Wuksachi Lodge

I had a great experience here. We were camping at Lodgepole about 10 minutes away and I thought the lodge was very nice. I went with my boyfriend without reservations and they seemed to make us think there’d be a wait, but then thy sat us right away at a great table.
The drinks were delicious. We got an appetizer, entrée, and dessert. Our server was very attentive and friendly. I thought all the food was delicious. Overall a very good experience.

Worst experience I’ve ever had with a hotel. My family and I arrived at the hotel to check in (the reservation was made and paid for a month and a half ago) and were greeted with the response «you’re reservation was canceled by us a few days ago.» No sorry, no here’s dinner on us, the only advice they had was that Comfort Inn 1 hour away would have a room for us. I had even called the day before to confirm my reservation, «yup you are all set sir, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.» So I drive all the way to the comfort inn to find out they are all booked up as well. So after all that we left Sequoia NP not getting to enjoy our visit like we had imagined (came all the way from Ohio). I still have not seen a refund. Don’t bother reserving a room and paying for it in advance, it doesn’t matter to them at all!

Rooms were clean and well supplied. Beds were comfortable. Desk staff helpful. Restaurant staff was the best! Both Matthew and Matt gave us helpful insight about Sequoia and the surrounding area. Tyler from the gift shop was a great help and very friendly even though he started the job a few weeks earlier.
Food in the restaurant was very good. Everything we ordered was tasty. We enjoyed being able to walk to and from our room for breakfast and dinner. Very convenient. Staff was helpful and courteous.
Great place to stay while roaming around Sequoia. Cannot beat the location. Wifi was iffy at times. We had no cell service while there. But, we didn’t go up to Sequoia to be on cell phones and computers. Truth be told, it was nice to have a break from tech life. :)
Stayed June 2016

3 stars is GENEROUS. And they are all for the beautiful and serene LOCATION. For nearly $ 300 a night, I expected better service & accommodations. Upon arrival, the lodge is picturesque and inviting. But it’s a mixed bag at the front desk… one receptionist was extremely nice and helpful, while another was rude and agitated to answer our questions. The lobby is nice, but the gift shop is super small. I was glad I came with my own water.
The rooms are old, run down and need to be renovated. The bed was mediocre at best — it was so soft it was like being in a hammock, and I could feel the wires in the mattress. Luckily I was so exhausted I slept despite the bed. There was no air conditioning… it gets pretty warm in the summer. We kept windows wide open and the ceiling fan on high… and again, i was so exhausted I slept despite the heat. The shower head was pathetic; the water kinda dribbled out. And our tissue dispenser was empty. I was unable to connect to their wi-​fi at all. There are no elevators and you have to schlep your bags up and down the stairs. But none of those things mattered that much because…
…the sky at night is beautiful. And full of stars. And it’s fabulous staying in the park, conveniently located near some of the best sights. That’s really what you are paying for.
HOWEVER, it does matter that the service can be unacceptably bad. (Not everyone — there are a lot of nice people too.) But here’s where I draw the line:
1) While eating breakfast at The Peaks, I poured some syrup on my pancake from the syrup dispenser. Out comes a giant dead ant. I told a waitress and she quickly apologized and removed the ant covered pancake. I understand, being near a forest, these things happen. But it was still gross, and of course I lost my appetite. My problem is that no one ever came back to follow up. No manager came back to apologize or ask what exactly happened. The server never mentioned it again. Considering I couldn’t eat now, I thought they’d offer to take my meal off the bill, or at least discount it. But no… it was as if it never happened.
2) The previous night we ordered 2 boxed lunches, to take with us to-​go when we checked out at 11am. After checking out, we got our lunch boxes, but the front desk manager informed us that she couldn’t charge us for the lunches because the servers were on break, and we’d have to wait around 25 minutes until 11:30 when the servers came back on duty. We had checked out and were ready to leave the lodge, yet the manager was «unable to ring us up so we’d have to wait?» Ah, this is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard! She refused to put it on our hotel bill, saying it needed to go thru the restaurant, yet she didn’t know how to use the restaurant’s computer system. We literally had to CONVINCE her to take $ 30 cash to give to a waitress who could ring us up at 11:30, and let us LEAVE. She reluctantly did it, with a lot of attitude!
What kind of inept operation are they running? I think they are government subsidized, so that would (unfortunately) explain a lot. To make matters worse, when we found a lovely spot in Crescent Meadows to have our picnic lunch, we discovered that they did not give us the condiments we requested, nor was there cutlery, wet wipes, or even napkins in the to-​go boxes.
All in all, we had a good time, despite the less than stellar service. It’s hard to be too upset when surrounded by such glorious nature. But it’s really a shame that a place with such potential has such low standards. I suppose they get away with it because they are the only place to stay in the Sequoia side of the park. SO should you stay there? Yes, but be warned that you won’t get your money’s worth and keep your expectations low.

