THEVIEWHOTEL

The hotel is situated on a fantastic location on a rim overlooking parts of Monument Valley. The absolute Best views ever!!!!!! Very nice rooms with beautiful bathrooms. Wonderful colors and gorgeous paintings and pictures. Beds are sooooo comfortable!!! Each balcony overlooks parts of the Monument Valley. On the not such positive note we found the hotel extremely pricey for what we were offered. Paper thin walls where you could literally hear what the guests next door where saying to each other. The room price included breakfast. For the high room price you would expect real silverware, scrambled eggs, bacon, hardy items to put on your bread and fresh juices. No such thing!!! No scrambled eggs, no bacon, no eggs made to your choice, no selection of cheese and meats to put on your bread. Only mini pancakes, gritts and sausage (??? Strange combination) as hot dishes. No fresh juices. And to top it of, plastic utensils. As a supposedly "green" hotel plastic silverware in our eyes is a no go!!! Although dinner was tasty there was not much choice and again it is expensive. On the second night I ordered a grilled cheese sandwich and had to pay 16,99 US dollars for 2 simple slices of toast with a bit of cheese in between. Very simple and plain. A very small portion for an absurd price. My coke was 5,99 $ and ice tea the night prior was 4,99 $. On both nights no refill was offered....... During breakfast and dinner all employees were very grumpy and seemed not to be happy to be employed there. The receptionist at check in was very friendly as was the crew in the shop. All in all a very expensive experience for what was offered. We have had much better service and very much better breakfasts in hotels that were half the price of the 299 US Dollars per room per night which was what we paid. And this price wasn't a last minute price either as we booked almost 6 months in advance........ In short we were expecting more for the price we paid.

The View is amazing but that's about it. Average rooms and indifferent staff. They seem to do nothing to make the stay enjoyable for guests or make them feel welcome. The woman in reception never once made eye contact or spoke to me. Just spoke to my husband despite me being very friendly. Food is horrible. Breakfast was I'm sure days old. Everything was cold. Pancakes were dry and leathery. Everything tasted like chemical. How are they getting away with this. I can't believe it is safe to be honest.

Room are small. It's called the view but there is no view of anything, eventhough its located right next to the Abha Dam but the windows are tiny and not even cleaned from the outside. The fare is 550 for the junior suite, while I found a place right next to it with a full view of the dam, a full kitchen, living room, dining table for 330 and it has a playground for the kids to play in. We never stayed in hotel but it was a shock when it's talked about as a must go, but after seeing the room we left right away. Fancy lobby though and wonderful staff, they were very nice and welcoming.

The views from the room are great. It’s a great place to spend the night. Room quality is a little better than what you’d expect for a hotel in the middle of nowhere. Don’t waste your money in restaurant. They tried to pass off pita bread as authentic fry bread. Sort of an insult to the intelligence of anyone who can obviously tell the difference. Make sure you get tickets to do the drive through the valley the night before. You’d think staying at the hotel, you’d get that complimentary or at least they’d communicate that to you at check in. I would recommend a stay here if it’s your first time and if you’re in the area.