Originally Posted by
malcolmcampbell
We are going in mid september. The reviews on trip advisor mention rooms without bathrooms, in need of renovation etc. I think anyone reading the reviews of all of the Park hotels would be distinctly underwhelmed. Not at all worried about prices - clearly this is supply and demand. We like our comfort and I was hoping there would be somewhere along the 4 seasons line a short drive away. After all this is the USA!
Clearly there isn't and we now have to consider if the park itself would make up for the hotels or should we consider giving Yosemite a miss and head for the wine country or spend some more time in Monterey or similar where there is no shortage of good hotels.
Are you sure you want to even visit a national park? It has spectacular scenery, but you might have to sacrifice some comfort and at a price you don't like. Would the scenery and tranquility make up for the lessened comfort? Depends on the person. No Four Seasons nearby. Sounds like you're more resort/big city folks. The only places with rooms without private bathrooms inside the park that I can think of are the Wawona (some rooms with shared bathrooms, some with private bathrooms--it's an historic hotel-- and rooms without are clearly noted), and Camp Curry (the tent cabins, with central showers/toilets). Ahwahnee and Yosemite Lodge rooms all have private bathrroms. This is the USA, of course, with lots and lots of places with big, modern rooms if that's what you want. There are very few places like Yosemite left. It's one of my favorite places in the country, and to me the scenery in "the wine country" (I assume you mean Napa) doesn't begin to compare with it, but national parks aren't for everyone. Good thing (Yosemite gets crowded enough as is).