How Many Ways Can You Celebrate Yosemite?

Here at Hotel & Cafe Charlotte in the authentic Gold Rush era town of Groveland on the scenic Highway 120 route to the Big Oak Flat entrance to Yosemite, we have oodles of ways to celebrate our favorite National Park, Yosemite, and the surrounding Gold Counry of the Sierras too! Here are just a few for you to consider for yourself or tell a friend about, and don't hesitate to contact us with questions, for local advice, or anything!

LAST MINUTE WINTER 2011 LODGING DISCOUNT

 Mid week discount: Enjoy a 16% discount for stays Sunday-Thursday. Any room or condo, no blackout dates and no minimum stay. Must complete travel by April 14, 2011. Mention discount when booking.

Yosemite Travel Package

Lodging, Breakfast, Internet, Yosemite Entry Pass, Picnic Lunch & Audio Adventure Tour CD too!

Hotel Charlotte in Groveland by Yosemite Pick your Room or Vacation Rental Condo, add a Yosemite Entry Pass, a Yosemite Audio Adventures CD Tour of the park, and a picnic lunch too!

Accommodations include rooms at our B&B style hotel, or vacation condos that sleep from 2 to 15 people. Breakfast is included for all guests. Most rentals have internet computers and WiFi. All lodging has Satellite TV, linens and towels are provided, no cleaning fee. Yosemite hiking info center too.

 Price: Room/Condo Rate plus only $45 for 2 people for the entire Yosemite Travel Package, $10 per additional person.  

Offer Good until May 1, 2010

Celebrate Your Birthday & Yosemite National Park’s 120^th Birthday Too!

Happy 120th Birthday Yosemite:  Hotel Charlotte guests will enjoy a full year of birthday celebrations! Stay with us on your birthday and take $30 off any of our large guest rooms. ID will be required at checkin as this special is only valid on the night of your birthday. This 1-year special starts on October 1, 2010 to coincide with Yosemite National Park's 120th birthday and Groveland's one year celebration of the same, not to mention our own Highway 120 location. Hotel & Café Charlotte is also celebrating its 7^th anniversary with Lynn & Victor at the helm. Valid on birthday stays through 10/1/2010 - 9/31/2011.

Yosemite Travel Idea for Small Plane Pilots

Small Plane Pilots – Fly in to Pine Mountain Lake Groveland with Hotel Charlotte for Lodging & Meals and  Book a “They Drive You” Yosemite Tour Guides trip to Yosemite or Enjoy a Day of Golf at PML

Are you a small plane pilot, looking for a new place to visit for a get-away trip? Would you like to stroll the wooden sidewallks of a genuine Gold Rush town, and stay at a Historic Inn where the staff is incredibly friendly and the rooms and food are a delight? And maybe you'd love to not just fly over Yosemite National Park, but stop and see it at ground level.

 Perhaps you haven't considered visiting Yosemite by private plane, because you didn't know that there was a way to get transportion to and from lodging, and even into Yosemite, without your own car. Well look no further than the great little town of Groveland, on Highway 120 near Yosemite.

 If you book your room(s) or Vacation Rental condo with Hotel Charlotte, we will pick you up from the Pine Mountain Lake airport and take you to your lodging, then take you back to your plane when it is time for you to continue on your way. And the company Yosemite Guide Service located in Groveland will drive you into Yosemite for a personal tour, be sure to book your tour directly and in advance of your arrival.

 From your lodging at Hotel Charlotte in the center of Groveland you can walk to everything in town, from the old historic schoolhouse, which is now a bank, at one end of town, to the Groveland Museum at the other end of town. Stop and relax for a while in the community park, or at the picnic area by the old historic jail house. Have a coffee drink at Mountain Sage and lay back in a hammock under the trees, or kick up your heels to live music at the Iron Door Saloon. Its all here for you to enjoy, then get a great night's sleep in your individually decorated room with private bathroom and satellite TV at the Hotel Charlotte where you will enjoy a free hot buffet style breakfast in the morning.

 If you are a large family or group traveling together, consider a Vacation Rental condo from Hotel Charlotte, located walking distance to the Pine Mountain Lake golf course, which is open to the public and rents clubs.

AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA – CELEBRATE GOLD COUNTRY & YOSEMITE WITH STAGE 3 CYCLING RACE

Stage 3 of the AMGEN 2011 Tour of California cycling race goes from Auburn to Modesto on Tuesday, May 17th, and celebrates the Gold Rush history of California by traveling along some of our most famous Gold Rush routes such as Highway 49, which skirts the Central Sierra Nevada foothills and crosses Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park.
 
