4/5: Gut
Kailey M.
6 Nov. 2019
Near perfect cabin style stay in Yosemite NP
We had a lovely 3 night stay in Wawona. The neighborhood itself is about 6 miles into the park once you go through the gate. It's right near the Wawona Hotel (the oldest working hotel in the US!) and there is a little market if you need to pick up a thing or two.
PROS:
-Redwood rental office is in the same area and we're very accommodating in holding our cold food items in their fridge while we waited for our cabin to be ready. They also have drip coffee and tea you can have, and they pointed out a little walk for us to do.
-The cabin has space for two SUVs to park right out front. Front steps lead to a very large gated porch that wrap around the side of the house to the kitchen door. There is a little stream and bridge which our two year old and our dog loved.
-ample space in the cabin for 4 adults and two under age of 3. Both rooms have their own bathroom, one has a shower and the other has a bath. There is a living room right when you walk in the front door and a kitchen with large table and seating for up to 8. The lounge holds the most epic wood burner in the center along with a dining table for 4 and a spare bed (so you can really have 5 adults if you wanted), also a couch and two armchairs. Outside there is a patio table and lounge chairs as well as market lights strung around.
-Quiet neighborhood. You could see other cabins but some weren't occupied. We hardly saw a soul while we were there.
-There is a trail head in the neighborhood which 10 (steep) minutes in will take you to some beautiful waterfalls.
-close driving distance to Mariposa Grove and a large river bed just before Wawona campground where our dog could burn some energy and little ones can throw rocks in.
CONS:
-no toiletries. some travel sized bath wash and shampoo/cond for the bathrooms would be nice
-no proper wine glasses! There were a few random drinking glasses and mugs but that's it.
-no baking trays and only one skillet/12in pan for cooking.
-BBQ was outside but no propane even though we saw some propane being delivered to another cabin.
-lightbulbs need to be brighter. A bit too dim for us in the living room, kitchen, and lounge area.
-check in time says 4pm which we think is a little ridiculous since check out is 10am. They were able to get us in around 2pm but no guarantees. Think a more appropriate official check in time would be 1-2pm and check out 10:30am.
