The first-floor lobby at El Tovar was modeled after the great hunting lodges of Europe and contains the Rendezvous Room, registration area, two gift shops, lounge, dining room, and some guest rooms.
El Tovar has hosted a distinguished number of guests, ranging from Albert Einstein to Elizabeth Taylor. U.S. Presidents who have stayed at El Tovar include Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Dwight Eisenhower, and Bill Clinton.