 In recognition of the famous AMGEN Tour of California cycling race leg that includes the Gold Rush Highway 49, Hotel Charlotte is offering $49 off per night on any multi night stay in a Hotel Charlotte Vacation Rental Condo from Sunday, May 15th thru Thursday May 19th, so that your family or group of friends can combine a day of watching the cycling race with a visit to Yosemite National Park, another very famous California attraction.  Rates include breakfast at Cafe Charlotte each morning, units have fully equipped kitchens and satellite TV, with all linens and towels provided. Hotel Charlotte Vacation Rentals sleep from 4 to 8 people, and units can be combined to accommodate up to 50 people within 1 block of each other and walking distance to the Pine Mountain Lake public golf course.
 
 Hotel & Cafe Charlotte are located in the Gold Rush era town of Groveland, on Highway 120, just 24 miles from the Big Oak Flat entrance to Yosemite. The Oakdale section of Stage 3 of the AMGEN Tour of California is less than an hour from Groveland.  Groveland itself offers much to do, so consider staying for several days to get it all in, the cycling, some Yosemite time, and Groveland itself. Consider an outing to the local Community Park with picnic tables and BBQ pits, playground equipment and horseshoe pits, skatepark and basketball courts, and free WiFi, plus public toilets and the Groveland Museum just next door, or perhaps go for a day of Golf or Horseback riding at Pine Mountain Lake's public Golf & Country Club or Equestrian Center. And the famous Iron Door Saloon, a Gold Rush landmark, is right across the street!
 
 You can see details on our Vacation Rentals at http://www.yosemiteregion.com   and feel free to email or call us with any questions. The AMGEN $49 Discount may not be combined with any other Hotel & Cafe Charlotte special offers, and must be mentioned at time of booking.

GOLF HOLIDAY NEAR YOSEMITE – COMBINE GREAT GOLF WITH FAMILY ACTIVITIES & VISIT YOSEMITE TOO

Do you have family members who love to Golf, while others dream of lying in the sun, and still others want a vigorous hike in the great outdoors, or maybe a trail ride on horseback? No problem, you can plan the perfect vacation for everyone near Yosemite National Park.

There are a number of public golf courses in the Yosemite area, most in the Gateway Communities to the park and one that is actually inside Yosemite itself.  There are many sunning and swimming opportunities, ranging from rivers and waterfalls, to calm lakes and poolside lounge chairs. And hiking, we have hiking, from an easy "walk in the park" to an all day workout the photos from which will leave your friends and family awestruck.

 The town of Groveland is only 24 miles from the North-West "Big Oak Flat" gate to Yosemite, and it features a community called Pine Mountain Lake where you have a lake with swimming, fishing, boat rentals, and even a Water Taxi that takes you from beach to beach where there are picnic tables, BBQs, playground equipment, and more. There is an 18 hole championship golf course open to the public, and you can even rent clubs if you aren't traveling with your own set. The Pine Mountain Lake equestrian center does trail rides, and there are some lovely, easy walking trails around the community.

 Hotel Charlotte offers Vacation Rental condos in Pine Mountain Lake, and can help you make the most of your vacation by providing you with website links and phone numbers for area activities, be it golf, horseback riding, or a "they drive you" guided tour of Yosemite. We have an information center for our guest with maps and brochures on things to do in the area, and a list of our favorite off-the-beaten-path hikes. Our hot buffet breakfast, free for all guests, will set you up for a busy day in the outdoors. Or you can relax on our porch and enjoy our Wine Tasting special, Cafe Charlotte is open 7 days a week from 11:30 for lunch and wine tasting, and from 5:30 to close for dinner.

 The town of Groveland itself offers much to do, from a world class skateboard park (bring your boards & helmets!) and basketball courts, to the Iron Door Saloon with live music and dancing most summer weekend nights. We have unique gift shops, and a walking tour by our local historical society.  The Groveland Museum is a must see for a small town.

Why Choose a B&B near Yosemite

Natural sites are one thing and Yosemite is one of the best in the world with its many visual wonders. But another part of travel has to do with meeting people from other places. Groveland and small lodging properties offer this experience far beyond that which any 1000+ bed corporation can do.

Enjoy it all, stay in a small place, meet many interesting people from all over the world, participate in an impromptu jam guitar/piano session in the lobby, have a fellow from Australia teach you how to play the spoons, sing Karaoke without the word machine, listen to a concert by the Deputy Mayor, a dog named Goose and so on... Enjoy greater amenities at far less the cost and spend some time in Yosemite too! Now that's an experience you will remember the rest of your life.

So often people focus on the convenience issues of travel: closest, biggest, fastest, most scenic ... and ignore one of the most intriguing facets of leaving home, the meeting of new people, fresh ideas and sharing of cultures and traditions. All of which are done far more successfully in the smaller towns and intimate lodging properties.