Hotel Charlotte, Groveland & Yosemite: Oh! Tioga Pass is Still Open!

Dear Friends and Guests,
Can you believe, here it is November 30th and Tioga Pass is still open? Okay, so it's been closed more of this month than open, but the final winter closure has not been announced and my 10 day weather calendar is showing sunny days throughout. Bummer for ski fanatics, great for fall Sierra Travelers. Join us! Rates from $99!

Both Victor and I are back from our Thanksgiving holiday with our families and are charged up and readying for the Christmas Decorating Contest hosted by the Yosemite Chamber of Commerce, new for this year. Stop in sometime and see our holiday glitter!

Restaurant News: After two years of being open 7 nights a week, we are returning to our roots for December. The restaurant is open Thursday through Sunday evenings serving dinner from 5:30 to 8pm. Lunch is available Thursday through Monday from 11:30 as is Wine Tasting. As always, our dining rooms are available for your special events or club meetings. Mi Casa, Su Casa!

Oops! I Need a Gift Faire: Join us all afternoon, December 23, at the Hotel Charlotte for this second annual and wildly popular gift faire highlighting Yosemite Chamber members who don't have a storefront in town and other local artisans, craft persons and people who simply sell unique items. You will find gifts of all sorts, from photography to jewelry, books, spices, parasols, t-shirts, wine and crafts. Enjoy the one of a kind experience of sipping a glass of wine while you shop. Come for your entire Christmas list or for that last forgotten gift--Or just come for the party! You are guaranteed a good time!

Writing to Get Published with Bill Manville: Join us this year for our third weekend intensive with Bill. Folks who have joined us in prior sessions loved the intimate setting and found it condusive to successful penning! Add a few extra days and enjoy Yosemite! This year's program is scheduled for March 15-18th. Purchase by 12/31 and receive a 25% discount on the course fees. This program makes for a great personal endevor, or a holiday gift for the gifted want-to-be writer in your life. www.HotelCharlotte.com/writers.html

Hot Happenings! While summer has wound down, we still have some GREAT events on the horizon! Plan a trip around activities that most intrigue you, here's a snapshot of upcoming happenings. (www.HotelCharlotte.com/events.html)

12/9, 10 & 11 Pine Cone Singers Holiday Reflections: Evening shows on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday matinee at 2:30. Priced at $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

12/17 Farewell performance: Spell Bound: It saddens me to note that the long loved and what I consider "Groveland's House Band" Spell Bound will celebrate their many years together with a final performance at the Iron Door Saloon. I hope to see many there singing and dancing right along with us.

12/23 "Oops! I Need a Gift" Faire Hotel Charlotte. Join us for the 2nd of this wildly popular faire, just before the holidays. Featuring unique gifts from around Groveland

12/24 & 25 Christmas Dinners: We will be serving a traditional holiday dinner on both Christmas Eve and Christmas along with our traditional menu selections, but will not be open for lunch on Christmas day.

New Years Eve: This year the Hotel Charlotte will be serving a grand Year End Celebration Dinner with a special menu from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.

Lots of great stuff packed into the end of the year, we hope you will join us for some or all of our coming events. www.HotelCharlotte.com

A stay at the Hotel Charlotte is fun for all, whether traveling alone, as a pair, a family or group. Guests enjoy our charming hotel rooms and modern vacation rental houses, either choice always includes breakfast! We invite you to come, "Sleep with the Mayor!"

Reservations: 209-962-6455

Again, it is our pleasure to thank you for your visits this year. It is our dynamic and interesting guests from far and near that make this all so worth while. Having ourselves traveled many of the freeways, byways and out-of-the-ways in and beyond Groveland, we are well prepared to help plan your trip to our little town and points beyond. Feel free to browse our handy Itineraries to get you started. Hotel Charlotte, on the way to Yosemite