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| Hopi hotel emblem |
Wednesday night we stayed in Tuba City, named for Hopi leader
Tuuvi (1810-1887), converted by Mormon missionaries in the mid-nineteenth century. We felt lucky to see any accommodations at all in this little community noted for dinosaur tracks and its proximity to Navajo landmarks and artifacts. Our drive-by past the Quality Inn did not look promising, especially after I noticed the roaming stray dogs and the RV park that seemed to be incorporated into the property.
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| The hotel is filled with beautiful art |
We stayed at the
Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites, a brand new hotel on the main street that we'd noticed on our way into town. It was beautiful and still had with the new construction smell. It felt "Hopi" rather than "Mormon" to me, though one of the two desk customer service reps was the daughter of missionaries from South Dakota, whom I presumed (but didn't know) were Mormon.
After a long day on the road, this Irish woman needed a drink and I was somewhat dismayed to learn alcohol is prohibited on the premises. A Hopi or a Mormon rule? Maybe both: I read later in my travel literature that alcohol is nearly always illegal on Indian reservations in Arizona.
