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Reviews of The Ahwahnee

4 out of 5
The Ahwahnee
9005 Ahwahnee Drive, Yosemite National Park, CA

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 139 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 254 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's nice to stay within a national park and a bonus when you have a fantastic view of Half Dome from your room.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

NICKOLA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a bucket list property! The views are amazing. It is rich in history and the connivence of the location is an added plus. We may make this an annual trip!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Carol

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was unacceptable. The toilet was so low that it was about 4 inches lower than my knees. It was built for a 6 year old. The couch was so soft that if you sat down, you could not get back up. The bed was on a large wooden box bringing the mattress up so high that we could not get into the bed. They offered a stepping stool to get into bed, but it took 2 hours to get it as they could not find another one as all the other rooms were using all they had. We have traveled to all 50 states and 5 continents and this was the worst room we have ever seen!! It was clean and had beautiful views, but it was not liveable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pool closed. Staff were incredible!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kaleb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic. Especially for any lover of nature and the movie The Shining
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil A.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teyaum

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Abel Augusto

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely winter visit to the Park. Staff did seem a little inaccurate on what was open at other facilities. New coffee machine may want to consider tea bags for tea drinkers even if have to be brought in.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tammie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Dinning room staff and service. Housekeeping and room service great
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

YA WEN

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a nice place with poor management on the properity, services and dinning.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Eleonora

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael, Foothill Ranch

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Of course this hotel is iconic and should be amazing. But it's also almost 100 years old! The views are incredible and the history in Yosemite Valley awe inspiring. But the facility itself is very tired and even run down - badly in need of refurbishment. For example, the wallpaper in our room was torn, the tile grout in the bathroom was dingy and discolored, the grout had mildew, and the pain on the doors was dirty. Please upgrade this beautiful property. But our greatest disappointment was with the service. We heard multiple times that they were understaffed (as if that is supposed to make it okay to pay for 4-star service and receive 1/2-star service at best). Valet was required at $30/day, yet on entering one day there were 15 cars in line and only 2 valets working. When we were told we could pull to the front of the line we did so and to be helpful we parked our car and gave the keys to the valet who proceeded to exhort us for doing so. We were paying $30 to do their job! In the sweet shop while we waited in line, the checker proceeded to overlook us and help an employee instead. At 11pm we were awakened by an employee walkie-talkie in the hallway outside our room. As we left carrying multiple pieces of luggage through the lobby, two employees stood by and didn't even help by holding open the doors. All of this to say, the employees are not just "understaffed" but badly in need of some training in 4-star service. For the prices the hotel charges, customers deserve bett
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Sophia

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Ahwahnee must have been quite a jewel in its prime. Unfortunately it is in need of an update. Dated room, uncomfortable bed, no water in room. There is only one elevator which results in long wait times. Furniture in common areas is soiled and dining options are limited, with food mediocre. The saving grace is its location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Juan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For the price…I would have thought it would be more clean. It’s an old location but the heater in the cottages was inadequate. Additionally we saw the biggest rat near their restaurant that charges $60 a person. Although very nice appearing from the outside, the inside doesn’t meet the price. Given the location maybe it why people are willing to pay but I won’t again. Staff were outstanding though. No knocks there but the facilities aren’t worth north of $300 dlls.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall wonderful experience!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eve

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Ahwanhee hotel was a magical place to retreat for a winter weekend. The grand lounge area, with it's massive fireplaces, had many semi-private seating areas to read or gaze at Half Dome or Yosemite Falls. The inviting onsite bar opened promptly at 7am, providing complimentary morning coffee and tea, with the option to upgrade to espresso drinks and morning snacks (for a fee). Wine and other alcoholic beverages, as well as food, could be purchased and consumed in the bar or in the beautiful large lounge. The Ahwahnee Dining room - although pricey - reminded us of the Hogwart's dining hall, which was of course very enchanting, and we all thought the dinner food was excellent. Be sure to make dining reservations for any meals in the large dining room. We stayed in a Classic room, which I believe was "redone", and was luxurious in my opinion. There was a small fridge (bigger than a mini), as well as a very small seating area with a nespresso style coffee/hot water maker. There are no microwaves. Customer service was excellent. The wifi times users out after four hours, but can be immediately renewed. It was a bit spotty at times, but nothing we couldn't easily handle. We celebrated my 50th birthday here on a *non-holiday* January weekend, which turned out to be a great time to go as crowds were non-existent. I am grateful for my experience in such a wonderful place. Thank you, Awhanhee!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Valerie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The location can't be equaled. The views are amazing. They are currently diminished by the various trailers and facilities outside that are apparently temporary, but definitely detract. The dining room still isn't up to full service, (buffet only) and the view is now of the outdoor kitchen/trailer. The spaces reflect the fact that the hotel is nearly 100 years old. To us that is part of its charm. (Only one guest elevator for the whole building.) Our first morning - without warning - the breakfast service in the bar was closed. The only option was the $32 buffet breakfast in the dining room. I didn't want to pay $32 for a bowl of oatmeal, so we had to go to the village for breakfast. The staff was just OK. That's where it really fell down. We had to ask for a room change because our first room was so noisy (right across from the elevator, with very noisy people above.). They were just accommodating, certainly not apologetic, and it was hours before we could go to our new room. At one point the elevator quit operating for at least 15 minutes, and when we brought it to their attention they didn't seem too concerned. If each of these inconveniences had been met with genuine concern and an effort to make it better we would have left with a higher opinion.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalia, Sacramento

