Okay....if you just realize you can walk to the rim of the Grand Canyon, then perhaps this hotel would be a 2-star! But anyplace else in the world, it wouldn't even be a motel six. Room was old and tired, view of dumpsters.....walk away from the hotel, hike the trails around the rim, have a blue margarita at the El Tovar (or dinner!!!) and try to book earlier and get a different hotel in the park.

We tried to get into the El Tovar, Thunderbird, Kachina and Bright Angel Hotels but were not able to so we booked the Maswik and we were not disappointed at all. The room was clean and updated and in a great location for us. Yes, it would have been nice to be right on the rim but this was closer than the Yavapai Lodge. The tour buses picked us up right in front of the Maswik and we even walked to the Bright Angel to pick up the bus too. All close and convenient.

Just got back from our third trip to the Grand Canyon- this one was booked through a local travel agent as we took the train from Williams to the Grand Canyon. The hotel booked for us was the Maswick Lodge which we hadn't stayed at previously. We were so very disappointed and frustrated- the front desk staff was the most un co-operative we have ever seen! In our group of seven, there were two elderly and one wheelchair and we were forced to walk the 1/4 mile from our room to the lodge for meals, we asked the front desk for help three times and were told there was no shuttle from the room to the lodge after 8:00 p.m. We had to wait two hours for the rooms to be ready, but the sole reason we would never consider staying there again was the rudeness of the front desk staff. We stayed at the El Tovar previously and sure missed the welcoming atmosphere and pleasant staff. From a 1 to 5 rating with 5 being the best we would give the Maswick Lodge a negative 2. Never again!

Comfortable rustic quiet setting inside the Grand Canyon. 2-sty bldg.;our room was upstairs. Don't expect much but the rooms were clean (incl clean towels & linens). Our room did not have air conditioning; only fans. Outside temp gets cold at night (we visited in May). It was a bit dark inside; very dim lighting (difficult to read). The fuel/ propane tanks are adjacent to this building but creatively hidden by the trees. Overall, not a bad place to rest for a day or two.