Thunderbird Lodge

2.5 star property

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Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access
Front of property - evening/night

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Route 7, Chinle, AZ, 86503
  • Canyon De Chelly National Monument
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Sliding Rock Overlook
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Thunderbird Lodge

Chinle hotel with restaurant
A restaurant, a business center, and a meeting room are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance, and gift shops/newsstands are onsite.
Thunderbird Lodge offers 69 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The hotel offers a restaurant. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. This Chinle hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Thunderbird Cafeteria - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Thunderbird Cafeteria

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • In a national park

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 1 floor
  • 2 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1984

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Thunderbird Lodge Chinle
Thunderbird Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge Hotel
Thunderbird Lodge Chinle
Thunderbird Lodge Hotel Chinle

Thunderbird Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 674 out of 1141 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 346 out of 1141 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 71 out of 1141 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 1141 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 1141 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Mark

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hair in both beds, a lot in one, two hairs in the other. They brought us linen at 9:30 pm but no offer to remake the bed. After we stripped the bed we realized they brought one sheet. We made do and went to Denny's for breakfast the next day. The restaurant is cafeteria style. Tips are requested before you get food or service. Diner at the Thunder Bird was out worst meal on our trip with zero service once we sat down.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay for south rim hiking!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Tarik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Large clean rooms, very comfortable. Near beautiful Canyon de Chelly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela, Grand Junction

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The town of Chinle is pretty strange, but the place is nearer the canyon and feels completely different. Staff is always friendly, rooms are clean, beds are comfortable—can’t beat it for the price. And Canyon de Chelly is amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philbert

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thad

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is original and not a carbon copy chain of hotels.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Trinna

Disliked: Staff & service

Unpolite front desk

The first desk lady was not polite and changed our room placing us closer to all rooms already taken, we had rooms in different area that was not in crowed area. We traveled in far and would not let us use restroom in office area even after seeing us dancing around. Need better service who knows customer service skills..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

Good for a night’s visit to Canyon de Chelly

Good location for visiting Canyon de Chelly. Hotel is comfortable enough, but not in great condition. Meets the need.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Thunderbird was so convenient for our exploration of Canyon de Chelly. Staff was helpful, facilities were great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Rachel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night. It was convenient and easy to find. The small town had limited restaurants. They gave us a great recommendation for a tour guide that we thoroughly enjoyed
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good value. Clean , fairly quiet. Nice spot to visit the canyon
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

An Excellent Location

The benefit of staying at the Thunderbird Lodge is the location within the national monument grounds. The rooms are satisfactory for a visit, clean and quiet, but that's about it. The dining options at the cafeteria are very limited, indeed, but the food is tasty. Overall, the staff is competent, friendly and informative. It's a nice place that will remind you of motels from the past.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Boerne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great spot to explore Canyon de Chelly. Our accommodations were excellent and convenient to the cafeteria, office and gift shop.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Maggie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
2 night stay so we could spend a full day exploring the Canyon. Loved the cafeteria on site.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

English

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Candace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cozy accommodations at an excellent rate. The staff was very accommodating, checking us in at a very late hour. After a long day on the road, our room was just what we needed, clean, quiet & warm. Would stay again. Would recommend to friends.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well maintained
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randy Sr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Francisco

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025