This place has one thing going for it: its location inside the park. Everything else is abysmal. I paid >$700 for two nights, which would get you a nice hotel in places where they don't effectively hold a monopoly. Here it got me a hotel that includes nothing except for a room with two beds that should really be going for like $100 per night or less. The room was dirty & outdated with a shaggy carpet, the balcony was literally missing with a yellow "caution"-banner over the door (and nobody pointed that out until we entered the room and saw it), poor lighting (not even a light switch by the entry door - whenever it was dark we had to use our flashlight to find the door / switch when leaving/entering), bad wifi, no included snacks let alone meals, tap water tasting like plastic, no cleaning staff during the stay, the list goes on. Oh and the chair had something that looked like either poorly cleaned up vomit or paint or something on it. Didn't dare sitting on it. So again, this felt like a terrible & run-down motel, which would have been acceptable if the price for two nights wasn't north of $700. They need to seriously find a way to up the pressure on this hotel to clean up its act, by allowing more competition in the park or whatever else might work.

A beautiful place to stay with a view (in some places) of the Yosemite Falls. Very spread out but a short walk to the falls, restaurants, gift shop and pickup for the free buses to take you around the park. We arrived to a beautiful view down the valley coming in through highway 120. On day two it was raining but on Day three that we left it had snowed the night before and it was a winter wonderland and we could not get over how beautiful it was. Able to leave without chains through 140 which was great. An amazing place to visit.

If you have to stay in the Valley, stay away from this hotel. Rooms are in poor condition. Basic amenities such as hair dryer was not even available. I got my hair wet from a shower then called the front desk to ask for a hairdryer, and they said no one could bring me a hair dryer at 8:30 pm since all the staff are absent, and I'll basically have to keep my hair wet until the next morning. That's ridiculous coz the hairdryer is supposed to be in the room already. I have never experienced such poor service.

The lodging is fairly sad for the prices charged. Dark, dingy, questionably clean rooms in desperate need of renovation. That said…the entire value is in the location. It was worth it to walk out the door and be right in the middle of the park. A food court was just across the street from our building and the walking/biking path was steps from the door. Such a beautiful national park, hopefully they can work on the lodge after renovations to the Ahwahnee are Although plenty of improvements are needed, I would stay at the Lodge again for its location.

The location is the draw. You can’t beat staying in the Valley. That was about the only good thing the lodge had going for it. It took until nearly 8:00pm to get our room. Once in the room, it was mostly clean. The heater didn’t work. The clock by the bed didn’t work. There is no hot water after about 6:30PM because there are so many people taking showers that the hot water runs out. After the 2nd night the portable heater stopped working and I had to get that replaced. Thankfully I brought a blanket from home, because what they give you is not enough to keep you warm when there is no heat. My parents’ room had the same issue but they were also experiencing electrical issues. The space heater kept blowing the fuse. One night it took two hours to get someone to flip the breaker back on. My sister and her family also had all of the same issues but they had a water leak from the rain and the water had puddles between the wall and bed. After a couple of days it started smelling from the water. We had a mixed experience with staff. Some were nice and some were not. However, I understand that tourists can be super rude and annoying. We ran into LOTS of them. My favorite experience was the photography tour by the Ansel Adams Gallery. Aaron Poole, the instructor, was outstanding. I have stayed at the Lodge several times over the years and it has gone down hill quite significantly just over the last two years. I am not sure I would come back because of all of the issues.