New Hopi Hotel Opens

Upper Village of Moe kopi, As. - It Moe kopi Legacy Inn & Suites, the first hotel to be built on the Hopi tribal land for 50 years, officially opening the 27th April, 2010. The new hotel offers travelers a new level of comfort in northern Arizona. The Legacy Inn features 100 rooms including 16 specially designed suites, a saltwater pool and Jacuzzi, a conference center and an outdoor performance plaza. The Elders of the Upper Village of Moe kopi imagined that their village should be a place for the receipt and collection of visitor Hopi tribal land, and they inspired the new hotel. The hotel's decor reflects this vision and everything from carpets, bedding, art and architecture emphasizes the Hopi culture. The Kava Garden and the third floor of San Francisco Peaks Serenity Lounge offers places to relax and connect with Hopi traditions. Located next to Tuba City, Arizona in Moe kopi. The village is the western entrance to Hopi tribal lands and is a well traveled route between Grand Canyon and Monument Valley.

Travelers have been less aware of tourism opportunities in the Hopi villages on First, Second and third Mesas. The hotel, via their website, www.ExperienceHopi.com will connect visitors with permission Hopi tourist guides that provide private guided tours to the villages, including Arabia, Sipaulovi and Wallis and Dada Park - a site with over 10,000 rock art petroglyphs. Hopi Villages are among the longest continuously inhabited places in North America, dating back to 950 AD

Upper Village of Moe kopi is an architecturally striking TUUVI Travel Center across the street from the hotel at the junction of U.S. Highway 160 and State Route 264th The TUUVI Travel Center is named after the first head of the village of Moe kopi. Travel Center offers a gas station, a full grocery store, tax-exempt cigarettes, food for traveler’s on-the-go, and four stores that are genuine Native American handmade merchandise. When travelers visit TUUVI shops in the village of Moe kopi, they will not only find the high quality Native American arts, crafts and jewelry, but will find themselves immersed in the traditional culture of the Hopi tribe. The shop owners and employees enjoy sharing information on artists, history and culture Hopi. Each store is owned and operated by Indians and has its own unique history. The owners are all passionate and experienced with handmade Indian art, which they sell. Most of they viewed the craft were purchased from local artists or even been created by the owner and their families.