Just off Interstate 40 in the high country, the SureStay by Best Western Williams - Grand Canyon, Williams, Arizona, is a comfortable base about 50 miles from the Grand Canyon's South Rim, with a complimentary continental breakfast, free high-speed Wi-Fi, a seasonal outdoor pool, and plenty of free parking for cars, RVs, and buses. The hotel welcomes pets.
The setting puts the Grand Canyon Railway depot minutes away for a scenic train ride or a holiday excursion, with a forest lake for hiking, fishing, and boating close by. Flagstaff's dining and shopping sit a short drive east.
Williams is the self-styled gateway to the Grand Canyon, a Route 66 town in the ponderosa pines of northern Arizona where the historic railway boards passengers for the run up to the South Rim. Once the last town on the Mother Road to be bypassed by the interstate, it keeps its mid-century neon and main-street charm, ringed by the lakes and trails of the Kaibab National Forest.