Frommer's National Parks of the American West - Don Laine [78]
The comfortable cabins have knotty-pine walls and ceilings, exposed beams, and ceiling fans. Each has two queen-size beds, a table with two chairs, a fridge, microwave, coffeemaker, hair dryer, and a private porch. Bathrooms have showers only. The cottage, built in 1905, has two spacious rooms with country-style decor, each with its own entrance. Both have two queen-size beds, fridges, microwaves, coffeemakers, and hair dryers, and full bathrooms with tub/shower combos. The cottage's two rooms can be rented together or individually.
Bryce Pioneer Village
80 S. Main St. (Utah 12; P.O. Box 119), Tropic, UT 84776. ☎ 800/222-0381 or 435/679-8546. Fax 435/679-8607. www.bpvillage.com. 62 units. A/C TV TEL. Summer $55–$75 double; $55–$85 cabins or kitchenette unit. Winter $30 double; call for availability and rates for other units. DISC, MC, V. Pets accepted in cabins.
This is a good choice for those seeking a comfortable night's rest at a reasonable rate. The small, no-frills motel rooms in a modular building have showers only, but they're comfortable and have walk-in closets. Cabins, which were relocated from inside the national park, are more interesting. Most are small but cute, with one queen bed plus a twin bed, a chair, and a small bathroom with a corner shower but no tub. Several others, which have been renovated within the past few years, are much larger, with two queen beds, attractive floral-print wallpaper, and average-size bathrooms with tub/shower combinations. Two rooms contain three queen beds each. On the property are two hot tubs, a picnic area, and a small curio shop. Just outside the motel office you can see the cabin where Ebenezer and Mary Bryce, for whom the national park is named, lived in the late 1870s.
Bryce Point Bed & Breakfast
61 N. 400 W. (P.O. Box 96), Tropic, UT 84776-0096. ☎ 888/200-4211 or 435/679-8629 (voice/fax). www.brycepointlodging.com. 6 units. TV. $70–$80 double; $90–$120 honeymoon cottage. Rates include full breakfast. MC, V.
Unique and comfortable lodging, great views, and home-cooked breakfasts make this an excellent choice. Each room in Lamar and Ethel LeFevre's bed-and-breakfast is named for and decorated in the style of one of the couple's children. For instance, son Les is a firefighter, so the Les and Dela room contains firefighting memorabilia and photos; son Lynn is in the airline industry, so you'll find airplane mementos in Lynn and Karen's room. In addition to memorabilia, most rooms offer beautiful views of Bryce Point through large picture windows. All rooms have queen or king beds, private bathrooms (showers only), and TV/VCR combos, with free use of the LeFevres' video collection. The honeymoon cottage is beautifully furnished in country style, with a gas fireplace in the living room, full kitchen, washer and dryer, and a king bed in the spacious bedroom. Breakfasts are full, satisfying, and homemade, with selections such as bacon and eggs with pancakes and apple cider syrup. All guests have use of a large enclosed hot tub. The B&B is entirely nonsmoking.
Bryce Valley Inn
199 N. Scenic Byway 12, Tropic, UT 84776. ☎ 866/679-8811 or 435/679-8811. Fax 435/679-8846. www.brycevalleyinn.com. 65 units. A/C TV TEL. May to mid-Oct $65–$80 double or suite; mid-Oct through Apr $45–$60 double or suite. AE, DISC, MC, V. Small pets accepted; $10 fee.
Located 8 miles east of the park entrance road, the economical Bryce Valley Inn offers simply decorated, basic motel rooms. Rooms, all of which have tub/shower combos and light-colored walls, are furnished with one or two queen beds. One suite has two queens and a hide-a-bed. The motel has a 24-hour coin-operated laundry. The Hungry Coyote Restaurant & Saloon (see "Where