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Awards

As a premier Northern California AAA Four-Diamond hotel and top meeting center, Tenaya at Yosemite has received countless awards.

Tenaya at Yosemite has been a consistent winner of the Sunset Magazine Travel Awards and the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. We have also received numerous awards for family travel and conference services. Read on for details.

To learn about our sustainability initiatives and awards for environmental stewardship, please visit our GreenPath page.

RESORT AWARDS

THREE-TIME WINNER OF SUNSET MAGAZINE TRAVEL AWARDS

 

 

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Tenaya at Yosemite is a three-time winner of the coveted Sunset Travel Awards. The premier travel magazine for the Western United States has recognized the best of the best annually since 2015. After looking at Tenaya at Yosemite’s overall quality and impressive offerings for Fido, in 2015, Sunset named Tenaya at Yosemite as the Best Pet-Friendly Resort. As noted in the award announcement, the judges “applauded Tenaya at Yosemite for being ‘all in’ on canine visitors.” In 2016, Sunset Magazine named Tenaya at Yosemite the Best Resort for Families in all of the Western United States. In 2018, we were once again recognized by Sunset Magazine, this time for the Best Park Classic Award.


SEVEN-TIME WINNER OF THE TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Certificate of Excellence 2019
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Certificate of Excellence 2017
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Certificate of Excellence 2016
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Tenaya at Yosemite is a consistent winner of the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence. The accolade is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Only the top-performing 10 percent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor receive this prestigious award. To qualify for a Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travelers on TripAdvisor, and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. Additional criteria include the volume of reviews received within the last 12 months.


AAA FOUR-DIAMOND AWARD

AAA Four Diamond Award

Tenaya at Yosemite at Yosemite has earned AAA’s Four-Diamond Award for hotels each year since opening. The Four-Diamond Award represents not only the level of excellence of the property, but also of the staff’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards of service for our guests.


CONDÉ NAST 2018 READER’S CHOICE AWARD: TOP RESORTS IN CALIFORNIA

Condé Nast Traveler

Condé Nast readers voted on their favorite resorts in Northern California, putting Tenaya at Yosemite at number 14, the highest-rated resort in the region, beating out even Yosemite Valley’s famed Majestic Hotel. Reader’s gave Tenaya at Yosemite a score of 92.86, making it the highest-rated hotel in the Yosemite region and the second highest-rated hotel in all of the Sierra Nevada. See the full results on the Condé Nast website.


FAMILY VACATION CRITICS AWARD

 

 

Family Vacation Critic Favorite Hotel Award for 2016Family Vacation Critic Favorite Hotel Award for 2017

In addition to the prestigious Sunset Magazine Award for Best Resort for Families, we are also a two-time winner of the Family Vacation Critic travel award. Family Vacation Critic sums up their award this way: “All hotels on Family Vacation Critic – TripAdvisor’s family travel site – are great for families, but our Favorites represent those that really go above and beyond.” The award is only given to the top six percent of hotels on their website and must receive both a 4+ rating from the editors and a positive rating from at least 75% of guests. Editors noted among the things they “love” at Tenaya at Yosemite are:

 

 

  • Indoor and outdoor pools.
  • Adventure Club for kids.
  • Many activities – from rock climbing to ice skating.

CONNOISSEUR’S CHOICE AWARD FROM RESORTS & GREAT HOTELS MAGAZINE

This award from Resorts & Great Hotels magazine is in recognition of extraordinary commitment to the highest degree of hospitality, services, amenities and the overall guest experience.

SPA AND WELLNESS AWARDS

2016 SPAFINDER WELLNESS TRAVEL AWARDS

The 2016 Wellness Travel Awards competition included spa resorts from 41 countries on six continents and Tenaya at Yosemite and the Ascent Spa were selected for a category award in the categories Best for Families and Best for Outdoor & Adventure Activities. We are proud of these awards that demonstrate that we offer so much more beyond spa services. You can combine your spa time with restoring outdoor adventures in Yosemite National Park and the Sierra National Forest and you can send the kids off the Kids Camp or the Kids Adventure Course while you relax in the spa. You don’t have to choose between fun for the kids and pampering for the parents or between stunning natural beauty and relaxation in the spa. Your only limitation will be having enough time to do it all!


USA TODAY  NAMES TENAYA at Yosemite AND ASCENT SPA TO LIST OF 12 BEST WELLNESS RESORTS IN THE WORLD

Recognizing our incredible combination of recreation, relaxation and spa services, USA Today writes in their World’s Best Wellness Resorts article: “Whether you’re traveling with a large group or retreating away for some alone time, there’s no doubt you’ll leave this resort feeling energized and invigorated.” Read the full article (Nov 4, 2013).


ASCENT SPA AT Tenaya at Yosemite WINS THE SPA FINDER READERS’ CHOICE AWARD

Fish Camp (Oct 2, 2012) – SpaFinder® Wellness, the global spa and wellness resource, has named Ascent Spa at Tenaya at Yosemite as winner of a prestigious 2012 Category Award for Best for Outdoor Adventure. This recognition is given annually to the top-ten most-voted spas for this category by spa-goers across the world in SpaFinder Wellness’ Readers’ Choice Awards. Read the full article.

CONFERENCE SERVICES AWARDS

PINNACLE AWARD FOR BEST ON-SITE SUPPORT STAFF

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Tenaya at Yosemite is a four-time winner of the Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award. Along with other top hotels such as the Wynn and Encore in Las Vegas, the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in Hawaii and the Broadmoor in Colorado, Tenaya at Yosemite has been recognized as one of the nine best hotels in the Western United States in 2016 for Best On-Site Support Staff. We have always believed that our beautiful natural setting and luxury amenities would mean nothing without a top-notch staff and are honored to accept the award for the fourth time.


SMART MEETINGS PLATINUM CHOICE AWARD

Smart Meetings recognized Tenaya at Yosemite as one of the “Top 100 Platinum Choice Award Winners” in 2010. The Platinum Choice Awards are unique in the meeting planner industry. Smart Meetings selects only 100 venues from among the thousands of those qualified. The magazine assembled a panel of industry experts to choose the awards and then couples the results with that of its reader survey in order to determine a variety of top Western hotels and venues that the professionals feel meet the highest expectations in services and facilities.


BEST OF THE WEST AWARD FROM MEETINGS WEST MAGAZINE

Chosen by the readers of Meetings West Magazine, a MeetingsMedia publication.