The Bottom Line:
The Yosemite Lodge is a good, middle-of-the-road option if you want to stay at a hotel inside the park. If offers basic, motel-style rooms.
Pros:
- Location, location, location
- Good base for visiting the Yosemite Valley
- The food at the Mountain Room, while on the expensive side is as good as the photographs on its walls are beautiful
Cons:
- Yosemite Lodge is popular with tour groups, and can get quite crowded at times
- No air conditioning
- No in-room coffee makers
- Some online reviewers complain that the Yosemite Lodge needs renovation
Facts:
- Yosemite Lodge at the Falls
- Yosemite National Park
- Phone: 801-559-4884
- Yosemite Lodge website
- Compare prices
- 226 rooms
- Free wireless Internet access
- Free parking
- Heated outdoor swimming pool
- Room service
- Dining options on premises include the Food Court and the Mountain Room
- No pets allowed
- Non-smoking hotel
Tripadvisor Reviews of Yosemite Lodge:
Review of Yosemite Lodge:
While its glamorous neighbor the Ahwahnee gets a ton of attention - and justly so for its amazing public spaces - its rooms are actually fairly plain - and much more expensive than Yosemite Lodge.
Room options include newly-remodeled "Green Rooms" that take environmental impact into consideration for each design choice and a selection of other rooms with one or two beds, some with sofa sleepers. Maximum occupancy is 6 per room in the largest ones.
Some online reviewers complain that the Yosemite Lodge is overpriced, and it's a common complaint at all the properties around Yosemite. In fact, all of them are more expensive than they might be elsewhere, but comparing the Yosemite Lodge to others in its area, it's priced about right for what it offers - and it has the convenience of being right in the park, giving you more time to enjoy it instead of driving back and forth.
