Yosemite West Condominiums

My friend and I checked in around 6pm after experiencing major car troubles. A random man was nice enough to drive us to the main office where we checked in. When we asked the woman at the front desk for assistance she informed us that there was nothing she could do. Another family checking in was nice enough to drive us back to our car where we ended up getting stuck again. A man that worked for another condominium was kind enough to help us out.
Fast forward to us finally arriving to our room, unit B-​104. There were broken tiles on the kitchen floor. The heater on the floor did not work. The television also did not work. The landline in the room did not work either so I was unable to contact my family back home. There were cracks in the tiles in the bathroom and the shower head was shorter than average making it difficult to use. We reserved this room on groupon which stated that there was free wifi. There was no access to Internet what-​so-​ever.
I would definitely not recommend this place to anyone for a multitude of reasons. The quality of the room. The lack of wifi. The lack of empathy from the woman at the front desk.

Stayed at B103. Had a great experience. Yes, I wish I had some wifi and that my cell worked; that’s a tall order throughout the park. For the price and area it can’t be beat. This is the same price as a tent. It had everything I needed. I cooked, grilled, made smores, did laundry, watched the terrible Yogi Bear movie, and had a good time.
I would reconsider any place in the peak summer since no AC anywhere. I heard people in the hall but not at night. I saw a buck from our balcony. It was super quiet outside. I was never there during business hours but at night and morning it was so quiet. You could hear twigs snap. Really relaxing.
It was super close to Glacier point. It was about 20 minutes from the valley. 15 to Bridalveil and 5 from tunnel view. Of course my drives were at 6am. Stay. Cheaper than a tent with your own bathroom!

We stayed in Unit B-​103. It was a fully renovated studio apartment. The room featured granite countertops in the kitchen, a stove and oven, a dishwasher, microwave, toaster, pots, pans, spices, etc. everything you need to make yourself at home while trekking through Yosemite.
The condo was situated between Wowona and Yosemite Valley and close to the road where you’d turn to hit up Glacier Point. It was not more than 15 – 20 minutes to anything you’d want to do (provided you have a vehicle, of course.)
The room itself was very cozy. It had two comfy couches (I think one was also a pull out bed), huge coffee table, 4 bar stools in the kitchen/​dining area, and a Murphy bed. Outside, there were 4 chairs and a propane BBQ grill. It faces the woods and we were able to spot some wildlife outside.
The wifi was a little wonky, BUT, you are basically staying in a cabin in the woods, so it meets expectations and gets the job done. If you need a steady connection, go upstairs, sit on the comfy couch and you’ll be just fine.
The showers had good pressure and HOT water — perfect after getting soaked while hiking all day in Yosemite!
The owner Holly was super responsive to any questions we had and very helpful.
There is a laundry area on site — it takes quarters. If they run out, contact the property owner and they will help you out.
This place helped out stay in Yosemite be that much more magical and special.
Highly, highly recommend this place. In addition to the great accommodations, the price couldn’t be beaten. We paid $ 300 for three nights! A canvas tent in Yosemite would have cost more — and no hot showers! We rented through Enchanted Yosemite Vacation Rentals.
Loved this place! Thanks for making this trip so special!

Too noisy. We would not recommend renting for any reason. We were facing the parking lot, a view of cars. Traffic pulling in at all hours. This place was outdated. The bed was hard tried the sofa bed but too broken down. Teflon pans worn & scratched. Towels very thin. Unit is b104.
All the condos are rented by different companies. We had a problem with the people upstairs from us. From 8:00 — 10:00 pm there kids, 4 of them ranging in age from 4 — 9 were left alone in an upstairs loft condo, while there parents visited outside, away from the condo. They jumped up and down from the
stairs, and played so loudly that it shook our room. We talked with the parents the first night and they said they would look into it, the noise and constant banging stopped for a short period, then started back up. Called management for assistance with no resolution other then they would have to call the rental company that they had rented from. That was it. You are pretty much at your own devices. In our last night around 11:00 pm I had to open my sliding glass door and yell up to the parents to stop the noise. No amount of being conveniently located can make up for a night that is interrupted. We got little to no sleep the entire time we were there. For the money someone should have been able to intervene.
On the last day we were told that the water main broke and they were going to turn off the water at 9:00 am. Per the contract you are to clean up dishes and put away before you go or there would be extra charges. How does that work.
I would not have been compensated for the lack of being able to cook or take a shower, but might have been punished for not cleaning? I cannot stress how much I would not wish this type of vacation on anyone.

