http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T06:35:01Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1156 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/20/21739/7051 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/eltovarhotel.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>It's been around 1905 and hosted Theodore Roosevelt and Albert Einstein, yet standard room rates at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+Tovar/local/1156"><b>El Tovar</b></a> clock in at a shockingly bargain $166 for being perched about 100 feet from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.<p>The El Tovar and its scattered lodges along the edge of the Grand Canyon were built for the classic National Parks family road trip. They offer hearty breakfast buffets, unbeatable views, free parking, and immediate access to the head of the popular Bright Angel Trail (an 8 mile, 4000+' descent to the Colorado River).<p>If you opt for the hike down, be forewarned that it is very strenuous and splurging on some Nalgene bottles and a souvenir walking stick JetSetCD 2008-03-24T12:00:01-05:00 36.054362 -112.13771 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/