The View Hotel Premium Cabins — Local services in Four Corners States

Not worth the price.

The cabin has the most basic amenities, including empty cabinets - not a plate, bowl, or cutlery in sight. The toilet (at least in #28) emits a loud sound in frequent intervals, unless the water pipe to it is shut off. There is a note asking people not to shower for longer than 5 minutes. When showering, the water pressure is very high and without a gauge to decrease it and potentially conserve water.

There is a loud air-conditioning unit in the main room, ours was held together with duct-tape. We had to turn it off at night to be able to sleep.

The small bunk bed room has no electric outlets to charge e.g. phones via. The beds are single size and fairly short - 180 cm, I think. During summer, it gets very hot in there at night, especially if the door to the main room is closed.

Upon arrival to the cabin, there were a few small pebbles on the floor and a dead fly on the bed underneath the blankets.

The view from the cabin porch is beautiful. It is lovely to sit in the shade on the porch and watch the valley in daytime. The view during evening/night, however, is challenged by the amount of light-pollution produced by the external lights from The View Hotel, and, to a smaller degree, the small torches near each cabin. Is it really necessary to light up the hotel exteriors 24/7? No. This impacted the view of the night sky and any night photography.

Breakfast is included in the price, and it is served on the second floor of The View Hotel. It is described as "continental breakfast", but for someone as us, coming from the area which that refers to, it seems instead very American. All plates/cups/cutlery are single use styrofoam or plastic, which seems environmentally unsustainable, and, as another reviewer has pointed out, it is ironic in a nature reserve and in a place that has a sign asking guests to respect the environment by conserving water.

Unfortunately for us - and for our overall impression of The View Cabins - after our first breakfast, once we got back to our cabin and left a few things inside, we sat ourselves down on our private porch and promptly got locked out as both our key cards were blocked a day early, leaving us trapped outside in the July sun, with no water, no shoes, and no car keys. This is unacceptable, yet upon reaching the staff to get our key cards functioning again, was treated with indifference.

Customer service was lacking in general, except for one good experience at the front desk of the hotel, where a staff member was actually smiling and approachable.

Overall, in spite of the above, we are glad that we did stay in the cabin, as we otherwise would not have had the opportunity to see (as much as we could of) the night sky across Monument Valley, and fortunately we had the funds to spend, but it is not quite worth its price to stay in a cabin - the campground is surely cheaper, so unless you don't mind splurging, book that instead. However, be advised that the campground parking lot is gravel with no shade and the units are close together (very little privacy), so fx. RVs will be parked close together and not enjoy the best view of the valley, whilst tents in the "wilderness campground" will have a better view from the slope leading down into the valley.

The road from the check-in leading to both the campground and the cabins is rough gravel and the opposite of level. Road bumps (metal rods?) have been placed to reduce an already low speed, and the gravel around it has worn away turning them in to steep, hard bumps, so driving across them is a challenge even with good suspension. In fact, tire tracks leading around two of the bumps are visible, as anyone with any sense will try to avoid the ride across where possible.

It has been difficult to decide on whether the stay deserved 2 or 3 stars (mainly merited by the nature itself), but ultimately, it comes down to this: Do we want to stay there again, now that we have stayed once? No.

2...

First of all I want to say what a privilege and an honor it was to be at Monument Valley. Monument Valley is such a BREATH-TAKING experience that I highly recommend anyone and everyone to go see it that's if you haven't experienced it yet. Monument Valley is full of RICH Native American History and out of this world views as after seeing it for myself; now I understand why it is widely recommended.

Now for my experience at staying at Monument Valley, it was literally the best experience I have ever felt. I stayed a total of 3 nights and right off the bat; I was greeted by VJ ( hotel/resort front desk staff member ) who kindly greeted and explained to me and my girlfriend everything we needed to know about our stay. Not only was she very clear on all the information we needed to know but she also meet our requests upon checking us in. Our room was very cool ( A quiet room that's on the TOP FLOOR with Amazing views of MONUMENT VALLEY from our balcony, as we had front row seats to the SUNRISE and SUNSETS. ) The beds were very comfortable.

After our first night there we wanted to extend our stay another 2 nights but we wanted to have a chance to stay at the CABINS as we were told how good the cabins were. I called the front desk and VJ assisted us once again and told us that there was availability and also told us that I have a good cabin for you guys to stay in as well for the extra 2 nights. So for the next 2 nights we stayed at the cabins as it was AMAZING. The cabins were a different look and experience then the VIEW HOTEL as both places were very HEAVENLY. The cabin did provide more of a personal encounter to the Monuments for sunrise and sunsets as they had a porch with chairs to see the views. Also very quiet cabin along with comfortable beds with Air Conditioning.

We loved our stay so much we wanted to extend it even further but we couldn't due to travel plans, but the time we spent there was so HEAVENLY once again that we plan to be back.

Once again THANK YOU VJ for making our experience one of the best ever and for all your help in making our stay ONE TO REMEMBER for the ages. We definitely will be back in the future as we will also recommend this slice of heaven to everyone back at home.

-Best regards

ps: For those reading this and have never been to Monument Valley, I suggest driving the 17 mile Loop as it provides all viewpoints of the monuments. Also try and book a TOUR to understand more about the land and history as the Native Americans there are nothing but KIND PEOPLE and informative about the history of the place. Most of Monument valley trails are off limits as its on private reservation land as the only trail I know of that is accessible is the WILDCAT TRAIL that will lead you to the FAMOUS WEST MITTEN BUTTE. Also try there NAVAJO cuisine there as the NAVAJO TACOS are...

We stayed in the Cabins for just one night, during a two-week drive from New Orleans to Las Vegas. As soon as we arrived, I was devastated that we were only going to stay one night. I have never, ever stayed somewhere with a view like this. Completely unobstructed view of incredible Monument Valley, and the chance to step off your porch directly into the landscape. We just sat dumbfounded on the porch and watched the sun go down, until bats were flitting around us and the stars and moon sparkling above us. It was just the most special experience.

As for the cabin itself, it was small but plenty big enough for the two of us and really cosy and warm, despite the cold November night. It was also really well stocked, with fridge, coffee maker, toiletries and a hairdryer, plus a little table. I would really recommend bringing your own breakfast - you can take it up at the hotel restaurant (which we did) but I would have much preferred sitting on the porch in the cabin, eating breakfast as the sun came up. I can't recommend this place more highly. Even the Grand Canyon didn't top our stay here and I wish we'd spent more time here than there. For the price also, it was an absolute bargain - probably cheaper in November, but regardless that view is worth...