Surrounded by pine forest, the Best Western Plus Inn of Williams, Williams, Arizona, is a peaceful retreat minutes from downtown Williams and the Grand Canyon Railway depot, with a complimentary full breakfast, a heated outdoor pool and hot tub, an on-site restaurant and lounge, a fitness center, a gift shop, and spacious rooms with plush bedding, flat-screen TVs, and mini-fridges.
The setting puts a drive-through wildlife park, a forest of hiking trails, and seasonal events like a Route 66 car show and a holiday excursion train close by. The vintage steam train rolls north to the canyon rim.
Williams calls itself the gateway to the Grand Canyon, the town where the historic Grand Canyon Railway boards passengers for the ride up to the South Rim. Proudly the last town on Route 66 to be bypassed by the interstate, it keeps its Mother Road spirit alive along a walkable main street of diners and shops, ringed by the pines of the Kaibab National Forest in the high country of northern Arizona.