Hotels in Monument Valley
In addition to the lodgings listed here, the prices of which have risen dramatically in recent years, you’ll find several budget motels north of Monument Valley in the Utah towns of Mexican Hat and Bluff. There are restaurants at both the View Hotel and Goulding’s Lodge, but, aside from the great views, both are serviceable at best and will make you wish you’d packed a meal.
CAMPGROUNDS
If you’re headed to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, you can camp at Goulding’s Campground (tel. 435/727-3231), which charges $30 per night per tent site. There are also small cabins that go for $139 per night and RV sites with full hookups from $52 to $62 a night. This campground is open year-round (limited services November to mid-March) and has an indoor pool, hot showers, a playground, a coin-op laundry, a convenience store, and Wi-Fi.
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Goulding's Lodge
For decades this was the only lodge actually located in Monument Valley, and although you can now stay inside the park at the Navajo-owned View Hotel, Goulding's is still a good bet. Because this is one of the most popular hotels in the area, be sure to make your reservation well in…$$Around Town - Hotel
Hampton Inn-Navajo Nation
This is the most modern lodging right in the town of Kayenta and, as such, should be your first choice if you can't get a room in Monument Valley itself. The Hampton Inn is built in a contemporary Santa Fe style and has spacious, comfortable guest rooms. In the hotel's dining room,…$$Around Town - Hotel
Kayenta Monument Valley Inn
This hotel, right in the center of Kayenta, is very popular with tour groups and is almost always crowded. Although the grounds are dusty and a bit run-down, the rooms are spacious and clean and have all been extensively renovated in the past few years. Part of the hotel's dining…$$Around Town - Hotel
The View Hotel
This Navajo-owned hotel inside Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is the only hotel inside the park. As such, it should be your first choice for accommodations in the area. With the park's most famous and picturesque buttes right outside the windows, you need do nothing more than sit…$$Around Town - Hotel
Wetherill Inn
Located in Kayenta a mile north of the junction of U.S. 160 and U.S. 163, and 20 miles south of Monument Valley, the Wetherill Inn doesn't look like much from the outside, but guest rooms are the most modern rooms in Kayenta. While the hotel offers neither the convenience of the View…$$Around Town
