The historic Groveland Hotel dates back to 1849, when the adobe structure first opened as a trading post. Since then, it’s been a gambling house, a saloon, a hotel and even a Greyhound bus station.

This century-old, historic inn lies half an hour from Yosemite’s northern entrance in the charming Gold Rush town of Groveland. The hotel’s namesake is Charlotte DeFerrari, whose Italian family ...

This 1849 adobe hotel (rumored to have begun as a Gold Rush brothel) on the main road to Yosemite feels more like an overgrown bed and breakfast than a resort hotel, with homey Victorian decor, ...

Groveland, a historic Gold Rush town about 25 miles outside Yosemite National Park’s westernmost entrance, is an ideal layover when visiting the park. The town’s Main Street is lined with places to ...

LIKE TRYING OUT THE BED when you first saunter into your hotel room, and sniffing the complimentary bar of soap in the bathroom, and peeking out the window to admire your view, there are rules and ...

Like many Gold Rush towns, Groveland has a checkered history, one rich in booms, busts, rogues and miners. Of course, the town’s name was not nearly as bucolic back in 1848, when it was part of the ...