This review is for the restaurant inside the lodge.
We got there and seated ten minutes after they opened for lunch. I ordered the club sandwich and it was decent, the fries were stone cold. My girlfriend ordered the vegetarian hamburger with Caramelized onions. The onions looked like two earthworms intertwined, not what one would expect, her fries were stone cold as well.
Drinks are not on the menu. I was told they have soda and tea, I ordered iced tea and my gal had water. I then see people drinking beer, which I wasn’t told about and it’s not on the menu. I would’ve gotten one but I never saw my waitress again, until she brought the check.
The view was great, nothing like having lunch and watching the native deer munch on the foliage outside. This is not the only option for food I discovered, there is lodge pole where you can eat as well, but it’s not a restaurant. We went to the lodge as we read they sell brown bag lunches, which they do, but we were told they sell out by 9am each day.
Not a bad place to eat and cool off at on a 90 degree day, but the food wasn’t great. The guy at the table next to us ordered the prime rib sandwich and it looked hideous, and his face was like WTF?
If I Were to return to Sequoia, I wouldn’t eat there; I’d just stick with my simple sandwich with the deli meat from my cooler.
This place could be amazing if they stepped their food game up and had an up to date menu, I don’t see why the settle for mediocrity… I guess you can when you’re the only game in town.

Location is AWESOME! But the inn needs some work. Bathrooms, big but mold on the shower curtain and the walls were peeling paint — Great towels! Service, eh, the staff is a bit young and they made some rooky mistakes, giving us keys that did not work, then giving our room to someone else (after we had already been in the room, not fun when someone else is trying to get into your room). Restaurant is a bit pricy, good, but not for a family $$.

BRING YOUR OWN FOOD TO SEQUOIA. We were starving and eagerly awaiting a delicious meal. The Lodge is beautiful and the view of the outdoors is to die for, so naturally, we thought the food would be top-​notch stuff. It’s really really not.
A Pateou? (forgive my spelling) starter plate was $ 13 & it sounded great on paper. Guess what it really was: a plate of soggy, cold fries with BBQ sauce with a couple of jalapeño slices sprinkled on top & a weird mayo. Also sprinkled on top were small pieces of tri-​tip (nowhere enough tri-​tip to justify it being $ 13). So I paid $ 13 for poorly decorated fries.
The burger is 8 oz of a patty with 0 flavor. We added ketchup and mustard to the burger to remedy the situation, but the attempts were futile. Sweet potato fries were really good. Maybe just go and eat sweet potato fries? lol.
The shrimp tacos (12.50) were TERRIBLE. Smelled really fishy. Seemed like they were defrosted for serving. The 2 tortillas were cold. So bad to the point that my mom took a bite and couldn’t eat anymore. I knew she was starving so I told her I’d ask waitress if we can order something else instead.
When the waitress came around, I asked if we could order something else. She insisted on knowing why and got a little defensive when my answered why so my mom apologized. Waitress let us order something else (chicken flatbread sandwich) after attempting to discourage us by saying that it would «take a while.» Heard her say as she walked away «I want to get it right before you take it back again.» Uncool.
Chicken flatbread sandwich is not a sandwich. It’s a grilled chicken piece in between two flour tortillas with some pesto and a couple of spinach leaves. Not flatbread at all. But it was better than all the rest of the things we ordered, so we settled and ate it all.
Would never ever eat there again. You’re better off with a couple of homemade sandwiches and Gatorade. You’ve been warned.

The front desk staff was very friendly throughout our stay.
We ordered a roll away bed and it was delivered almost immediately.
Housekeeping was very friendly and even asked us if we were satisfied with the cleaning of our room while they caught us in the hall.
The only thing I felt could have been better is the gift/​snack shop. The shop felt very disorganized and had few options. I won’t count this against them since they warn you about it on their site but since this location is so secluded, I would have liked more options like maybe gallon-​sized water.

Stayed in April of 2016 — good time to visit, as there are not that many people in the park. The lodge was okay — room décor misses the opportunity to reflect the beautiful surroundings. The main lodge building is nice, though — as are the staff. The dining room serves 3 meals a day and the food is pretty good and fairly reasonably priced, leaning toward the sort’a pricey. If you want to give your wallet a break, you can go to the deli/​cafeteria at Lodgepole Village in the park about 10 minutes up the road.
They do have wifi, but they really don’t. Even in the main lodge, it varies between very, very slow to «I give up». But that’s a hidden blessing. Just plan what you are going to do beforehand and don’t count on planning your itinerary via the Internet while you’re there. Zero phone service, too — another hidden blessing. Glad we brought the GPS, but you don’t really need that, either.
Loved the White-​headed Woodpecker banging on the siding over our room — probably more than the staff who has to deal with the holes…
Would we stay again if in the park? Sure.

