Yosemite Executive Mountain Luxury Ranch in Yosemite

Great Stay, Good Value with Minor Negatives

JMAC (Los Angeles, CA)
Review submitted: June 18, 2012   Date of arrival: April 23, 2012

All things considered, we had a great time staying at this location. It was reasonably priced, large, comfortable and fairly priced as compared to other rental properties. I won't repeat some of the details already described by previous reviewers, but would like to offer my take on some of the criticism and areas of contention:

1. Paperwork - It took us 3 iterations to get the lease right. The prices were incorrect and the dates were wrong. The owners also double booked the property at the last minute. They eventually cleared this up for us, but it would've been nice to get it right the first time around.

2. Outside Property - The pictures are deceptive. The pictures shown make it appear as though the land is flat and clear with plenty of open running space. In reality, the backyard is a steep uphill slope with trees. The area to the left of the driveway is a steep downhill slope, and the area in front of the house has a medium grade slope with some tall grass. These issues weren't a factor for us, since we just needed an open space to let the dog run and didnt have any children that could run around. With all this aside, we still had a nice view of the mountains.

The driveway is "loose" gravel. This was also not an issue for us, but could be an issue for smaller cars.

3. Inside Property - Plenty spacious with a very nice kitchen and bathrooms. We did find some long female hair in the bedding, but aside from that, the property was clean. I understand that sometimes washers/dryers may miss some long female hair, so we wont hold this against the owner.

4. Distance to Yosemite - We found that the 30 min estimate drive to Yosemite was a little over zealous. At best, it took us 45 min to the front gate, and another 45 min from the front gate to the valley. This wasnt a big deal for us. You cant do much better without renting properties in the actual Yosemite park.

All in all, we had a great time here. We didnt have any major criticism, but wanted to provide a fair unbiased clarification of some of the other feedback previous reviewers had provided. These things werent a big deal for us, and we'd definitely consider staying again. The property was large, spacious, comfortable and conveniently located.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, pet-friendly, sight seeing, romantic getaway

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WONDERFUL!

Jane L. ()
Review submitted: June 18, 2012   Date of arrival: May 26, 2012

We just finished our stay at this house and had a great time! There were 8 of us, 4 adults and 4 kids, ranging from 4-13 years old. There was plenty of room for all of us to do what we needed for R&R. We didn't feel like we were on top of each other at all. The house is nicely appointed and has wonderful views from the large front porch... we moved all the back patio chairs around and started each morning and ended each day out there. Very peaceful. It was a bit of a drive into Yosemite, but the views on the way in more than made up for it. Bass Lake is a short drive for boat rentals and restaurants. If we were to go back to Yosemite, we would definitely stay there again and I highly recommend it to any and everyone!

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BEST YOSEMITE STAY PLACE HOME !!!

cool dude (Los Angeles california)
Review submitted: June 6, 2012   Date of arrival: May 20, 2012

The house is HUGE!!! At our church member meeting yesterday, we're already planning to stay at this house again.

The home is very clean and very modern. It is a very good combination of modern convenience - washing machines, kitchen, utilities, dishwasher, tv etc - it's all very high tech. COMBINED with a very natural, beautiful design. The home is very very tall with beautiful large windows. Every day, you feel like you're actually outside because the house design has these great windows.

It's not just a vacation home - it's designed like a retreat or spa... spa? I almost forgot to mention the huge jet jacuzzi in the beautiful tile bathroom! The bathrooms all have two sinks and are huge bathrooms. I like the tiles in the bathrooms because their colors and lighting are the same you see at high end spas.

There's also fast wifi and digital cable.

There's a really nice porch that extends the entire front end of the house. And the backside has its own porch too. Screen doors let you feel like the home extends past the house - but keeps the insects out.

The hose mechanism works great so it's easy to rinse or wash your car after your outdoor / off trail excursions.

Fishing is nearby at many places and you can get an annual license easily.

I like how the house is a bit off the main road - not so far you'll be driving forever - but far enough to get away from everything and feel like you're out in nature.

There are all sorts of beautiful trees with multicolor bark all around the property.

At night you can lay down and see the stars - that's what I did outside.

There's also electrical outlets outside the house, so you can run devices off the house in the car, or enjoy electrical usage on the porch easily outside.

There are fresh bathroom towels in abundance.

When you go into the house, you'll feel immediately at home. There are no problems at all with the house - but if you had any questions, the owners are really nice and easy to work with - they'll be like your friends and guides for your yosemite trip.

The only reservation I had about posting this is that if everyone knows how perfect this location is - it'll be hard for us to book again!

If u read this far to see how awesome this place is - you can request from this website or the owner for my personal info. I'm happy to vouch for the owners and the vacation home via cell or email.

Expect to get recharged, inspired to go back again, and to feel energized for life again IF you decide to home :)

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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