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🏔 Your private Yosemite basecamp in walkable downtown Mariposa — minutes to the park gate via
all-season Hwy 140. Full kitchen, private entrance, queen bed + sofa sleeper, AC for hot Sierra summers. Step out to restaurants, coffee & saloons. 🎁 EXCLUSIVE: every stay gets 15% off our
family gift shop right behind the building — crystals, jewelry & local Yosemite treasures.
Coffee on the balcony, sunrise drive to the Valley. Book your gate-side launchpad. ✨

Welcome to your Yosemite launchpad — a private studio in the heart of downtown Mariposa, the
historic Gold Rush town that makes the perfect basecamp for the park.
You're not tucked away on a remote mountain road. You're STEPS from restaurants, coffee, gift
shops, and the local saloon — and minutes from Yosemite's Arch Rock entrance via all-season
Highway 140.
🎁 EXCLUSIVE GUEST PERK — 15% OFF OUR GIFT SHOP
Our family also owns Yosemite Gifts, the gift shop right behind the building — an Aladdin's cave
of crystals, handcrafted jewelry, and the biggest selection of local Yosemite gifts in town.
Every booking includes 15% off the entire inventory. Souvenir shopping is literally in your
backyard — and no other stay in Mariposa can offer that.
⭐ WHAT MAKES THIS STUDIO WORK SO WELL:
🚪 Private entrance — your own front door, no shared hallways
🍳 FULL kitchen (gas stove, oven, fridge, coffee — drip AND Keurig) — eat in before a dawn
start to the Valley
❄️ Air conditioning + central heat (Mariposa summers hit 95°F+ — you'll be glad)
️ Queen bed + queen sofa sleeper — couple-perfect, comfortably fits a small group
🛁 Full private bathroom — hot shower after a trail day
☕ Shared balcony for morning coffee + evening wind-down
️ Free parking on premises
🎯 PERFECT FOR:
💑 Couples doing Yosemite without camp-cooking or hotel prices
🥾 Hikers & photographers wanting pre-dawn Valley starts
🍂 Fall-color and firefall-season chasers
🐶 Travelers with pets
❄️ Winter park visitors — Hwy 140 is the all-weather route in
✨ Add to wishlist — Mariposa summer and fall weekends book out fast.
🏡 THE SPACE
️ THE STUDIO
One smart, comfortable room: quality queen bed, queen sofa sleeper, dining table, and a FULL
kitchen along one wall — gas stove, oven, full fridge, cookware, drip + Keurig coffee. Room-
darkening shades for post-sunrise-hike naps. AC for summer; central heat for snow-season trips.
🚪 YOUR PRIVATE ENTRANCE
No lobby, no shared hallway. Your own door, straight to your space.
☕ THE SHARED BALCONY
Morning coffee, trail-map planning, evening decompress. You'll look over downtown's little
commercial corner — lively by day, quiet at night.
🛁 THE BATHROOM
Full private bath — hot water heaven after Half Dome quads.
🎁 THE GIFT SHOP OUT BACK
Yosemite Gifts — our family shop, right behind the building. Crystals, jewelry, and wall-to-wall local Yosemite gifts. Show your booking and take 15% off anything in the store. Best souvenir
logistics in the Sierra: walk downstairs.

🔑 GUEST ACCESS
The studio is entirely yours: private entrance, full kitchen, full bath, queen + sofa bed, and
the shared balcony. 🔑
Self check-in with a smart lock — your code arrives 24 hours before arrival. Roll in from a long
drive at any hour.
Included with your stay:
🍳 Full kitchen (gas stove, oven, fridge, cookware, drip + Keurig)
❄️ AC + central heat
📶 WiFi
️ Free on-premises parking
🎁 15% off everything at Yosemite Gifts behind the building
Check-in: 4 PM | Checkout: 11 AM
✋ REAL TALK — WHAT THIS ISN'T
We want you to book the RIGHT stay — so here's the honest version:
❌ NOT a remote mountain cabin
You're in downtown Mariposa — that's the whole point. Daytime brings the pleasant buzz of a
walkable Gold Rush town (the balcony overlooks our little commercial corner and parking area).
Nights are genuinely quiet. If you want silence and pine trees out every window, a Midpines
cabin fits better — if you want dinner, coffee, and souvenirs on foot after a park day, this is
your place.
❌ NOT inside Yosemite
The park gate is a short drive up Hwy 140 — the lowest-elevation, most reliable winter road into
the Valley (~2,100 ft at the gate vs ~6,000 ft for the other entrances; Tioga Pass is closed all
winter). That's a huge cold-season advantage. In-park lodging costs 2-3x and books a year out;
Mariposa is the smart basecamp. [verify exact minutes before publish]
❌ NO washer/dryer in the unit
There's a laundromat in town [verify name/distance]; we keep the linens hotel-fresh for you.
❌ NOT a party pad
Quiet hours after 10 PM. Great guests, gracious neighbors.
✅ If you want a clean private studio with a real kitchen, walkable dinners, an honest price,
and 15% off the best gift shop in town — welcome home. ⛰️

