A tremendous sense of isolation can occur if you get stranded their in the winter months.

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

I bet. Not so much in the summer though. It is usually very crowded...but gorgeous area.

Mind the windows, keep them closed when not in the room. Rascally raccoons sometimes scale the outside stone and attempt entry. The Monte Cristo sandwich for lunch in the dinning room was excellent. Winter/fall there is often a fire in the huge great room fireplace. Sometimes there are special piano sing alongs by the afternoon fireplace. DEFINITELY sit at a writing desk in the great room and prepare a postcard to the grandparents or other significant friends. In the great room, relaxing at a window chair, and reading the daily newspaper, or book about the local history, or John Muir, is a highly recommended experience. Oh, the pool, in the partial forest, an experience to cherish

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

2 ай бұрын

All great ideas! Very well said!

real overlook hotel !

I stayed one magical night in the summer of 1993.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

Sounds wonderful!

Very nice property to walk daily and the buffet in the AM and dinner was excellent. We stayed nearby at the Cable Mountain lodge. In my opinion, it is the very best place to stay. You will certainly save money over the Ahwahnee. You can walk there to the property in a few short minutes.

We stayed at the beginning of July, 2022. We arrived on July 6 and were booked for 6 nights in a featured room, similar to yours. We had a small private balcony with 2 chairs and a small table. We had a clear view of Half Dome like you. Unfortunately, the fire broke out on our second day. During that night, I couldn’t breathe or sleep due to my asthma. The next morning, the air was unbreathable. We went to the desk downstairs and told them we needed to leave, because of my asthma. They were wonderful, and refunded us for 4 nights. The southern entrance/exit was closed due to the fire, so we had to exit via the eastern exit.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I’m so glad to hear that they refunded your money. Yes, that might’ve been the fire that started and was still continuing when we were there the next month. We had a similar situation after we moved from the Ahwahnee to the Yosemite Valley hotel. The smoke was really making us sick, and seemed to be worse during the days that we were at the other hotel in the valley. We too had to leave early because of our health and the smoke issues. It was hard to breathe, even without asthma. Thankfully they were able to refund us the part of the reservation fee that we didn’t stay for.

Thanks for this! I was able to snag a room at the Ahwahnee the night before my hike in August this year and did not know what "Featured Room" meant. I am now more excited than ever to stay, thanks!

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

4 ай бұрын

We’re excited for you!!! Enjoy!

blueberry pancakes at the Ahwahnee dining room are highly recommended.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

Good to know!

I was just there for a big birthday with a friend and had a Classic room but had a great view of Half Dome. I wish I had seen this video first. The next time I go, I am going to get a Featured Room!!!

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

13 күн бұрын

So glad you got to have a great day with the view! Do you happen to remember your room number that had a view of Half Dome?

Great video! I wish you lots of subscribers. Danny? Wendy? Where are you? Here's Johnny!

I want to stay there on a future trip. Thanks for the video. Very informative.

Oh my goodness! What a beautiful room. And that view!! With that balcony? Sign me up!!

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

Right?!

I was a front desk manager at the Ahwahnee from 2001 to 2001. Loved working there and miss it so much.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful job! And a great place to work! We understand why you’d miss it!

@SnidgetAsphodel

6 ай бұрын

I was raised there until I was 19. In 2001 I would have been around 10 years old. Maybe we crossed paths, because I often would go there after school and knew several of the staff.

@ciscogirl6914

17 күн бұрын

I wish you were still there. Sadly, the front desk staff was not very professional, friendly or helpful when we were there recently. Of course, the hotel was BEAUTIFUL!!

thanks for the video. i now live in hawai’i, so it was great to see the ahwahnee. i not only stayed at the hotel, only in the cottages which are fantastic, but i had once work in the ahwahnee dining hall as a wine steward for a summer. one of the best experiences, both as a guest, but as a worker who could wander around during the day, and meet some impressive people dining at the hotel. thanks again for updating the memories. i hope one day to return; however, i went online and noticed the costs of the rooms. it was definitely cheaper when i was there, so many years ago.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

That sounds so awesome to have worked in such a beautiful place! Yes, the rooms are definitely expensive now. What a joy it would have been to stay there when they were affordable. Hope you find even more lovely places to enjoy in Hawaii!!!

How I dream to visit it at once!❤

That was fabulous, thank you. I'm watching in Australia.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Glad you are enjoying it!

9:42 I had dinner there last month, 2nd table from the big picture window. Amazing ambience, OK buffet food.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

We didn't have the buffet. Dinner was amazing and yes, the ambience is everything!!

@ciscogirl6914

17 күн бұрын

I agree, the dining room is gorgeous but I was disappointed that the buffet food was not that impressive for $200 plus dinner. Our wait staff was fabulous, though.

