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Wawona Hotel
Five miles from South entrance of park off Highway
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  • Updated By DPando on April 19, 2008
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    Entering this link you can book online your stay in Hotel Wawona (see link
    below).

    http://www.yosemitepark.com/Accommodations_WawonaHotel.aspx<br />
    Actually, it's so expensive...I just checked it from outside and the hall
    area...so cozy but so posh at the same time...so it's not for me ... I went to
    the campground some bends hitting up the road towards Yosemite valley. I slept
    for free in my car. This place was fully occupied in late September and I
    didn't know how to pay because nobody was on duty at the desk.

    The campsite is so large and follow the stream up for round about 500 m. there
    are several campsites and there are a few facilities, just a handful of
    restrooms, no showers, and really nothing else.

    My advice. is to make this campsite a last resort. It's a 40-minute ride from
    Yosemite Valley by a long and winding road and another 40-minute ride back to
    the valley to explore it next day. When I was there, all campsites in the
    valley were overbooked and with guards at the entrance so it was impossible to
    sleep there.

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  • Website: http://www.yosemitepark.com/Accommodations_WawonaHotel.aspx

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    Wawona Hotel: The oldest hotel in the park
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  • Updated By goingsolo on September 2, 2004
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    Wawona is located 13 miles south of Glacier Point. The hotel is a historic landmark which has been renovated but still retains the turn of the century features such as no air conditioning, televisions or telephones. Many of the rooms lack private bathrooms. This may not be a big deal, but for $100 plus per night, I decided on something a little more modern and a little less expensive.

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  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: 559 252 4848
  • Website: www.yosemitepark.com

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    Wawona Hotel: Average Hotel in Yosemite
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  • Updated By jadedmuse on December 12, 2005
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    This is a convenient place to stay if you're breaking up your time in Yosemite (and it's a fairly large park in a 7 mile long valley).

    Located at the southern entrance, the Wawona Hotel is is one of the oldest mountain resort hotels in California and is a National Historic Landmark. What's nice about it is that it's close to the Mariposa Grove Park - home to the world's largest sequoia trees.

    It's popular among the older crowd (my opinion) because of its European style hotel rooms, period-piece furnishings, and wide open, signature verandah. You'll see lots of folksy folks rocking to their hearts content on the verandah both around breakfast time and in the evening. They're probably sipping on lemonade or sweet tea. Maybe a spot of Wild Turkey too...who knows.

    We stayed in a room without a private bath. It still wasn't worth the money. Little did we know that compared to the Curry Village experience, this would be our last lap of luxury for a few days.

    Oh - you'll want to check out my "Warning".

    Bears.

    Hmmmmm........

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
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  • Phone: 559- 253-5635
  • Website: http://www.yosemitepark.com/content2hdr.cfm?SectionID=25&PageID=50

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    Wawona Hotel: Atmospheric
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  • Updated By pmarshuk on September 18, 2003
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    On my third trip we stayed at the Wawona Hotel inside the Park. This is a lovely old buiulding which was the first hotel to be built in Yosemite. However because of its age it does have a few quirks:
    - many of the rooms have no ensuite and you have to use a common shower area accessed by walking along the comunal balcony around the edge of the hotel.
    - my room's old wooden floor had a distinct slope to it. Good job I didn't have too many drinks before retiring.
    - the bar closes quite early but it does mean you're fresh for getting out early the next morning.

    The picture shows some other guests sharing the hotel with us.

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    Wawona Hotel: Charming Hotel
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  • By raulaf on October 22, 2005
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    Wawona Hotel: Elegant and classic
  • Updated By mht_in_la on January 14, 2004
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    I never stayed in Wawona Hotel, so I can't really rate it. But I managed to take a few showers in its golf club while camping nearby. The hotel looked elegant and classic (perhaps because of its age). Compared with other hotels/lodges in Yosemite, it's only second to Ahwahnee in terms of class and luxury. But it's probably a lot less expensive than Ahwahnee for not being in the valley.

    By the way Wawona Hotel is a registered National History Landmark.

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  • Directions: Only a few miles from south entrance.

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    Wawona Hotel: WAWONA Wonderful Old Fashioned Historic Atmosphere
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  • Updated By KevinMichael on January 4, 2008
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    The Wawona does a marvelous job of preserving the old fashioned feeling. They have a professional pianist who plays ragtime and the like, lawn chairs that look like something out of The Great Gatsby.

    It`s a beautiful hotel in a beautiful place. Definately worth the money we paid for it.

    Keeping in mind that this is a historically preserved hotel, the only downside is the noisy pipes that activate at night to heat the rooms. The pipes all use heated oil. We didn`t mind so much but it would have been nice to have been warned about it before they scared the heck out of us. The pipes are so loud it sounds like someone banging on a metal bed post in the room next door.

    It should be mentioned that if you`re use to Hotel Hilton and spoiled in your perceptions of how the world is supposed to treat you, you`ll probably not like it. If you`re someone who has a greater respect of history and nature, you`ll love it. President Teddy Roosevelt and other dignitaries have stayed here. Wawona is part of history.

    The hotel is gorgeous. I loved it. I wish we could have stayed longer.

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  • Price: US$120-180    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: (559) 253-5635
  • Directions: 5 miles from the South entrance of Yosemite park off Highway 41
  • Website: http://www.yosemitepark.com/content2hdr.cfm?SectionID=25&PageID=50

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  • By Independent_Traveler on April 13, 2005
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    We found out that we needed to book rooms in this hotel several months in advance. So we ended up taking a chance, in cases that someone cancel. One night, we got rooms without bath. Some nights we got rooms with bath. Having your own bathroom in your room just means convenience. Food in this hotels restaurant is good. There is entertainment in the salon. We all gathered in the salon to listen to some piano music.

    It is off the busy area of the valley floor of Yosemite Park. More quiet. There is a golf course, and you can rent golf clubs. There is a river nearby. A small grocery store next to the bus stop . A California Pioneer village is nearby too, where there were some live demonstrations of what people used to do during the earlier years of California.

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  • Price: US$120-180    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Phone: Reservations by Phone: 1-559-253
  • Website: http://www.yosemitepark.com/content2hdr.cfm?SectionID=25&PageID=50

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  • Updated By Ischyros on March 1, 2003
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  • This hotel has a certain southern charm to it with it's wrap around porches and outdoor barbaques in the summer. Across the street is the Wawona golf course. Rooms are elegant and comfortable. About 50 rooms have private bathrooms. The rooms without share a communal bathroom.

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  • Price: US$180 and up    » Currency Converter
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  • Phone: 559-252-4848
  • Directions: Located about 6 miles into the park from the south entrance station and about 15 miles south of Yosemite Valley on Wawona Road (Highway 41)

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    Wawona Hotel: Aged Elegance
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  • By backpack1974 on April 7, 2004
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    Fair sized but old rooms. I enjoyed it but if you're expecting finished out elegance, you'll be disappointed. This is more like old elegance that has deteriorated. The nightly piano sessions in the main building were great. This was a good experience. The weather was a little too unpredictable for camping - turned out having beautiful sunny days.

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