The Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort was perfect for our group of 9. We rented one of the houses - Casa de Canyon. The house was great and equipped with everything we needed. The house was clean and had plenty of room for all of us! The kids and adults both loved the jacuzzi. The resort itself had plenty to do - like mini-golf, pool, hot tub, basketball. Goats would visit during the rounds of mini-golf. Kids had a blast while we got to enjoy a drink on the outdoor porch. It wasn't a long drive to Zion National Park either. Highly recommend staying here

We made a last minute decision to stay here. We were originally booked in Hurricane. We were headed to Byrne and have stayed a number of times both at the Zion Lodge inside park and also Springdale. Since we were skipping Zion and heading to Bryce we figured we would try this place out. What appealed most was the tiny homes with separate bedrooms. I am traveling with my brother so that sounded better than a hotel room. We could sit outside and enjoy the stars…at least we thought so. We rented a tiny home. Love the idea. the layout was awesome. Having a kitchen is nice. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms..sounds ideal right? This is where it went downhill: #1..we pull up to cabin and get out of car. Terrible sulfur smell in the air. It was horrible. So there goes even sitting outside. No using the patio, the fire pit…just stuck inside. We brought groceries for dinner and breakfast. Fully stocked kitchen. But then we noticed that the Utensils in the drawer were dirty. Caked food on them. Does nobody check these things? My bathroom had someone else’s bath products sitting on the floor. Which was dirty. How can you clean the bathroom and miss a bright blue travel container? the second bathroom had someone’s hair all over the floor. Wasn’t my brother’s..he is bald! the beds were comfy but after seeing what I saw I started to question if even the sheets or towels were clean. Left a bad feeling. Glad we were here only one night. I regret the decision to stay here..I really do. there were so many other options for our money. We felt stuck. If I had an option to walk away and find someplace else to stay I would have. But you are out in the middle of nowhere and no way could I pack up and head back across Zion. It could be great…but it wasn’t.

Family recently stayed at Zion ponderosa and had a great time and will definitely return. Resort is family friendly lots of activities and tours to choose from. Food in the mess hall was good, would like to have seen a little more variety, but was tasty. Pros and cons to the location. Pro is that it's very spacious and open to roam around with lots to do. Con is distance from Zion np. Is at best 30 minute drive back down the mountain to get to the shuttle to take you into the park without traffic. Zion during spring break was packed and had to get there early to get parking, so had to wake up early to get down there. If your main goal is to see Zion only, would recommend staying in spring dale, burn if you're seeing Zion, Bryce and doing other activities or tours, highly recommend Zion ponderosa.

We stayed 2 nights in a glamping tent & enjoyed our stay! The bed was very comfortable and the extra blankets came in handy as the temperatures dropped. Heaters (electric and propane) are provided and we found the electric heater sufficient for keeping us cozy overnight. The 2nd night was a little noisy as high winds battered the tent around a bit, but that just added to the "roughing it" vibes. Getting to see millions of stars was incredible. The community bathrooms were clean & the individual shower rooms were nice. No toiletries or hair dryers are provided, so be sure to pack those if needed. We didn't get a chance to enjoy the pool or other sporty amenities, but there's lots to do on the resort. The restaurant was great after a long day of hiking & prices were reasonable. Communication leading up to our stay was informative. Proximity to Zion's East Entrance and Bryce Canyon was great. We enjoyed our stay and had a great time being outdoorsy without all the work of setting up camp ourselves.

Positives: concierge service was very helpful in planning our trip - they were prompt in answering my many questions about our visit as it was our first time in the area. Staff was pleasant and courteous - it has the feel of a family-run resort. The location is nice if you are staying in Zion for more than a couple of nights. It is a 45 min drive to the main park entrance in Springdale, so if you plan to spend more than a day in that area of the park, I’d say stay closer to Springdale. We stayed 4 nights and spent one day in East Zion canyoneering and one day in Bryce Canyon so it worked out ok. The property is vast and has many activities for kids (even though we didn’t get to take advantage of much since it was snowing- but our kids enjoyed the hot tub and waterslide.) The restaurant on site is convenient after a long day of exploring the park- the food definitely isn’t fancy but it’s good enough- includes a gluten free pizza for kids and a decent salad/soup bar. The house itself we stayed in (Zion’s Edge) was large but disappointing in that we found mice poop in several areas - clearly it hasn’t been thoroughly cleaned enough before our arrival. Maintenance was slow to respond but once they arrived were apologetic and accommodating. Also we would have appreciated the house being stocked with a few more simple pantry items like salt and coffee filters. Overall I’d recommend to friends staying at least a few days in the Zion area- the reasonable price and friendly staff make up for any negatives.