I shot a wedding here with amazing weather in July as a wedding photographer. It was a lot cooler than LA, which was awesome for a summer wedding. The couple had a 15-​guest ceremony outdoor by the bridge within the property. The beautiful ceremony got crashed by 2 deer! It was amazing, with beautiful light and 360 degrees of gorgeous views to do portraits in.
The dinner service was excellent and everyone was treated with care, respect and professionalism. The food was delicious, and they even prepared a meal for me. I would highly recommend planning a wedding here!

My experience at Wuksachi lodge was more like Suk muchi.
It’s in a great, but remote location at 7000 ft elevation in Sequoia national park. After a drive on a long and winding road, the lodge is a pleasant sight. The common areas are well maintained and have comfortable rustic, and craftsman style furniture. The staff was friendly and eager to explain the location of the rooms and how the lodge operated.
Now call the wahmbulance. Staff was eager to offer baggage service and now I understand why. It’s a long walk from he parking lot to the lodge, and up some outdoor stairs. Then when you get to he lodge there’s no elevator so you have to lug your bags up. This is 7k feet so you’ll get some cardio in.
Get a reservation for the restaurant. We arrived on a Thursday night and were shut out. This is the only game in town. We sat at a table in the bar. Barkeep was alone and way overmatched. He had a helper (manager) pitching in but his arm was in a sling. Barkeep and one arm did their best and kept a good attitude. Guests were pretty understanding at the slow service, and uncleared tables from prior guests.
Food was mediocre. Flatbread had a little mozz and some sliced tomatoes. Burger had a decent patty, but cold fries. Beer was cold and wet though.
Virtually no wifi. There’s a vague suggestion of connectivity as your device spins trying to get online, but you’re competing with all the other guests for very limited bandwidth, so just enjoy the quiet.
EXCEPT ITS NOT QUIET!!! Clomp, clomp go the guests outside your door, bang go the doors.
With all that, I loved the park, and actually thought the main lodge was pretty nice. Food service and accommodations could be better though.

Stayed beginning of march. Location is extremely convenient. Overall the lodge is nice. The staff is acommodating, proffessional, and cheerful. I would stay again probably only due to the location of the lodge.
Reserved a deluxe room with snowshoe package in beginning of March. Price was fair. 49″ of snow when we stayed. Snow chains required to drive up Generals Highway. I own chains but I have an AWD vehicle so I didn’t need to actually put them on. Many places to rent chains in Three Rivers if you don’t own them. $ 30 park entrance fee for 7 days or $ 50 for 12 months. You can check road conditions on the lodges site or caltrans site.
There were no snowshoes reserved when we arrived but we did eventually get them. I didn’t expect the snowshoes to be in great condition but they were barely usable. We were not able to hike our intended trail. Straps missing and broken, rivets missing, etc. I suggest bringing your own snowshoes or renting them elsewhere.
Room was nice but the ceiling was low (not like in the pictures on their website) and there was only a stand up shower. Vending machine was out of water. I recommend bringing your own lunches, water, and snacks, as we always do. There is a small convenience store at the lodge and a market nearby.
Dinner was OK. Food was fresh. Expect to pay premium price for it. Not that bad, $ 60 for appetizer, drinks, and 2 burgers. Other etrees on menu cost $ 30. Reservation required for dinner. Breakfast buffet was good.

This is a fantastic location. I highly recommend this lodge. The location is perfect and the lodge itself is comfortable and has a rustic flair to it. The staff are extremely polite and helpful. They even have a facility (which we did not use) where they help you load all your luggage free of charge to your room, since the rooms can be tricky to get to in the snow.
There is also an in house restaurant at the lodge which is quite good for a national park, and is reasonably priced — neither cheap nor terribly expensive. The rooms themselves were spacious. The amenities weren’t that great but the room was clean. We couldn’t get cell phone service in the park, but the lodge did provide WiFi, which worked okay. The only negative was a ceiling fan which creaked all night (and was needed to be on because the temperature in the room was a bit higher than we would have liked).
I would recommend getting to the park early, especially because the mountain drive can be quite treacherous at night, especially in the winter. We were one of two cars doing this trip in the evening in the fog and I was the leading car, which was no fun on the 360 degree turns. Moreover, the restaurant at the lodge closes by 8.30PM, so make sure to get there before that if you’d like to have dinner on the mountain. Another recommendation in the winter is to get the snow boots from the lodge. We all had boots so did not get them and ended up slipping on the ice on the trails, while we saw people with those on comfortably navigate the ice.
Sequioa is one of those few breathtaking places the world, and what a way to enjoy it then spending a night at this very comfortable and charming lodge.