We're a local Mariposa family — and yes, that's our gift shop, Yosemite Gifts, right behind the
building. We host because we love pointing guests to the trails, viewpoints, and diners that
make this place special. Message us anytime for Yosemite tips or a dinner recommendation. Have
an amazing trip — and don't forget your 15% at the shop. ⛰️🎁

📌 OTHER THINGS TO NOTE
🚗 DRIVE TIMES [verify all before publish]
• Yosemite Arch Rock entrance (Hwy 140): ~35-45 min
• Yosemite Valley floor: ~1 hr 10 min
• Mariposa Grove giant sequoias: ~50 min
• Bass Lake: ~40 min | Fresno (FAT) airport: ~1 hr 20 min
❄️ SEASONS
Hwy 140 is the all-weather route into Yosemite — typically the last to need chains. Winter
guests: check road conditions; carry chains Nov-Mar as required by the park.
🎁 GIFT SHOP PERK — HOW IT WORKS
IN-STORE ONLY: show your booking confirmation at the register at Yosemite Gifts (right behind
the building) and get 15% off the entire inventory — crystals, jewelry, local Yosemite gifts.
One discount per stay, valid for your whole group.
️ PARKING & THE VIEW
Free parking on premises. The balcony overlooks downtown's commercial corner and parking area —
lively and convenient by day, quiet at night. We'd rather tell you than surprise you.
🐾 PETS
Are allowed! $65 per pet, per night. Please, no pets allowed on beds or furniture. Please always pick up after. 🐾
❓ FAQs
Q: How far is Yosemite? A: A short drive to the Arch Rock gate via Hwy 140 — the all-weather
route. Valley floor ~1 hr 10. ⛰️
Q: Is there AC? A: Yes — plus central heat. Sierra summers and snow trips both covered. ❄️
Q: Can we cook? A: Full kitchen — gas stove, oven, fridge, cookware, two kinds of coffee maker.
🍳
Q: How does the gift-shop discount work? A: In-store only — show your booking confirmation at
the Yosemite Gifts register behind the building. 15% off everything, whole group, whole stay.
🎁
Q: Where do we park? A: Free, on premises. ️
Q: Is there laundry? A: No in-unit washer — there's a laundromat in town. We keep
linens hotel-fresh. 🧺
Q: How many does it sleep? A: Queen bed + queen sofa sleeper — perfect for a couple, comfortable
for a small group of 3-4. ️
Q: How do we check in? A: Self check-in smart lock — code arrives 24h ahead. Arrive any hour.
🔑
Q: Is it walkable to town? A: Yes — you're IN downtown Mariposa. Restaurants, coffee, shops, and
the saloon are steps away. 🚶
Q: Is it noisy? A: Downtown is lively by day, genuinely quiet at night. Room-darkening shades +
quiet hours after 10 PM. 🌙
Q: Winter access? A: This is Mariposa's big winter edge. Hwy 140 (Arch Rock) is the LOWEST-
elevation gateway to Yosemite Valley — ~2,100 ft at the entrance vs ~6,000 ft for the Hwy 41
(South) and Hwy 120 (Big Oak Flat) routes, and Tioga Pass (120 East) is closed all winter. That
makes 140 the most reliable, least-likely-to-need-chains way into the Valley in winter. Carry
chains Nov–Apr as required, but you're coming in on the easiest road. ❄️️
Q: Are pets allowed? A: Yes! $65 per pet, per night. Please, no pets allowed on beds or furniture. Please always pick up after. 🐾