Property Preservation
Xanterra is entrusted with the care, preservation and restoration of some of the country's most prized examples of historic national park architecture, including the El Tovar at Grand Canyon, Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone, and the Lodges at Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. The Company is also responsible for numerous other National Historic Landmarks, including Furnace Creek Inn at Death Valley and the Hopi House at Grand Canyon. The following are a few examples of Xanterra renovations.
Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort
Death Valley National Park
The historic Furnace Creek Inn, a 4-diamond resort, was recently refurbished to the softer and gentler look of the Inn’s opening in 1927. The guestrooms reflect a more residential style with warm sand-colored walls with white trim, numerous Euro pillow shams, wrought iron headboards, wicker chairs and rich wood furnishings. Soft muted colors in tapestry fabrics have been used extensively to reflect an aged European feel in the rooms as well as in the Inn Lobby. Refurbishing was extended throughout the Inn to include the addition of a Lobby Lounge and three unique conference rooms on the Oasis level. Surrounded by towering mountains and wrinkled canyons, this lush 66-room oasis still offers the grace and refinement found in a by-gone era.
Zion Lodge Western Cabins
Zion National Park
Painstakingly restored to reflect their original 1920s appearance but with a nod to modern standards, Zion Lodge's Western Cabins combine old-fashioned fixtures, lighting and furniture with gas fireplaces, double beds and historically compatible carpet. The cabins were designed by famed architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and built by the Union Pacific Railroad. Today they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Faithful Snow Lodge
Yellowstone National Park
Xanterra dedicated the newly constructed Old Faithful Snow Lodge at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in May 1999. Reminiscent of the great national park lodges built a century ago, the $18 million 100-room lodge was a joint venture between concessioner Xanterra Parks & Resorts and the National Park Service. Located near the Old Faithful geyser, the lodge includes a family dining restaurant and lounge, quick-service restaurant, gift/ski shop, two-story main entrance, two-story lobby fireplace, hardwood floors, heavy timber construction, exterior log columns and cedar shingle roof. Reflecting Xanterra's commitment to recycling, all of the heavy timbers used in the lodge came from older buildings facing the wrecking ball. The lodge received the Cody Award for Western Design from the Western Design Institute.
