor Center

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    A historic South Rim building that serves as a visitor center, with exhibits on local community history and a park store.

    Right next doorSwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Tours
    Iconic

    Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters

    $50+

    Helicopter and airplane air tours over the Grand Canyon departing near the South Rim.

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Skydive the Grand Canyon

    $50+

    Tandem skydives from 16,000 feet over the Grand Canyon, from the Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan.

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Museums

    Yavapai Museum of Geology

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    A geology museum on the South Rim with large windows facing the canyon and exhibits explaining its rock layers.

    1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
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    Grand Canyon National Park

    Under $25

    Walk or ride the free shuttle along the South Rim to look a mile down into the canyon the Colorado River carved.

    1.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Grand Canyon Visitor Center IMAX

    Under $25

    A visitor center in Tusayan, just outside the South Rim entrance, with an IMAX film about the Grand Canyon, a store, a cafe and park pass sales.

    5.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

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