The 162 room & suite Holiday Inn occupies a prime site in Kayenta by the US 163-160 highway junction, 23 miles south of the center of Monument Valley, but overlooking plenty of scenic desert land much closer to town. The hotel is a full service establishment featuring a restaurant (Wagonwheel) that offers traditional Native American food as well as regular dishes, and is open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. Other amenities are a heated outdoor pool, a gift shop selling Navajo art & jewelry, a fitness center and a guest laundry. The gift shop can also help with arranging tours of Monument Valley.

The Kayenta hotel nearest to Monument Valley is the Best Western Wetherill Inn, on the northwest side of US 163 about 1.5 miles from its junction with US 160. Nearby places of interest include the Navajo Culture Center and the Navajo Code Talker Exhibit as well as various churches, restaurants and shops - the main supermarket (Bashas') is situated by the highway junction. The hotel has 54 large, well maintained rooms, offers good quality free continental breakfast, and contains an indoor pool.