Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite

We (15 yo old daughter and I) loved this place! The room was clean, spacious, and comfortable. The staff was so friendly and welcoming. The concierge was very helpful in providing information on horseback riding and a moonlight train ride (both activities were fantastic). The waitstaff at Jacks were fantastic on all three meals we had (food was great too). The pool area was very crowded, but there was an adult only plunge pool that was good. They have many included activities such as gold panning, rock climbing wall, archery, s’mores, and provide complimentary snacks in the lobby throughout the day. We came from the Yosemite Lodge and what an improvement!

My wife and I stayed at Tenaya for 2 nights and can’t speak highly enough ! The staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room was excellent. The facilities can’t be faulted - the restaurants were both very good. The pool area excellent and we even used the laundry room to wash and dry some clothes. It’s a perfect base for exploring the Yosemite National Park.

It truly is disappointing that I am unable to give this hotel a 5 star rating. The grounds are beautiful. We stayed in the cottages and were surrounded by nature during our stay. Our young kids made the most of all the activities , including the pool, rock climbing, archery, and nightly smores. Our only negative with the rooming accommodations were the beds were rather lumpy and uncomfortable. The staff were all incredibly friendly and attentive. A special thank you for Jared at the restaurant that made sure we celebrated our son's 4th birthday. With this said, staffing seemed to be a problem. The pool in particularly was shockingly bad. Only one bartender not only making drinks, but also taking food orders AND then having to walk to the main lodge to pick up the food. You can imagine how slow everything was. Additionally, there was no one around to clean up. Initially, we thought most of the lounge chairs were taken, as they had towels and drinks on the tables. After about an hour at the pool we realized they were all empty, just unkempt. Another disappointing, rather stressful inconvience were the EV chargers. There were 5 Tesla chargers but unfortunately were the old version, which weren't capitble with our Rivian adapter. The main parking area had 2 additional chargers that worked on Rivians, but only 1 worked during our 5 night stay. Supposedly there were 2 additional chargers at the cabins, but that area was extremely out of the way from the cottages. One of the days we were very stressed out because our battery was running low and had to do several drive by attempts to find the one working charger empty. I would like to come back to the Tenaya but I do hope they take these reviews inconsideration to make a top notch stay.

Our family had a great stay at The Explorer Cabins at Tenaya Lodge. Our family of 4 had plenty of room to spread out and get comfortable in our very clean and modern cabin full of amenities to make our stay comfortable. The acess to the Explorer Clubhouse was popular with our kids with lots of games to play and a gourmet s'mores bar every evening. We also loved the ability to be shuttled to the main lodge to use the pool and amenities there. After hiking through Yosemite, our legs were tired! Our first night was spent in the main lodge which was a completely different vibe - more like a resort hotel. Where as the explorer cabins offered more space, luxury and privacy. Lot's of firepits around the property to enjoy during the evenings. Great stay - would stay here again.

The lodge and surrounding area are beautiful. Tenaya is well kept and clean. The restaurants are great and they're plenty of places to sit down and eat or have a snack. The glass blowing is a really neat experience and very unique. I would skip the star gazing experience. It's not even close to the description and you can save money by just waiting for the telescope to be set up at night for everyone to use. It is definitely a nice resort and very close to Yosemite.