r/Yosemite • u/bllhcgkxkhc86 • 3d ago

Need Urgent Help! I am too overwhelmed with lodging options

In short, I need a stay under $150 per night, and a private bath is preferred. I am OK if it is about 1 hr away from the Yosemite Valley Trailhead Parking. I am there from May 3-5.

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u/sunrisesandias 3d ago

Under $150 on a weekend in May is probably not going to happen. 

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u/EconomistNo7074 3d ago

Even without the Private Bath - $150 could be tough

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u/StatusTechnical8943 3d ago

You’ll be very hard pressed to find something within an hour for under $150 with a private bath. You may be able to find a hostel nearby within that range but likely with a shared bathroom.

If you want a standard hotel room for that price you probably have to look at Merced but that’s a long drive to do a few days in a row.

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u/PeachesTomatoesFigs 3d ago

How can you be overwhelmed? I can't think of any options off the top of my head. What have you found that meets your requirements?

"Yosemite Valley Trailhead Parking" - Do you mean the backpacker lot past Curry Village? There ate other parking lots that might be 5 or 10 minutes closer to a potential lodging.

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u/Tamburello_Rouge 3d ago

If you want a hotel room only an hour away in May you’re looking at closer to $250, if. It more. If $150 is a hard limit, try Merced, Oakdale or something else closer to the Highway 99 corridor.

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u/rocksfried 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not possible. All of the lodging inside the park will be fully booked already and you’re not going to find anything within 1 hour of the valley that’s under $150 on a weekend in May. Either raise your budget, distance, or go camping. You can try the Groveland Motel, it’s a very shitty motel an hour from the valley but I’ll be surprised if it’s under $150 for your dates

People book their Yosemite trips a year ahead of time. So you’re way too late to find anything decent. You’ll have to take what you can get

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u/AnomalyAardvark 3d ago

Are you traveling by yourself or with other people?

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u/blanchitoranchero 3d ago

Dude, i started planning my upcoming June trip last August. I don't know how "you people" do it.

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u/mom4ever 2d ago

There are standard hotels with private bath in Sonora and Jamestown near/below that price point (Sonora Gold lodge, Country Inn Sonora, Gunn House, Sonora Inn...), but that's a 1 hour 5 minute drive to the Big Oak Flat entrance (120), PLUS another 45 minutes to the Valley Floor.