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parklover
If you want to use a microwave to cook then Housekeeping would be a good choice over Curry. Although, I personally would not want to lug a microwave to the park. One of my friends who has stayed at both the tent cabins in Curry and Housekeeping did say that they preferred Curry over Housekeeping because it has a door that can lock versus just the canvas pull curtains at Housekeeping. I think it all depends on the person because there are people I know that wouldn't stay in a Curry tent cabin. In my mind one of the big advantages of Housekeeping is that you can cook there and you can't at the tent cabins and there are more outlets. As for being cold, my son went with a school group at the beginning of June this year and stayed in a Curry tent cabin and it was in the high 90's and they baked in the tent cabins because there was not a lot of air circulation in the tents. I say, try Housekeeping and see how you like it. I have stayed at most of the types of lodging in Yosemite Valley starting with the Ahwahnee at one end of the spectrum to camping at the other, with the exception of Housekeeping and the tent cabins, and all have their advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I really miss the cabins without bath that were behind the Yosemite Lodge.
Thanks for the feedback. I have a small, travel microwave that isn't really too bad to take with. I know what you mean about some people being quite picky about where they stay. I'm more about needing a place to sleep. Pure camping would be fun but I'm getting too old to want to deal with all of that as well as the inconvenience of what is required to cook/eat. The only real disadvantage to both places is the lack of your own bathroom. It's impossible to get up and get get going early when you have to walk back and forth between the showers and your "room" and then figure out how to have a quick breakfast. I'm not much of a morning person so this is a problem even under the best of circumstances. :-)
On a visit in November I had lunch at the Ahwahnee. That's about as close to being a patron as I'm going to get. :-)