The el dorado diggns bar at the ahwahnee hotel.
The ahwahnee hotel floor indian circle symbol.
A glimpse into the lives of the the miwok and paiute people in yosemite national park.
The ahwahnee was designed and built in the 1920s with the specific goal of attracting well to do clientele.
The room itself is striking with a very high ceiling and huge windows offering great views of the valley.
My fish was overcooked and the appetizers were bland and uninspiring.
The prices are high and the food well the food is simply average at best.
The interior of the shining s overlook hotel was based on this yosemite original.
The ahwahnee hotel also features a large room called the el dorado diggins bar which is themed to the california gold rush period.
Today many of the original rugs are displayed in the hotel s public spaces mounted on the walls.
The hotel is constructed from steel stone concrete wood and glass and is a premier example of national park service rustic architecture.
The ahwahnee dining room serves breakfast and dinner.
The hotel is a must visit destination within yosemite valley for its dining décor and architecture that complements the natural setting of the park.
The ahwahnee distinguishes itself as one of the crown jewels of national park lodges.
Due to limited capacity in the dining room dinner reservations are only available for guests of the ahwahnee.
Hotel guests can make dinner reservations upon arrival.
Cooking baskets linguistic symbols and decorative patterns have been used throughout the ahwahnee s rooms and halls.
Discover indian village of the ahwahnee in yosemite national park california.
The ahwahnee hotel and ahwahneechee village a recreated 19th century tribal village in yosemite valley are both named for the tribe as are the ahwahnee heritage days.
These have become its trademark.
It was declared a national historic landmark in 1987.
The mining of gold was an important motive for early settlers and so kubrick has included a gold room in the overlook hotel where jack reminisces with his own past.
The ahwahnee hotel is a grand hotel in yosemite national park california on the floor of yosemite valley it was built by the yosemite park and curry company and opened for business in 1927.
Ahwahnee california and ahwahnee estates california are also named after the tribe.
Park visitors can inquire about same day dining availability in person at the hotel dining reservations desk.
The ahwahnee required fifty nine rugs in total at opening and they were purchased in new york in 1927 ranging in price from 48 75 to 93 75 for a total of 5659.
751 reviews of the ahwahnee dining room the ahwahnee dining room is the only high end dining option in yosemite.
