Condition of Ahwahnee Hotel

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• OurTravels34

  March 7

  The Ahwahnee (within the park) is a beautiful historic hotel. The dining room is beautiful. Some of the hotel is under renovation. Typically I don’t and won’t pay 800.00 dollars a night for a very small itty bitty hotel room. Look at the Tenaya Lodge (outside of the park or if you won the lottery, look at the Chateau du Sureau in Oakhurst (outside of the park). I have a national park pass so entrance fees are waived. I’m staying at the Tenaya in April.

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• Sealord

  March 7

  We go to Yosemite fairly frequently. We normally go to the Ahwahnee for a drink and a snack but we stay at the Evergreen Lodge which is about an hour from the valley. It is actually very close to Hetch Hetchy. The lodge has cabins and tents. They have a nice pool and hot tub and good food. It is remote and a little hard to find so if you decide to go there you need to research the location. GPS does not work. The deluxe cabins are quite nice.

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• R_from_S

  March 8

  We took this tour in June 2024. I also had read some of those reports beforehand, and had concerns.

  Once there, we didn't experience any significant problems other than understaffing, and old/tired furnishings. It was a wonderful 2-night stay in a great National Parks lodge. I'm glad I didn't let those reports influence our decision to take the tour!

  That being said... it looks like the company (Aramark, a.k.a. Yosemite Hospitality) that has the contract to run the concessions (includes hotel and food services) continues to do a poor job. In 2025, reports painted an even worse picture than in 2024 concerning complaints and violations. The National Parks Service actually terminated the contract with Aramark at Oregon's Crater Lake National Park due to the number of unresolved problems and complaints. Unfortunately, Aramark has contracts at numerous national parks, and the complaints are widespread.

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