O.K. .... Just got back from an Arizona road trip and our family was sitting at the dinner table reviewing the highlights and lowlights of our trip. Unfortunately the one night Grand Canyon Railroad hotel-rail package that we booked at $650+ was voted our #1 major mistake. The package deal included one night at the railway's hotel, a dinner, and... more

Needless to say, for my two kids (8 and 10), they were most excited about taking the train the Canyon. Unfortunately though the first 15 minutes was fun, it turned into a boring, tacky, touristy ride that lasted two and a half hours with nothing to do, no food and nothing to see. There are really no views from the... more

The staff was exceptional and the entertainment was great.  The trip was long and a little tiring but all worth while.  The only minus was the constant harping for tips but I figured that the tips were probably a large portion of their salary so I was okay with it. more

If you are a train lover, have kids, want conveniance or all of the above...the Grand Canyon Railway may be for you. I will start off by saying it is a little pricey $70 adult and $40 kid for Coach seats. You can pay much more for upgraded seats. $170 for Domes seats...damn and no kids alowed up there. For... more

We're real train buffs, so eagerly looked forward to our train trip to the Grand Canyon and back to Williams, AZ. We were not disappointed in the train itself - we rode coach class. Although we didn't have the refreshments offered in the other class carriages, we were comfortable on our bench seat. The scenery is stunning and there was... more

Staff very friendly and accomodating. Our disappointment was there was not enough time to see all the canyon and have lunch. This put a damper on the day! We tried to get to as many points as possible, and had to eat a very expensive hot dog on our way back to the train. If you are wanting to see... more

We rode the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams to the Grand Canyon in early May and found the experience overall to be quite nice. We traveled to the canyon in coach class and returned in first class (we upgraded at the depot on the day of departure). Both were comfortable, but first class was of course more comfortable with large... more

We arrived in Williams on April 6th, 2009 and rode the train on the first departure on the 7th. The booking we made online said to arrive two hours before departure time. After checking in and picking up our tickets, we wandered around the gift shop, the property, then got seats for the Wild West Show. Two hours ahead of... more

We went with 4 other couples on the AAA Train Ride to the Grand Canyon. We stayed at the hotel in Williams and had Dinner and Breakfast in the dining room. We all thought the food was good and ate to much. We all used our $20.00 gift certificates and we all enjoyed the train ride. We elected to stay... more