We've only stayed there once and it was many years ago. I agree with all of parklover's comments (although we stayed in the main building in a room without a bathroom). Although we usually stay in Yosemite West when in the lower part of the Park, we always visit the Wawona at least once or twice...usually to have dinner and always to catch Tom Bopp. To me, the biggest draw of the Wawona is the relaxed, old-timey feel...very much enhanced for my wife and me by the fact that we've become quite friendly with Tom and his lovely wife Diane over the years and so it's very much like going back in time to visit friends when we're there! Tom is also extremely knowledgeable about the history of the Wawona area (and will often do slide shows as part of his nightly entertainment) and well worth engaging in conversation if you have any interest in this (he and I first became friends over discussing the course of the Old Wawona Road). Although it varies from year to year, the food is usually a bit better (and more interesting) than anything in the Valley, even if it has dropped a notch in the Aramark reign.
On a related note, while the Hotel is closed, Tom has been posting weekly Wawona Journals on his
YouTube channel. Sometimes they range from simple piano playing over a slide show of Wawona scenery and once a month or so, he does parodies of an investigative TV show that he calls "Secrets of Wawona" that are both amusing and informative.
