Jacob Lake Inn
Cafe & Bakery

Jacob Lake Inn

Wooded property offering hotel rooms, motel rooms & cabins, plus an American restaurant & a bakery.

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Fredonia, AZ

About

Jacob Lake Inn is the family-owned institution at the Highway 89A/67 junction, and it still works the way a good roadhouse should: motel rooms, cabins, a restaurant, and a bakery all under one wooded roof at the turnoff for Highway 67, the only paved road to the North Rim. It's the closest real lodging and meal stop to the park, about 44 miles south of the rim itself, and for hikers finishing a rim-to-rim crossing or road-trippers working through northern Arizona, it's often the whole plan for the night.

What people come back for

  • The bakery — cookies and pastries reviewers specifically detour for, plus milkshakes generous enough that guests joke about the size
  • Homemade sandwich bread and hearty American dinners in the main dining room
  • Cabins and motel rooms set among ponderosa pine, with a lobby fireplace, Native art, and a visitor center on site

With a 4.4 rating across more than 1,100 reviews, it's earned a reputation as a genuine Grand Canyon institution rather than just a convenient stop. The restaurant and store keep the property running around the clock, which matters this far from anywhere else. Book cabins ahead for summer — this is peak-season North Rim traffic funneling through one small junction, and rooms go early.

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4.4

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Leland Unruh
Leland Unruh

4 months ago

We love these accommodations. The location is perfect. The staff is wonderful. We especially enjoyed the treatment we received from their front end staff. Especially Jared and Amberlee, who gave us excellent advice on things to do and see. Today is the third night out of the five we are staying. Tonight's dinner, creamy mushroom chicken, was excellent, as were all the meals, except the one this morning. On May 27th we had breakfast in the main dinng room. We had eggs with biscuits and gravy. The eggs were ok, but the gravy was too dry and stiff to be enjoyable. The waitress Margot was wonderful. She attempted to salvage it, but it was unsalvageable. I am still giving five stars to this wonderful resort. I don't believe that one serving of bad gravy should ruin a recommendation. However, we want this to be a warning to the reader. Do not order the biscuits and gravy. We especially enjoyed the custom lemonade. Especially the raspberry. So far we've had this drink every night. We will definitely come again. If we have the chance. We should also mention that Claire, Dennis and Maggie were superb.

K G
K G

2 months ago

We were on our out of North Rim and had heard about the baked goods so did a quick stop. This place did not disappoint! Cute...cute...cute. Whether you are looking for fresh pastries (my hubby said it was the freshest he'd ever tasted), cookies, a meal, t-shirts or beautiful Native American pottery/jewelry, etc., this is the place.

Michele Thelen
Michele Thelen

3 months ago

We stopped for another wonderful night at the Jacob Lake Inn. This time we experienced car issues and needed to extend our stay another night. The staff was incredible accommodating and extended our reservation. Mark, maintenance, assisted us in finding a place to take our car and even called ahead to let them know we were on our way. An extra night meant additional yummy meals in the restaurant! It turned into an unexpected vaca!

Joannie Nickel
Joannie Nickel

3 months ago

We are a family of 8, on a Tauck Tour. This is by far the best food we’ve had so far, over 5 days, what a treat! Should probably warn guests about the size of the milk shakes! OMG are they big……and fabulous, and we had several flavors! The sandwich bread is homemade, and all of them are superb. Family owned, from forever, I think 1927, and it shows. Our waiter was Paul, and he was great! If you’re in this neck of the woods, and don’t stop in here, you are making a mistake! Well done Jacob Lake Inn✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️

brandi glenn
brandi glenn

4 months ago

This is a nice rustic summer get away. Beautiful scenery. Great place to stay if you are visiting northern Arizona. The cafe is filled with stunning Native paintings, photography and Navajo rugs with a booklet to learn about the rugs. Our family enjoyed flipping through this guide book and trying to identify the kids of rugs that were hanging up. Very friendly service. Fantastic bakery with delicious cookies and pastries. The milkshakes were also very good. We enjoyed sitting by the fireplace in the evening in very comfortable chairs. The visitors center was great for the kids to learn about the area. We enjoyed bird watching here as well. Definitely recommend visiting here

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