The room was okay, not terrific. We got a patio room. Patio was terrific!

The company's policies are onerous and irrational, mostly in regards to the laundry facility which closes at 7pm. Employees are semi- interested in providing service. Stuff doesn't work. The ATM was broken during our entire three-day stay. Land-line phones were down. Internet didn't work. We could not get a receipt when we checked out.

The place is perfectly situated, but the management is clueless of how to run it. The same company runs the Grant Grove Lodge. For more details on inept management, see my comments on Grant Grove.

This is really just a set of rooms attached to a gift shop, small store and very basic cafe. Our room had everything we needed, but was very noisy from the cafe air conditioning. Lovely setting right by the river.

Lodge is old and fairly basic, but clean, and let's face it, you are not staying here for luxury accommodations. You are next to a beautiful river in the base of a stunning canyon, and you can get up, have a tasty freshly cooked breakfast from the cafeteria in the lodge, and get out to the trails before anyone else has arrived. We walked Zumwalt Meadow (1.5 mile loop) and took a short walk off the road to Roaring River Falls without seeing a soul, on the 3rd July!!! The drive down into the canyon (and out, as this is the only road) is stunning. Take advantage of just being in this place ... it is well worth it! There is WiFi in the lodge, for those that just have to connect, but it is painfully slow, and appeared to switch off at 9pm. Dinner choices are limited to the small market and the cafeteria. We ate in the cafeteria. The food is freshly prepared, was tasty, with good portions, and served on eco-friendly paper plates. Again, this is not luxury, but the location in this valley is amazing.

I haven't stayed at the other hotels in the Sequioa or Kings Canyon National Park so I can't compare them to this one but this is pretty much a basic essentials property. The bbqs they speak of consists of 1 broken bbq (not useable) and one very used bbq. Basically they dont want you barbequing as they want you to buy from the grill (which is 10-20 pp plus beverage) and with 9 people that can add up! In the on site strore a very small container of mayo is 5.19!! No TV and no cell phone reception which isnt the end of the world but you better be prepared if you want to entertain kids. Most people stay on the 2nd floor and there is no elevator so you must carry everything up a flight of stairs. The property itself was pleasant, with a big porch on the upper level with tables and chairs. The area was clean and the river is right there by the bbqs (bring bug repellent!) and it was beautiful. A short walk down the way the fish were actually jumping out of the water.