Yosemite Lodging Advice
Mar 23rd, 2005, 01:27 PM
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Yosemite Lodging Advice
We are going to Yosemite in early October. We will be staying in Lake Tahoe the week before and will go to Yosimete for 4 days. I have read a number of reviews on lodging for the area and am now totally confused as to where to stay. We are looking for a nice, clean place for under $200 that has some dining options on-site or nearby. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Mar 23rd, 2005, 04:33 PM
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I don't have first hand knowledge of the lodging...but I know about location, location, location and Yosemite Valley is the place to stay. Yosemite Lodge is in the valley and there are plenty of eating choices nearby.
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Mar 23rd, 2005, 05:24 PM
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If you can't find lodging in the valley, also try Wawona lodge or rent a condo in Yosemite West. Make your own dinner and maybe splurge a night at the Awahnee. The food's pretty awful everywhere else.
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Mar 24th, 2005, 06:51 AM
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How nearby? There's the Elderberry House in Oakhurst for five-star dining. Ducey's on the Lake in Bass Lake is nice for outside the park dining.
The Wawona Hotel has pretty good food. We like to dine out on their outside patio and the make really good salmon chowder there.
Also nearby with good food is the dining room at the Tenaya Lodge, we've had some excellent Easter brunches there. ***kim***
The Wawona Hotel has pretty good food. We like to dine out on their outside patio and the make really good salmon chowder there.
Also nearby with good food is the dining room at the Tenaya Lodge, we've had some excellent Easter brunches there. ***kim***
Mar 24th, 2005, 11:51 AM
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My food experience was pretty good. We ate in the regular Lodge restaurant rather than the cafeteria place. This was in Sept so the crowds were lower and the food was good. DH had to be in Yosemite for more than 2+ weeks straight, unable to leave the valley for anything so he ate at the restaurant every meal and he never had a bad thing to say about it. I don't know what people order that is bad but we had nice meals of beef and salmon.
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Mar 31st, 2005, 08:29 AM
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Having stayed there in 2003, I strongly recommend Yosemite Lodge for the best convenience and setting, and for your price range. We stayed there in the summer, and had to book about a year in advance. The extra cost is worth not having to drive in and out of the valley each day. You'll have several dining options close by...the food is "suitable". If you want to splurge, have dinner at The Ahwahnee (which has a dress code). It's a wonderful historic lodge, but, rooms are about $400+/night.
We stopped for lunch at Wawona Hotel on our way in to the valley, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's on the way to the south park entrance. From Wawona, take the free shuttle to Mariposa Grove to walk through the giant redwoods. On your way into the valley, stop just beyond the tunnel for a magnificent view!
We stopped for lunch at Wawona Hotel on our way in to the valley, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's on the way to the south park entrance. From Wawona, take the free shuttle to Mariposa Grove to walk through the giant redwoods. On your way into the valley, stop just beyond the tunnel for a magnificent view!
