06/25/2009 We visited Yosemite in late March and stayed at the Yosemite View Lodge for just under $100 a night (higher after fees). The hotel itself was just fine but I highly caution avoiding the restaurant. The food was very expensive and the streak I ordered was awful. Luckily our room had a small kitchen setup with cooking utensils and a stove so we made dinner ourselves after that.

06/25/2009 We stayed here in the Yosemite off-season (February) and found it great. The indoor pool was heated and we had most of the place to ourselves. It was conveniently 5 minutes from the park entrance.

06/25/2009 Stayed from 3 pm till 11 am for visiting yosemite.
Convenient location just a couple of miles outside the park.
Room had fridge, microwave, etc too.
Restaurant had long wait but food was not that good.

06/25/2009 Bedding is cheap-motel standard -- synthetic bedspreads and cheap mattresses.

Restaurant is overpriced and mediocre (v. the Mountain Room at the Lodge at the Falls and the dining room at the Ahwahnee, which are overpriced but have excellent food) -- expect to pay $25 for an entree and find wilted iceberg lettuce on the salad bar. Kitchenette in the room. 11am checkout time. Several swimming pools and hot tubs. Rooms were adequate, bordering on nice, but the bedding wasn't even up to the standard of a Hampton Inn.

All that said, among hotels outside the park, it is the closest to the valley, and it's perfectly tolerable.

06/25/2009 This Lodge is situate right outside the Park and the view is not bad at all. Several swimming pools plus an indoor Pool and Jacuzzi made it perfect for the kids. Convenient restaurant and store. Distance to the Yosemite Village was a scenic 20-30 minute drive.

06/25/2009 Conveniently located on the park's West entrance many rooms have kitchenettes. It's clean and relatively quiet. We recommend cooking in (or dining elsewhere) as the onsite restaurants are sub-standard.

06/25/2009 The challenge with Yosemite is that there aren't many good places to stay -- especially since the top hotels in the park are booked months in advance.

Considering that there were no better options around, Yosemite View was ok and fine -- but certainly not great. It feels like an old summer camp that was built in the 1960's and hasn't really been upgraded since.

The carpet is new and the rooms are big and there are flat screen tvs (with very fuzzy reception), but that's about it. The bed and linens appear old, worn and not perfectly clean. The bathroom looks like it is from the 60's. Moreover, the only food options for miles around is a pretty poor and overpriced restaurant (circa the 1960's again) or pizza.

Beware of the raccoons that freely roam the property at night, completely unafraid of people!

06/25/2009 This motel is very large and well run. The location is excellent and the value is good. I would recommend this facility to anyone wanting to avoid the high priced accommodations in the park and yet be close enough to visit the park without a long drive.

The front office staff is very competent and helpful.

In spite of the motel size the room was quiet.

06/25/2009 We arrived late in the day and had reservations for a mountain view room. I asked if there was anything on the river. We got a room right on the river. It was wonderful. The breakfat buffet $10.95 was a great value for the money.

One complaint. $9.95 to use the internet for a 24 hour period. It could not be used in the room. Lobby only. Internet should be provided at no cost. I don't use the free coffee in the room, give me internet!

06/25/2009 I was impressed by how close the hotel was to the entrance of Yosemite park. It took me about 20 minutes to get to Yosemite valley from the hotel. The pizza joint located at the hotel was pretty good.
I was disappointed by the bed sheets. It looked clean but both me and my sister got bed bug bites by the time we woke up in the morning. We kept on scratching ourselves throughout our 3 night stay there.