Havasupai Lodge — Hotel in Four Corners States

A little kindness and perspective can go a long way.

The fact that our ancestors took everything, and they are still inviting us as their guests into this paradise, who’s to blame them if they don’t act like the concierge at marriot. At least they don’t fake it, and I appreciate that.

That being said, the lady at the front desk slowly transformed as our stay progressed. Don’t sass back, treat with respect, and they are helpful.

The first day she let us: check in earlier than check in time (~1pm) gave us a room with a fridge and microwave and four towels and plenty of soaps/shampoos/lotions/2 rolls of toilet paper (said that she didn’t know if it had a fridge but when we went up there sure enough it did - we had room #22) dug out some magnets that were in the back room so that we could buy a souvenir told us the tap water was in fact safe to drink (we only drank from the sink, didn’t touch the faucet outside except for washing our feet and we were fine the whole time) Gave us information about which days the helicopter ran, who had priority, where it was located Gave us a portable kettle for the duration of our stay so we could make our freeze dried meals and not have to worry about it after 5pm when the lobby closes, which helped tremendously!

By the last day she was asking us which waterfalls we had been to, giving recommendations and directions to other waterfalls, explaining some of the tribe’s history, pointing out different rock formations, and was laughing and incredibly friendly. We had multiple long conversations throughout the day, very great people. :) honestly for us was worth it to stay at the lodge instead of the campground simply to make a new friend. Our only regret was not asking what her name was, slipped our minds until it was too late.

Yes the prices aren’t ideal, but split between 4 people and compare that to camping, the difference for us was completely worth spending for:

a hot shower (just had to wait for the water to warm up but it did) A comfy bed (they are memory foam and we all slept amazing) The floor is laminate and clean Lighting (literally the best lighting of any hotel I’ve stayed in - they installed lights in the ceiling which is super rare - we stayed up late playing cards and had no problem seeing) Air conditioning (ours worked great and was very incredible for the hot afternoons and sleeping at night) Breakfast items including (it varied day to day) coffee, instant oatmeal, nutragrain bars, apples, bananas, bagels, almond butter, Nutella, etc. (starts at...

This lodge was great for being out in the middle of no where with no access to a road. It is unbelievably hard to get a hold of them, but definitely worth the persitance. We had talked about hiking to Havasu in late 2016, but didn't confirm the dates with our group until January. I called almost everyday from February to April and finally booked one night in late April. You can only cancel two weeks before your trip to get a full refund.

I tried both the numbers on their website in between 9:30 am and 11 am. Then again 1 pm to 2 pm. Some times up to 3:30 on if I was off that day. It's usually busy or rings forever, but don't give up. Their is only one receptionist that handles the phones and check-ins and check-outs so be patient. I almost couldn't believe there wad one night avaible when i made the reservation. She asked for my name, address, phone number, credit card and the number of people. The fee to get into Havasu was included with the room. About 2 weeks later i saw charge on my credit for the deposit and a little after that i received a letter with a map and the confirmation.

The lodge offered oatmeal and some prepackaged breakfast items, t-shirts and postcards. We got a downstairs room with two queen beds. The rooms include a couch, desk, dresser and clean towel. Plenty of outlets to charge electronics. Make sure you have the confirmation letter when you check in and be there right at 1 pm. You will not be able to check in any earlier. I would definitely stay there again. Nothing beats not having to carry a tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag the whole hike there. Taking a shower and having a toilet that flushes was also a plus.

A few hours into the canyon we ran into a local with note pad. He was standing in the shade and his horse was nearby. He stopped us and asked if we had a reservation. I advised that we did. He took my name down and joked that we were close. About an hour later we ran into another local with a clipboard checking for reservations at the campsite. The second man was located before...

So we started off coming from Las Vegas Nevada. It was me and three of my girlfriends. We start at 5:30 in the morning and continue down hiking into Havasupai. The hike down was pretty excruciating we got to the lodge and had to wait to check in. We finally checked in and considering it is in a remote location there was no TV but we did have Wi-Fi and a shower and two queen-size beds and a desk. So considering it was a pleasure to be able to sleep in a bed instead of in a campground and have air conditioning it was very clean. There was no hot water by the time we got back cuz we basically just dropped our stuff off when we got there and continued hiking down to the waterfalls. As we continued, we got to Havasu Falls and it started pouring down rain. So we were intercepted by Fidel one of the natives there and he told me that there is a flood coming, and that we should not go in the water well it was still hot and beautiful out and I didn't believe him but he said just rinse your feet off and within 5 minutes it started flooding. Me and two of my girlfriends were invited to go into the sweat lodge with Fidel and get blessed with the womb of Mother Earth. It was one of the most spiritual Adventures that I have ever done. He spoke in his native tongue blessed us with the womb of Mother Earth. Also before we went into the sweat lodge there were red ants everywhere and I kept telling him that we were going to get bit and you said no trust me you will not get bit and we never did. We weren't able to continue down to the river because it was raining that weekend but I will definitely be coming back to hike to the other waterfalls.

Also, you have the option to helicopter in & out to save your feet from not getting as beat up! Lol I brought like 4...