All guests are housed in cabins detached from the main lodge, which serves as a dining, concessions and service facility.

Underwood increased the amount of stonework and modified the roofline in response to the original lodge's experience of heavy snowfall.

[3] Debate continues over the role Underwood played, if any, in the rebuilt Grand Canyon Lodge, as he was by then working for the Federal government, and his signature is not apparent on the reconstruction drawings.

[4] The original lodge was a shallow U-shaped structure featured the central south-facing Sun Room with large windows and open stone terraces to either side.

The dining room ran along the western terrace with a bank of windows overlooking the canyon and a dramatic log truss roof augmented by concealed steel reinforcement.

[3] The original lodge, with its shallow roof, expressed California design influences, with elements of Spanish Revival style.

[2] The rebuilt lodge maintained the same general outline, but was simplified and strengthened against the severe winter snow loads of the North Rim.

The reconstruction included wrought iron hardware and lighting fixtures that complement the rustic wood and stone structure.

[2] All guest accommodation at the Grand Canyon Lodge was and remains in small detached cabins, arranged in duplex or quadplex plans.

All deluxe cabins share prominent porches of heavy log construction, many of which are on the edge of the canyon and have their own views.