Yosemite’s Wawona Resort Is Closing Briefly

A well-liked Nationwide Park resort will quickly start renovations. 

The Wawona Resort, situated inside Yosemite Nationwide Park, will shut briefly in December because the the Nationwide Parks Service plans to conduct an audit of extra restore that will must be made following its roof alternative. 

There at present no reopening date or a transparent estimated time for the repairs to be accomplished. As a proactive step, the resort canceled and refunded all future bookings for impacted friends. 

For vacationers seeking to benefit from the resort earlier than its non permanent closure, Journey + Leisure noticed extensive availability all through October and November, the place rooms begin at $94 an evening. 

After sharing the information on social media, the put up obtained lots of of engagements, together with one traveler calling the property a “golden gem” and supporting the maintenance. 

“Wawona is my favourite place to remain within the park. It has a lot appeal and historical past that a lot of the different park lodging are missing. I hope NPS does the appropriate factor and shortly invests in Wawona’s future,” one individual commented on the social media put up. 

The property was first opened in 1856, and is described as “one in all California’s authentic mountain lodges”. The property has 50 common resort rooms, and 54 rooms which have a shared toilet. The property has a shocking entrance porch that extends the size of the constructing, full with Adirondack chairs for leisure time. The Victorian-style rooms are complemented with paintings and fixtures that nod to the historical past of the property which was well-liked with hikers and outside journey fanatics. 

The Wawona is the most recent resort within Yosemite Nationwide Park to get a makeover. In 2022, the park was awarded a $31 million development contract which supplied upgrades and upkeep for the Ahwahnee resort.