Wawona Hotel, Yosemite National Park
168-year-old Yosemite National Park hotel is closing. What to know about the Wawona
A historic piece of Yosemite lodging will be closed indefinitely starting in December as the National Park Service conducts a “comprehensive condition assessment” on the 168-year-old Wawona Hotel complex. The park recently started work on a roof replacement project for the main hotel building inside the national park in Central California.
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19th century Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park is closing to assess hotel's condition
A roof replacement project spurred the need for an "assessment of the hotel." There hotel will close indefinitely in December.
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Yosemite's Wawona Hotel, age 168, will close indefinitely for 'intensive' checkup
The National Park Service announced that the historic Wawona Hotel in Yosemite would close on Dec. 2 to allow the agency to conduct a comprehensive assessment.
Wawona Hotel in Yosemite closing indefinitely
A historic hotel within Yosemite National Park is closing soon. The National Park Service said the Wawona Hotel will shut down temporarily in December as park employees work to conduct a "comprehensive condition assessment" on the complex.
Historic hotel in Yosemite to close indefinitely for repairs
A historic hotel in Yosemite National Park will close indefinitely this winter while park officials evaluate the building’s safety, according to the National Park Service. Wawona Hotel, a national historic landmark near Yosemite Valley,
Historic Yosemite National Park hotel closing indefinitely
Officials with Yosemite National Park announced on Wednesday the indefinite closure of a historic and beloved hotel, KTLA sister station KSEE/KGPE reports. The National Park Service announced on social media that starting December 2,
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