I loved this place. I went for spring break late March. Lots of the roads into the park are closed so it did take a long time to get there. But they provide everything. full kitchen stocked with seasonings pots pans dishes soap tin foil, everything. They have a bbq grill on the patio with propane you can use. We brought steaks and had a nice dinner. TV with movies, board games. Its quiet at night. Theres even a fireplace inside and hot cocoa you can have. I would literally live here if I could. Only thing I didnt like was the trash situation. you have to go down the hall to the trash room to get rid of your trash if it fills up. Theres 2 bed options. A pull out sofa and then one that comes from the wall. Pick the wall one. Its very comfy. I think it was memory foam. loved loved this place.

I rarely ever review things on Unilocal,however, after seeing that Yosemite Wests Condos had 1 star, I wanted to give my two cents.
I ended up discovering Yosemite West via Living Social, where we got a deal for a 2 night stay for $ 135. I could understand the price is a bit high without the deal, but this is just based on my experience.
The location of Yosemite West can’t be beat if you have to stay outside of the park. Its an easy drive to the condos from the valley (30 mins) and you go through Tunnel View each time, which makes it even better. Also, Glacier point is only 14 miles from the location — which is a gem in Yosemite not a lot of people see.
As for the rooms — yes, the furniture and whatnot is a bit outdated — but so what? This isn’t touting itself to be a 5 star hotel. We had a studio room with a pull out couch and it was generous in size, and the built in kitchen really was a great addition! There was a deck with a BBQ that faced outwards to the woods, and it was extremely relaxing to sit out there with a beer in hand staring into the peaceful landscape.
The owners were extremely friendly and willing to work with us as we had an additional member of our party join us unexpectedly. Burt, the manager, was extremely accommodating with the situation, and even brought a pull-​out bed into the room for $ 20 for the two nights. He even helped one of our party members with his bike lock that jammed! For the price with the coupon, we couldn’t beat the accommodations.
Everything was clean, the staff were friendly and most of all the location was amazing. You felt like you were at a home away from home. I’m extremely picky when it comes to hotels and whatnot, but I just had to come in here to say that the prior review of this place is unjustified and more people should take advantage of the Living Social deal. In fact, the group I was with just discussed purchasing another so we can visit in the winter!

A friend of mine made this reservation (via Yosemite West Reservations, which is affiliated with other types of rentals) for us, and what we got was different than what was communicated. The implied perception was that we would get a bedroom/​loft., that could comfortably sleep 4 – 6 people.
I looked at the confirmation sheet and it said, «Room with queen bed and two queen-​size day beds…» My humble opinion — is that this was intentionally ambiguous.
What we got was a STUDIO condo with a queen bed and ONE day trundle bed with two twin mattresses; when we called the reservation line, they wouldn’t budge on giving us another option, or coming down on the price (almost $ 200 p/​night including tax).
They should come right out and say that it is a «studio condo».
In fact, they had the gall to tell us that we were WRONG in saying that we only had ONE day bed, and that the two mattresses (on the same day bed) should correctly be referred to as being TWO day beds.
Not only that, there was an issue with their water system, and we couldn’t drink the water. They provided our room with one gallon of bottled water and promised us phone call updates, yet they never provided us with any additional information until we called a few of their information lines and left messages in two different places. During the course of our stay, they never rectified the matter, and we had to ask for additional water.
Note that we had to call for additional extra supplies (toilet paper), and there is NO housekeeping during your stay — only after you leave. Bring your own shampoo.
Actually, they were fairly clean, though you couldn’t tell because of the horrific vintage 70s décor in black, blue, and wolf motif — which was overkill. Even the shag carpet was blue! I think that different owners own different condo’s in this complex, and so with this one unit (A104), we got a mish-​mash of what looked to be free unwanted craigtslist furniture or homemade decorating implements!
Not worth the $ 200 p/​night.