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Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel to undergo first major renovation in 82 years
Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel (above) is getting a big makeover.
This elegant, AAA Four Diamond, world-class hotel in the heart of Yosemite National Park has been around since 1927 and blends a number of styles (self-described as Art Deco, Native American, Middle Eastern and Arts & Crafts Movement) into an eclectic and vibrant decor. They have several lounges and sitting rooms with views of Half Dome, Glacier Point and Yosemite Falls, and a legendary dining room, The Ahwahnee Dining Room. Most interestingly, the redwood-like facade of the hotel is actually concrete, to protect it from the fate of previous Yosemite hotels: Fire. And now? This hotel's going to get even better.
It's called The Ahwahnee Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan. The landmark hotel is undergoing its first major renovation in 82 years -- since its opening. Park Rangers told USA Today that "the Ahwahnee could use everything from new carpets to a paint job. They expect the remodel will cost millions and last years."
The National Park Service has yet to release the exact plans for renovations, but they are expected to this week. Best of all, they want your help! Click here to learn how you can get involved and give feedback and suggestions for improving the Ahwahnee.
Rates at Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel start at $408 (mid-week, off season) and go up to $1,094 per night for the Liberty Suite (additional adults and teenagers $21 each).
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[via USA Today]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dave Aug 17th 2009 3:33PM
I believe this is what they used for The Overlook hotel in "The Shining".
That hallway carpet ... iconic but ghastly.
Steve Aug 17th 2009 3:58PM
The exterior of the hotel in The Shining is not this hotel, it is Timberline Lodge in Oregon.
Believe it or not, every interior in the Shining was a set on a soundstage ... every bit of it. Not only that, but later on in the movie, even the exteriors of the hotel in the snow were shot on a giant set as well.
Those carpets, and everything else you saw, were completely created for that movie.
The director, Stanley Kubrick, was known for his intense detail in everything involved in his movies.
scott Aug 17th 2009 6:09PM
For $408.00 a night starting cost let the hotel fold and go under. Don't you spend our tax money on the past history and spend on making new history.
jamesnpost Aug 17th 2009 7:50PM
How very nice to see that done... I hope they do it right, like the really awesome restoration of the KIMO theater here in Albuquerque. I just hope they don't let some hotshot young Frank Lloyd Gaudi wannabe convince them it needs "a new concept statement" or some such mousiedung.
Richard Aug 18th 2009 11:55AM
The hotel at Flamingo in the Everglades was destroyed and there is no plan to rebuild it. When will that happen? I happen to like the Everglades.