reviewerid1CAD1DE7E3813CAC88442D5909D0FAA9reviewernameAmy LreviewtextThis is a great place to stay if you are not accustomed to backpacking or camping It is amidst all the awesome tuolumne meadows trails all are within 15 minute drives The amenities are fantastic clean washroom plenty of bear boxes and comfy places to sleep The food was delicious slightly pricey and I love the orderahead option for bagged lunches Checkin is at 4pm and the lines can get quite long A definite A place in my booksreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult09097040871428571sentimentbreakdownThis is a great place to stay if you are not accustomed to backpacking or campingpositive09860554It is amidst all the awesome tuolumne meadows trails all are within 15 minute drivesunknown07839517The amenities are fantasticpositive096759564clean washroom plenty of bear boxes and comfy places to sleeppositive099495703The food was delicious slightly pricey and I love the orderahead option for bagged lunchespositive09974202Checkin is at 4pm and the lines can get quite longunknown066920084A definite A place in my bookspositive09687478reviewerfakepoints60

reviewerid30F337A90F8F28B3EDBC1AC997FCCD47reviewernameJenny HreviewtextWe have been staying at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge for the last 7 years If you arent use to camping and want 4 star hotel I dont recommend staying here If you enjoy the greater outdoors this is the perfect spot for hiking fishing rock climbing etc There is a free Yosemite Hiker Bus that you can take from here to other areastrail heads nnWe consider this a glamping experience because they have good size tent cabins ours had 1 dbl bed and 2 single beds tip if your tall the dbl bed is short so you need to sleep diagonally to fit the bed The tent was neat and as clean as can be since your out in the forest It contained a small wood burning stove instructions are posted on the tent recommended reading Wood fire starter matches and old newspaper to start fire was delivered daily as well as new bath towels and basic tidying of tent Your also provided with a solar lantern Since I enjoy reading before sleeping I brought our own light which was brighter Bear boxes for food were available at the parking lot and separate toiletry bear boxes were behind the showertoilet building Liquid soap shampoo and conditioner are provided in the showertoilet area but there are NO hairdryersnnThe main Lodge has a long power strip 10 outlets to recharge devices so there is NO electricity in the tentsnnThis is a well maintained and efficiently organized place The meals you can purchased at the main Lodge was good a little on the expensive side but they have to have all the food brought up Meals are good size and served at communal tables of 10 people which is a great way to meet other visitors and get hikingfishing tipsreviewrating40sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08781448725000001sentimentbreakdownWe have been staying at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge for the last 7 yearspositive09116254If you arent use to camping and want 4 star hotel I dont recommend staying hereunknown063025504If you enjoy the greater outdoors this is the perfect spot for hiking fishing rock climbing etcpositive089559007There is a free Yosemite Hiker Bus that you can take from here to other areastrail headspositive081187135We consider this a glamping experience because they have good size tent cabins ours had 1 dbl bed and 2 single beds tip if your tall the dbl bed is short so you need to sleep diagonally to fit the bedpositive09906825The tent was neat and as clean as can be since your out in the forestpositive09630578It contained a small wood burning stove instructions are posted on the tent recommended readingnegative028852588Wood fire starter matches and old newspaper to start fire was delivered daily as well as new bath towels and basic tidying of tentpositive09443214Your also provided with a solar lanternpositive09335804Since I enjoy reading before sleeping I brought our own light which was brighterpositive098882306Bear boxes for food were available at the parking lot and separate toiletry bear boxes were behind the showertoilet buildingpositive091007006Liquid soap shampoo and conditioner are provided in the showertoilet area but there are NO hairdryerspositive08969693The main Lodge has a long power strip 10 outlets to recharge devices so there is NO electricity in the tentspositive092518634This is a well maintained and efficiently organized placepositive098055583The meals you can purchased at the main Lodge was good a little on the expensive side but they have to have all the food brought uppositive09897138Meals are good size and served at communal tables of 10 people which is a great way to meet other visitors and get hikingfishing tipspositive098948973reviewerfakepoints160

