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With the holidays approaching, it's time to plan meals, invite guests and begin decorating your home. But if a typical Thanksgiving celebration is not exactly what you have in mind, why not travel? Create a once-in-a-lifetime experience, or begin a n… Read more
If you're planning to spend Thanksgiving in Yosemite and really want to get into the swing of the holidays, we have just the thing! Don't miss the annual Sonora Christmas Parade, held the Friday after Thanksgiving. This event is a Sonora staple.… Read more
Each year, when it's time to begin shopping for Christmas presents, do you get a little anxious about finding perfect gifts for the ones you love? What do they want or need? Where can you buy something unique they will cherish? If you're anywhere nea… Read more
There's nothing quite as impressive as wintertime in Yosemite. The towering snow-capped peaks and frozen waterfalls suspended in time are a truly incredible sight to behold. Whether you opt to snowshoe through Sequoia groves, ice skate under Half-Dom… Read more
Here goes my first attempt at blogging...My husband and I have recently purchased the Hotel Charlotte and Charlotte Bistro & Bar. We are a young couple that decided to follow the mantra "if not now, when?" and have jumped feet first … Read more
Local, organic produce - that and the talents of Chef Doug are what make our food so amazing. The Charlotte Bistro & Bar focuses on using the best local ingredients will minimal fats, butter and creams to really highlight the beautiful… Read more
As many of you know, Doug and I took over
the hotel on March 30th of this year. We created our own version of an HGTV
weekend renovation show in the first two weeks when we completely re-vamped the
dining room, lobby and registration areas, but w… Read more
Our first renovation endeavor now that the season has started to slow a bit was to remove all the large, bulky, noisy, inefficient and unattractive AC/Heat units in the upstairs rooms out. Hotel Charlotte is a historic hotel, therefor… Read more