Guest User
February 29, 2024
With the main lodge being closed, we were lucky to get a sunset terrace room as there are only around 20 of them. We’ve gone to many national parks and compared to a place you would stay at Yellowstone, it’s unreal in terms of creature comforts. You get things like satellite tv (no broadcast networks), AC and heat, wireless, refrigerator, and a microwave. They still give you old fashioned keys (why?), and one funny thing they give you a sheet if you need to contact the staff they have the word ‘emergecy’ in there so that didn’t give me much confidence. Now for the drawbacks … the wireless doesn’t work well and I actually got better coverage (I have Verizon) when I turned it off. The room design isn’t good, as there isn’t a closet or even a bar you can put your coat on. In the bathroom, there is only one small shelf and it’s right above the toilet (and the toilet is not fully covered), so I was afraid to put much up there as I was afraid it would fall into the toilet. We ended up getting an ADA room and there is only a small bar to get into the shower. Even with the shower curtain, the water got way too easily out of the shower and into the room so we had to use multiple towels to clean up the mess (at the very least, add a drain in the bathroom). Finally, there was only one vending machine and it was completely out of soda. Now having said all that, we still were happy to be there because the goal is enjoy the area and it was just a quick 10 minute walk to the visitors center. There are also some nice quick trails you can take right off the parking lot, including seeing the memorial for one of the most famous tour guides. So despite the annoyances with the room, we would stay there again.