Lovely place

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

Wow, What am I looking at here? I don't believe what I'm seeing, I'm impressed as hell and I don't know what to say. I mean, This is a beautiful place in the world and I like this place very much. Yeah, There are big mountains, There are big meadows, There are beautiful trees, There are big waterfalls and There are so many forests. Wow, This house is in the middle of nature and This house has a beautiful view of nature. Thank you very much for this video, This is so relaxing and This video is definitely worth watching because I feel like I'm in this place. Yeah, I want to be in this place. Greetings from Lima, Peru. 🇵🇪🦙🇵🇪🦙🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽🏞️🌳🏞️🌳🙂👏👏👏👍

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

Cable Mountain Lodge is better in my opinion.

Awesome video ❤

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!!

Nicely done video! I've always wanted to see a tour of The Ahwahnee. Your voice is very calm and soothing.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Sandra! I really appreciate that!

I hope to afford to stay there one day

Stayed two nights as part of a tour of the Southwest I booked with my travel agent in Belgium. Apparently, for Americans it's really hard to book a night.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

3 ай бұрын

Glad you got to stay!

We with our son and daughter in law hade the full coarse Christmas dinner there. What a treat

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

I bet that was a treat! Christmas at Ahwahnee sounds magical.

@howardnielsen6220

Жыл бұрын

It was Magic. Interesting side story. I did not know at the time you put in your name to a lottery your name is pulled Our name came up the same year I had sent in our requests. In talking to others some had waited years for their name to be pulled As they say Luck of the Draw for us Put your name in It’s a bucket list event

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

@@howardnielsen6220 Good to know!

@howardnielsen6220

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Put in your name. When your name is pulled. Put on your finest the dinner is very formal

@howardnielsen6220

Жыл бұрын

Theirs a small book that was published years ago explaining the history of the dinner I borrowed it through our local library. Sorry I don’t recall the title of the book

I hear they have great parties.

@williampatrick2971

9 ай бұрын

Ball room?

The Shining

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

Not really- only a little bit.

"I want to go to there."

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

Go.

Looks relaxing...as they say all work and no play...... 🤔

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

It is.

Would you happen to know what the concierge services may offer? If my party would like to do a Half Dome summiting, it would be nice if someone of the hotel staff, could run us over to the Happy Isles trailhead, no later than 4:30AM. Post-hike, I'd imagine that we could catch the scheduled shuttle to run us back to the hotel quickly enough, as the shuttles run up to 10:00PM; is that correct? Otherwise, if my party and myself booked tent cabins at Curry, we'd be tacking on about 20 minutes either end of that hike. And the supper dress code still remains jackets and ties for men--if not full suits, then skirts/dresses for women, correct? It could be interesting of you did a piece about Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, as a contrast. A very long time ago, late '50's to early '60's, my Grandmother stayed there in one of their tent cabins, and there was no electricity in those--a potbellied stove and kerosene lamps.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Жыл бұрын

We do not know what the concierge services would be offering this year. The dress code was not full suits for men. I would check on their website, because it will tell you. While there is a dress code, it isn't quite as strict as you might be imagining.

Also, a noted architect Julia Morgan designed a lot of that beautiful hotel. Very nice video.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

Hello you 🤗🤗💓💞

great video, now the downside. You cannot book on the website because the hotel allows places like Travelocity and competitors to buy up all the rooms so the price gouging that goes on will cost you with food over $1000 a night....yup my thoughts exactly, NOT WORTH IT!!! is it nice, yup. Is it really cool, yup. Is it worth you taking a mortgage on your house to stay there....HELL NO!

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

You are right and the bathrooms in the main area were filthy- screws missing from the stall doors too. I talked to other guests who felt a bit ripped off. Nice overall, sure but we stayed at the very nearby Cable Mountain Lodge. Far better value and more modern, cleaner, also very nice property- better pool, etc.

Stayed there a few months back. It's super expensive, there's no wifi, no cell phone signals, no smart TV, tiny bathrooms with motel quality, cardboard walls so you can hear the neighbors, and a mandatory valet parking service whose employees are rude and aggressive. It does have a nice view from the window and a great but expensive buffet. Will never stay here again.

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

8 ай бұрын

No mandatory valet when we were there. We had no problems connecting to the internet.

@MOAB-UT

9 күн бұрын

Yep. Cable Mountain Lodge is better.

$600+/night

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

Ай бұрын

It ain’t inexpensive.

Thanks for Posting we are at Yosemite now and this Place is from Heaven rocks and trees older then most people some water falls ,trails nice people Heaven on earth a most see

@WanderfulWorldofTravel

11 ай бұрын

It is special! Enjoy your time there!