reviewerid3CB27F978614D1B525B9D984BE283709reviewernameJames CreviewtextI have been in hospitality for a long time and your front officecheck in employee Tiffany is a true asset to Tuolomne Lodge She is incredibly personable and creates a happy laid back and comfortable atmosphere which is somewhat rare these days I understand she is new but you are lucky to have her I would hire her at a resort in New Zealand in a heartbeat Your facility is very well maintained and the restaurant and fire pit are added bonuses I will definitely return at some stage in the near future Thanks for an amazing experiencennJamesreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult09331721157142858sentimentbreakdownI have been in hospitality for a long time and your front officecheck in employee Tiffany is a true asset to Tuolomne Lodgepositive094595003She is incredibly personable and creates a happy laid back and comfortable atmosphere which is somewhat rare these dayspositive093619317I understand she is new but you are lucky to have herpositive08927856I would hire her at a resort in New Zealand in a heartbeatpositive095046455Your facility is very well maintained and the restaurant and fire pit are added bonusespositive091595536I will definitely return at some stage in the near futurepositive09091022Thanks for an amazing experiencepositive09817539reviewerfakepoints35

revieweridB2D414DB2203B407FCE08B3E1FCC9458reviewernameSanDiegoHistProfreviewtextMy review could be anywhere from a 5 to a 2 and that is because Tuolumne Meadows Lodge is a unique place The staff is friendly and helpful The kitchen was not quite in their full groove yet but we were there just two weeks after they opened Here are some things to consider 1 The accommodations are robust tents on concrete platforms with a woodburning stove to keep you warm We were there in mid June just after they opened We needed our sleeping bags in addition to the blankets they provided to keep warm The second night there it was so cold that I set my alarm to wake me every two hours to add wood to the fire to keep my family warm I had also gotten a double order of wood because we ran out the night before 2 The lodge is a big halfbuilding half tent There is no place to hang out in the evening except by the outdoor fire There are pay phones but they did not work when we were there There is no cell service The meals in the lodge are nice but not inexpensive You need to get reservations and they will sit you with other travelers so be ready to make conversation It can be great fun but it is on you to do your part Dinner is pretty nicebreakfast is so so 3 You cannot have food or your bathroom stuff in your tent to avoid bear and rodent problems There are bearproof containers in the parking lot for your food and bear proof compartments for your bathroom bag next to the common bathrooms 4 Common bathrooms are what you get They are older but well kept We had plenty of hot water in the mens rooms but wife and daughter reported shortages in the womens The bathrooms can get overcrowded and overused 5 You are in the high high country and the lodge is along or near several fantastic trail heads My son and I got up early one day and after a 20 minute walk we had our lines in the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River The sheer beauty of the place is hard to describe The hardships are relative Even getting up in the middle of the night to stoke the fire meant that my mind was on something basic instead of the troubles of modern life My son and I really liked this place but wife and daughter not so muchreviewrating40sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08093834155882352sentimentbreakdownMy review could be anywhere from a 5 to a 2 and that is because Tuolumne Meadows Lodge is a unique placepositive08871549The staff is friendly and helpfulpositive08873198The kitchen was not quite in their full groove yet but we were there just two weeks after they openedunknown05016229Here are some things to consider 1positive08100152 The accommodations are robust tents on concrete platforms with a woodburning stove to keep you warmpositive099228585We were there in mid June just after they openedunknown06611945We needed our sleeping bags in addition to the blankets they provided to keep warmpositive098475677The second night there it was so cold that I set my alarm to wake me every two hours to add wood to the fire to keep my family warmpositive09139879I had also gotten a double order of wood because we ran out the night beforepositive096009292positive080257684 The lodge is a big halfbuilding half tentpositive090138996There is no place to hang out in the evening except by the outdoor fireunknown0657531There are pay phones but they did not work when we were therenegative021037585There is no cell servicenegative025101072The meals in the lodge are nice but not inexpensiveunknown077490383You need to get reservations and they will sit you with other travelers so be ready to make conversationunknown07747916It can be great fun but it is on you to do your partpositive08039337Dinner is pretty nicepositive09279321breakfast is so sopositive0963495853positive079944634 You cannot have food or your bathroom stuff in your tent to avoid bear and rodent problemspositive08825529There are bearproof containers in the parking lot for your food and bear proof compartments for your bathroom bag next to the common bathroomspositive098232774positive079788846 Common bathrooms are what you getpositive09303589They are older but well keptpositive09059598We had plenty of hot water in the mens rooms but wife and daughter reported shortages in the womensunknown06226067The bathrooms can get overcrowded and overusedpositive087030855positive079965156 You are in the high high country and the lodge is along or near several fantastic trail headspositive09569138My son and I got up early one day and after a 20 minute walk we had our lines in the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne Riverpositive09442514The sheer beauty of the place is hard to describepositive08074029The hardships are relativepositive09137868Even getting up in the middle of the night to stoke the fire meant that my mind was on something basic instead of the troubles of modern lifepositive0824503My son and I really liked this place but wife and daughter not so muchpositive08147052reviewerfakepoints65