i am totally a fan!!!
my sis came here a few weeks ago. for a benchmark… we have stayed at the yosemite lodge at the falls and we have camped in yosemite and have a curry village tent reservation on the books. We came up for only 2 nights… I found a groupon and with an additional discount code i think we paid about $ 116 a night for a deluxe room, friday — sunday, included breakfast for all 4 of us (i was only expecting it for 2… so added bonus that wasn’t indicated in Groupon). I was hoping they would upgrade us to the suite (so we would have room for all our wet clothes and snow gear to be hung. I didn’t ask… should have. The place was pretty empty friday night… more crowded saturday night.
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Registration/​restaurant/​shop/​market is in it’s own building. At night it seems like its far… but it’s not. literally a 3 – 5 min walk. park in the registration lot and check in… then drive to your building and park there (3 different lodging buildings). it’s not a far walk from lodging lot to building unless you have a ton of heavy stuff. They will load your bags into a van and help you (they have an access road that take you to the entrance to your building… way closer than the lot). i personally like to take care of my own bags. I really feel like they should allow you to use the access road to drop off/​pick up your stuff. maybe someone will read this and make a change.
rooms were comfy… maybe it was because i was so tired… but i slept quite well. Saturday was a bit noisier since there were people walking around above us. Next time I will definitely insist on a top floor. rooms seemed clean. The one issue i have is that the tub was dirty! good thing i carry disinfectant wipes with me when I stay in hotels… so i scrubbed the tub down. Also shower is a low water shower… so shower head sucked! i like the 5 minutes hourglass timer in the shower… challenge yourself to finish shower in under 5 minutes. super cool =) not hard to get out with the sucky shower head though!
front desk was friendly…
restaurant folks were friendly…
all staff is pretty laid back and chill. which means i hope you’re not in a hurry to get anywhere! so make your dinner reservation a bit earlier than you actually want to eat!
it was low season so we had no issues… but i can see the wait being really long if the place was packed.
oh wait… this is important… WIFI…friday it was awesome (hardly anyone else on it)…it worked all the way from the lodge to the guestrooms and even outside! saturday was not as awesome… too many people… oh well… i was unplugged anyways.
absolutely no cell service (verizon)…lost all service down the mountain just as you enter 3 rivers…
bring your refillable bottles… they have a water bottle filling station in the lodge… downstairs.
oh and they had free coffee and donuts on saturday morning (not sunday). kids indulged then headed up to meet us for the breakfast buffet.
already planning my next trip here! hope another groupon pops up

Considering this place is far into the mountain, it does have decent meals to eat, at a pretty expensive price compare to its level. The lodge looks cute and decent from outside, but it was filthy and moldy in the rooms…
Overall…
Rooms: Smells bad, like moldy smell (I went in nov)
Carpet: dusty and old, with stains
Restroom: decent but shower curtain got stains and the sink faucet was broken
Bed: spring mattress that has been out of shape. I got backache sleeping there. By the way, I don’t think they washed the blankets but just the sheets underneath…
Fridge and coffeemaker: loud and dirty. They didn’t clean it after guests left.
Chairs: there were stains on the chairs, didn’t seem like they try to clean it…
If I had to compare to economical hotels in Los Angeles, this is slightly better in terms of the size. Rooms are simply dirty and not up to standard…
The two stars I am giving are for the restaurant and lobby. Food is decent but expensive. I guess it is good business since no one lives up there and they gotta charge higher.

This review is for lunch at the restaurant only. Since we visited during November, this was the only food option. After checking online I was expecting boxes lunches but was pleasantly surprised to find hit food available at affordable prices (I always expect national park food to me more expensive but keep in mind I live in the bay area).
My husband ordered the tri tip sandwich ($ 11) which came with most meat, sweet peppers, a sweet and spicy bbq sauce, and a side of wedge fries seasoned with salt and pepper. I ordered a side salad which came with a spring mix of greens, cucumbers, and tomatoes with dressing on the side along with a bowl of the soup of the day which was a tomato bisque with garlic. The soup was a pleasant surprise on the brisk day. It tasted homemade unlike most soups.
The lodge itself was decorated for autumn and Thanksgiving. The fireplace was on, there was a huge stuffed bear seated beside it, and there was plenty of parking in the lot. I’d come back again for the food.

