| Yosemite might be the most wonderful place in the | | | | dryers, and mini refrigerators in all rooms. |
| world. People travel from all over to see the National | | | | Yosemite Lodge At The Falls provides easy walks to |
| Park and it beautiful views. For those staying | | | | the trail head to Lower Yosemite Falls (one of the |
| overnight (and you should) there are five different | | | | most popular sites to see while in the valley). |
| hotel options: | | | | Yosemite Lodge area also has a swimming pool |
| - The Ahwahnee Hotel | | | | (seasonal), bike rentals, restaurants, and a grocery |
| - Yosemite Lodge At The Falls | | | | store with gift shop attached. |
| - Curry Village | | | | Curry Village: Curry is probably the best known of all |
| - Housekeeping Camp | | | | the hotel areas (and has ties to the Yosemite Park |
| - Wawona | | | | and Curry Company history) and is also the most |
| The Ahwahnee Hotel: The Ahwahnee was opened in | | | | diverse of the five options. |
| 1927. The main building's hotel rooms average three | | | | The rooms vary from the specialty cabins, to motel |
| hundred square feet and offer views of Yosemite's | | | | rooms, to already constructed canvas tent cabins. |
| granite rock formations. | | | | Curry Village has many amenities including a swimming |
| The rooms feature modern bathrooms with hair | | | | pool with shower house, bike rental, rock climbing |
| dryers, televisions, telephones with data ports, | | | | store, taco stand, ice cream patio, pizza patio, buffet, |
| refrigerators, and air conditioning. | | | | guest lounge, Kodak outdoor theatre. |
| The rooms are accented with Native American | | | | Curry Village sits in the shadow of Glacier Point and |
| design and articles. | | | | to the side of Curry Village is Half Dome. Many of the |
| The Ahwahnee also has cottage rooms (directly | | | | valley's trails start at Curry Village. |
| behind the main building). The cottages were built in | | | | Housekeeping Camp: Housekeeping units consist of |
| 1928 and are located approximately one hundred | | | | three concrete walls, a concrete floor, and a double |
| yards behind the hotel proper. To get to the cottage | | | | canvas roof. The fourth side is a canvas curtain. The |
| you will take a pleasant stroll through tall pine tress | | | | sleeping area has two single size fold down beds, |
| over a small creek. | | | | each with a foam mattress, a double bed (resting on |
| The Ahwahnee cottages have the same | | | | a metal frame), and electrical outlets. There are cots |
| accommodations as the main hotel rooms except | | | | for the fifth and sixth person. Additional cots can be |
| they do not have air conditioning. The rooms are | | | | rented for an additional cost. |
| kept cool with a ceiling fan and the shade of the | | | | Wawona: Wawona is a not in the valley. It is located |
| dogwood and pine trees. | | | | in the southern part of the park. |
| Yosemite Lodge At The Falls: Yosemite Lodge rooms | | | | Wawona provides a dining room, golf shop, Saturday |
| are large hotel style rooms with full bathrooms, | | | | BBQ, and Sunday Brunch in the month of July. |
| dressing areas, table, chairs, and doors that open | | | | The rooms at the Wawona vary from hotel rooms |
| onto a patio or balcony. There are some wheel chair | | | | with bath to hotel rooms with no bathroom (shared |
| accessible rooms. There are full length mirrors, hair | | | | bath down an inside hallway). |