Homestead Cottages

This place was perfect for our 4 days gateway to Yosemite, the drive is about one hour from here either way you take (east gate or south) but the trip is very much worthy, specially if you go via 140. The cottages are clean, peaceful, and relaxing. They offer a full kitchen with all cooking supply needs, minus the spices.The grounds are spectacular and serene with beautiful plants and birds all around. You can sit out on your front porch and gaze at the beautiful stars at night. The bed is firm, which isn't my favorite but I have slept well after having our bottle of wine!They are very attentive and stayed up to wait for our late arrival. I would recommend this place!!!

I wish I had reviewed these comments before booking our family stay at this place. I would NOT recommend this place for several reasons. The only thing nice to say is that the location is isolated.... Which I thought I would somewhat like. Okay - here are my thoughts on this place.1. From the looks of it, the place looks "clean"... but everything is super dusty. I accidentally knocked down this disgusting carpet thing that is hanging on the wall, and a plume of dust came off. Please for the love of all that is holy, get rid of anything that can keep dust. So unsanitary. There were several incidents like this, where the cleanliness was subpar. 2. Next, this place is SOOOOO far from Yosemite - so if this is your travel destination, I would recommend staying else where. For the price you pay here, you can stay at the Awanhee Hotel in Yosemite after all the fees, and extras they like charging here.3. I had a child and an infant. The not so kind host, actually fairly rude woman host charged for my infant because she took up resources! How ridiculous.... So my infant cost $80 extra for her stay. My infant mind you, is still breastfeeding! So she did not get to "enjoy" the Costco breakfast.4. Costco breakfast- yuk, everything comes in a box, nothing fresh.... Maybe they can add some Fresh fruit or something... we skipped it the next day to say the least. If you don't mind this quality for breakfast, there are so many other options.... Do not stay here. 5. Last but not least, I'm not a fan of their credit card policy. They hand write down all my credit card information plus the cvv code on the back, to get the remaining balance on the rooms. No one does that anymore...Protocol should be away from writing down any credit card information. So many things are electronic these days - so having my information exposed to anyone makes me very uncomfortable.If you do choose to stay here, don't say you weren't warned.... There are several others on here that have had equally sub par experiences here. I hope I save at least once family from the nightmare we had here.

This place is a little hidden gem.The check in was great. Owner extremely friendly and takes time to show you to your accommodations.This place is very peaceful and quite away from town and the busy overbooked best western type of places in the area.This place is a must try in the area with an extremely reasonable price.Will be a return customer no doubt about it.

Neat little cabin to stay in that is more secluded and less touristy than staying next to Yosemite. Laura and her husband were very nice and greeted us upon check-in and showed us around our cabin. We also appreciated the muffins/fruit left in our cabin each day. We packed these and took them on our hike to the park! It was also nice having an outside grill since we wanted to eat at the cabin and relax after a long day of exploring. My only complaints are: 1. The bed is hard and the pillows are extremely uncomfortable. 2. The creamer packs left in the coffee basket were all old and it was chunky. Enjoyed our stay! We might would like staying closer to the park next time though. To get to Yosemite Valley from the cabin took us almost 2 hours.

I booked on hotels tonight and when I checked in the manager asked me how many guest I had. I said my wife, 2 month old baby and 2 year old son. She said she would have to charge extra for 4 occupants. I asked her "So you charge for a 2 year old and newborn" ?? and she said yes that was their policy. I requested to speak to the owner and was told I could not for whatever reason. I've stayed at over 100 hotels and never have they charged me for my newborn or toddler. It was very upsetting to hear because I drove 6hrs to visit Yosemite and just needed a place to stay. I didn't see it anywhere on the app to input newborns or children. I didn't think it was fair to charge extra for the children since they were so young so I declined to stay.

Awesome cottages. We six friends stayed at this beautiful place, while we visited Yosemite Valley. We were really impressed by the cleanliness, service⁠. The care taker Laura⁠⁠⁠⁠ is very helpful and nice person. She also helped us finding good near by locations to visit.It's located about about 20 minutes outside the south side entrance to the park so it's convenient. Surrounded by natures beauty you will really enjoy your time there. We highly recommend this place to stay.

Our stay at Homestead Cottages in May of 2024 was very nice. Located right outside Yosemite National Park, yet private and the cabin is well kept. We stayed in the "Stage Coach" which has a king bed, fireplace & nicely appointed kitchen and decorative tiling throughout. Outside one side of our cabin is a rosemary plant which made the stay even nicer. The owners are friendly, and responsive to our needs.

We had a great stay. The staff was very kind. I was worried that it would be cold, but the room was very warm, the bathroom was clean, and the warm water shower was great. It's a little far from Yosemite, but it's not a problem. The owner made it possible to charge the electric car for free. Thank you for that we were able to travel comfortably. We will be back.

Let's start with something positive, since I only have single star to give them, that too only for cleanliness. Yes, I am giving them single star since our room was well cleaned and get very fresh as well. We made reservation through Expedia and paid over $400 for 2 nights stay. When we made reservation, we were under the impression that we will be getting a cottage with some privacy and some outdoor place to sit and relax. I was highly disappointed upon check in since our "Air-BnB" was upstairs the office/ registration. Yes, I am calling it Airbnb since it was just a room with furnished kitchen and non working gas/stove. After the reservation was done via Expedia, I did receive an email with pic of cottage, but it wasn't something I was promised during reservation. There was no place for us to sit outside, there was no patio or door or even a window with a view. This was highly disappointing. I did spoke with the owner at the property and all I was suggested is to call Expedia. We check in with a 5 year old. During reservation, we notice they provide roll away bed for no charge, upon arrival we were forced to pay additional charge for roll away bed for 5 year old. Our plan was to visit Yosemite and relax by the property since it has got some great views. Upon checkin we were so disappointed that we decided to change our plan and just come back to sleep. Attached here are the pictures of the window we had in our room and another picture of the place at the backside of the property to sit. At last I would like to say, I tried to clarify things during my stay both with the owner and son and each time rather than fixing the situation, I was suggested to pay more and upgrade. Highly disappointed and definitely not coming back or refer anyone as well.

We stayed 2nights at Native cottage last week. Staff were very nice and friendly. Place is clean, quiet and have aminities. Its a good get away from the city. We highly recommend this place and will definitely go back there soon.