Definitely worth staying here.. even if just to avoid that zigzag road around the mountain in Sequoia National Park. After visiting some trails, it was nice to get back to the lodge and enjoy the serene atmosphere in just minutes! (I could not imagine driving that 45 minute-​1 hour stretch if we stayed outside the park).
More than that though, it is beautiful to see the stars at night, the service is great, and there were deer just comfortable being around visitors. The room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast buffet was hearty and gets you going on your next adventure.. and the major trails and sights of the park are just minutes from the lodge… Overall great experience!

I definitely wish I could give this place 0 Stars. One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. From the ridiculously over-​priced rooms to the horrible facilities and service to the just pitiful food, I have absolutely no idea why this place still exists and why it stays in business.
Let’s start with their rooms. We ended up paying ~$ 250/​night for a room. Throughout the weekend we stayed at two other locations, and all of them seemed better than this place, although it was the most expensive.
The food, both breakfast and dinner meals, was just horrible. Not only were the portions tiny for ridiculously high prices, it also just tasted horrible. The breakfast was $ 12 for a full buffet, but everything in the buffet tasted horrible and was cold. Their eggs tasted artificial, there were both burnt and soggy pieces of bacon (which confused me so much, it’s like they were trying to make it taste the worst they would) and their juices definitely had something not right with them as my stomach ended up hurting the whole day.
However, by far the worst part of my experience here, and the reason I would be inclined to give it such a bad rating is the service. The staff at both the restaurant and the housing services were not only not helpful, but they were incredibly unfriendly, and it basically felt like they knew you had nowhere else to go because it was a national park so they didn’t put any effort in making you feel comfortable at all.
Horrible place, will definitely never come back again, and unless you want to blow all your money for horrible accommodations and food, I recommend you steer clear of here. The food at lodgepole is much better or if you can make it to King’s Canyon, the Grant Grove Lodge and food are both far superior for a better price.

This was the best place to stay if you plan to spend your trip in the park. Everything you could need is on the property (meals, snacks/​groceries & restaurants). There is no cellular service of any sort here. The lobby has free wifi for guest. The rooms are just okay but comfortable. There is no air conditioning on the property but you really don’t notice. The rooms have a fan and the windows open. We were here in June and had to close the windows at night because it was cold. The food wasn’t good but it’s the best you can get in the park. The food is provided by Delaware Concessions. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!
PROS: Easy access to the park and trails
Restaurant on property
Spacious Rooms
Free (wifi in the lobby only)
Refrigerator in room
Free campfire nightly
Free Stargazing tour (a few times a week)
Seeing deer all around the property
CONS: Outside lighting (trail to the room)
The food
The food
The food

My husband and I stayed at Wuksachi Lodge for our first time visit to Sequoia. I wanted to stay inside the park for convenience and in all honesty I think it was worth it considering the drive from hotels in the Three Rivers area is about an hour drive to the trails.
Upon arrival it was quite dark since we arrived at the lodge fairly late in the afternoon and there was little to no light from the parking lot to the entrance to the lodge. I figured they wanted to keep the area as natural as possible so no biggie just used the lights on our cell phones. The check-​in was a breeze and the lobby looked very cozy with its fireplace. Considering there is really no other place at the top of the mountain to eat dinner we had to eat dinner at The Peaks restaurant in the lodge. Reminder though that guests need to make dinner reservations regardless if the restaurant looks busy or not.
The husband and I stayed at the Stewart building. Another reminder to future guests staying here is to bring a flashlight but there is a flashlight once you get into your room for your usage! There are really not too many lights from the parking areas to the rooms. On a positive note, I believe that the lodge does though provide help to bring your belongings to your room. The room was nice and clean and had a nice cabin-​like feel.
I really wanted to get away from the city and enjoy the wilderness so it was a great experience staying here. At the restaurant the hostess for dinner was not so friendly but the rest of the staff were friendly and accommodating. A little pricey in my opinion for their dinner but they did offer «healthy organic» choices. For breakfast, complimentary coffee was offered right in the lobby area and there was choice of paying $ 7.95 for the continental breakfast and $ 12.95 for the continental breakfast + hot items. The wi-​fi was lacking and very slow which for us wasn’t a big deal however we didn’t stay up in Sequoia for that long.
All in all it was a good experience we paid about $ 30 more to stay at Wuksachi Lodge vs another hotel in the Three Rivers area and in my opinion it was worth the time to drive up the mountain. Will definitely stay here again on our next visit to the park.