Goulding's Lodge

The hotel is really comfortable and close from the Monument Valley.

The natural beauty is awesome 😎 We stayed in one of the little cottages with a front porch facing MV. There’s a whole jumble of them, make sure you ask for one with a good view if you book early enough. We took the trail up to the grocery store and then on up to breakfast and dinner at the Lodge. Nice walk! Appreciated the kitchen (no stove) for snack making with supples from the grocery next door. Also - they have a laundromat on site with lots of machines.

Its location! Amazing views over to Monument Valley. I was on the upstairs floor. I’m 64yo and would have preferred a ground floor room and asked at reception if they had availability on the ground floor and could I move? The two receptionists tried very hard to meet my request but did not have the availability - but at least they tried for me 😊. If you need the ground floor they can try to help you if you give them notice. The room was spacious and had a balcony, adding to the space. The bedroom and bathroom were both very clean. The bed was comfy too. And did I mention the incredible views! There’s a pool, and a lovely, sunny seating area. The hotel also has a restaurant and a gift shop.

We loved it. We stayed in our own cabin and my husband and I had the bedroom and our two adult children stayed in the room with a pull out bed and a queen sized bed. We were all comfortable. There was a kitchen, but we only used the fridge to keep things from our cooler cold. Meals were at the excellent restaurant and everything was delicious. We had an issue with our bath not draining and we called and they were there in 5 minutes to fix it! Couldn't ask for a better staff, and certainly the location is amazing-close to Monument Valley park and easy access by car. There is a gift shop, museum and restaurant on site that helped fill in the time and give everyone a different way to enjoy themselves. Family feeling among the staff too.

When I booked there was limited availability. On their website it states One bedroom villas has a private patio with views of Monument Valley, so I booked this option. On arrival, the villa was located in the middle of other villas with no views. We returned to reception to ask for a villa with a view. The receptionist advised that due to booking through a third party, a view was not requested. After much to-ing and fro-ing and being told we couldn’t move due to the property being overbooked, a supervisor/manager became involved and we were moved to a cheaper queen sized lodge room but again due to booking through a third party, we were not entitled to a refund on the price. The queen sized room was comfortable and clean and the view from the balcony was worth the move. We were also closer to the restaurant, pool and other amenities. If you are only here for one night, go the cheaper lodge option if you can as all the rooms have a view of Monument Valley.