North of the park entrance and housing a large restaurant and gift shop, this is "Grand Central Station" for visitors to Bryce. Rooms vary in age, with sprawling wings added as the park gained popularity. All of the guest rooms are consistently comfortable and attractive, however. Centered between the gift shop and restaurant, the lobby of rough-hewn log beams and poles sets a Southwestern mood. There's a liquor store on-site. Pro: Has it all—general store, post office, campground, restaurants, gas and more. Con: Expansion has caused it to lose some of its charm.
Reviewed by Stephie from Olathe, Kansas on 6/30/07
We were happy with Rubys despite what we had read before staying there. We must have missed the bus crowd because check in was fast & efficient for us. Our room was huge and I was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was given that the outsides of the hotel room buildings are unimpressive. The convenience of the grocery store, Bryce Canyon Bus stop, gas station, huge gift shop (and facinating rock shop across the street), several restaurants, laundry facility, internet access (was able to quickly print plane boarding passes for $1), swimming pools, etc. can't be beat. We were very pleased with our stay at Ruby's. We did not take the bus tour to Bryce, we drove ourselves there within about 3-5 min., very convenient.
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