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked: history, facilities, Peet's coffee! Disliked: dining buffet prices are way too high and quality food choice low. lack of a good fire in all fireplaces which limited seating choices. fireplace fires were minimally crackling, lacked ambiance and warmth. Carpark charge of $30/night. General: most employees very good, a few not enthused to have a job of servicing public.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cliff

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mikael

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

JANINE, San Mateo

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like all the construction, but I understand it is what it is.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

donna j.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved the hotel and most of the staff. Our only complaint was with the dining room and the staff taking reservations and checking you in. They were rude and really did not care if you ate there or not so we chose not to. We ended up in the bar with a delightful waitress Debby and decent food.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Louis

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

cynthia

Traveled with group
The rooms( king size ) are fine, nothing special but comfortable. A down comforter in December would be perfect. The bathrooms are subpar with poor plaster in ceilings and poorly hung wallpaper. This is an almost 100 year old hotel but small room improvements would help. With that said, the views are spectacular, most of the staff are happy and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vannessa

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
My stay was great but I wish there was a microwave in the room already as I was traveling with my daughter. We had to ask for one separately. The availability of a hotel gym would’ve been nice as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Ahwahnee was on my bucket list and it did not disappoint. I loved my stay at the hotel which is located inside the beautiful Yosemite National Park. Customer service was exceptional. Regan at the front desk was very helpful with our room choice. I loved staying here!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Keith, naples

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Fantastic location. Beautiful old hotel. Sits right at base of half dome. You can sit outside at outdoor tables and have best view of half dome in all of Yosemite valley. Restaurant is best one in the park but it it is below average on food quality and high on cost $59 per person for a buffet. No sit down service in main dining. And menu in bar is just weird. Best place to stay. This hotel could be awesome, but it isn't. Location 10 out of 10. Service 2 out of 10. Dining 2 out of 10.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing hotel to stay in! The setting is spectacular in the centre of Yosemite and close to many trails leading to spectacular scenery. The hotel is beautiful and unique with plenty or areas to relax in, and the bedroom was spacious with lovely decor. Some areas were being renovated when we visited resulting in some restricted services but this did not impact our stay which was a wonderful and memorable visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view. Very nice breakfast buffet. Nice staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Major disappointment
Our 20th anniversary dinner at the Ahwahner was awful. Fat on lamb chops has congealed by the time it was served. Carrot purée was dry. Ordered steak “blue”, and it was prepared rare/medium rare. Server was kind enough to bring an extra serving of carrot purée and waive the corkage.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Li Chang

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Victoria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a lovely hotel with beautiful views, and the dining room is beautiful. However the room was really warm and the thermostat didn’t seem to work. It made for an uncomfortable night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No housekeeping and food was very good but no table service (Covid rules) but rules were dated.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Too many covid restrictions.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Coolest place, even during California's Covidmania, the staff was able to deliver a great meal. This place is so cool, its historic rooms take you back to a simpler time. Great hikes and fabulous views.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Awanee hotel stay, NEVER AGAIN !!!
Check in is to late, checkout is to early. Front desk staff not the friendliest as you would expect from a hotel that charges $485.00 a night. The room condition would be great if not for the constant loud noise that come from the ventilation making it very hard to sleep. Will never spend another night at the Awanee
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and building! The scenery is outstanding! Great place to relax and enjoy nature at its best!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021