Cozy Bear South

Fun stay at cozy bear Positive: Good location, 30-40 mins to Yosemite valley Nice patio area Check in and check out process is great Clean indoors and everything worked Negative: Cheaped out on some basics like soaps, toilet paper, cloth hangers etc. could get better quality stuff Outside could be better maintained. Spider webs and dust. It is not a big place. 4 people can definitely manage but may find it hard longer term if you like your space. Only one bathroom. A bit too much bear decor. Though that's the vibe of the area I guess Trash dropoff is far and hosts require you to drop it off Pretty expensive for what it is if you exclude the location factor It's a 2-3 mile drive indoor from the highway through narrow, winding roads. Getting there at night can be hard.

Positive: Location is fantastic. Clean and cozy. We appreciated the fireplace as it was a chilly weekend. Negative: Beds a bit uncomfortable.

Very cozy indeed! Positive: Nice location located in between Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove. Staying here helped us maximize our Yosemite experience! Beds were comfortable, rooms were clean, and it was nice to have access to the kitchen which was stocked with all of the dishes and kitchen items you might need. Loved the complementary coffee and tea!!

This was an ideal place to stay for our Yosemite trip. The Cozy Bear was quiet, had everything we needed, and there was plenty of room for 4 people. The communication throughout the entire process was excellent. I would recommend the Cozy Bear for your Yosemite trip.

The property management is rigid regarding rules. In an earlier review on another platform, another renter found them difficult in terms of rigidity. My next door neighbor on the other side of the duplex did too. The management is extremely rule bound. If you were to have a person enter your rental to use the bathroom, I was told by Carl, the owner of Acorn Vacation Properties, that that would automatically incur daily fees amounting to $100s for the length of your stay. This is if someone extra should possibly step into the space. So watch out if a neighbor might walk in. Carl was very clear about this. If you come in winter, there needs to be a warning that the driveway could be completely inaccessible during your stay except with a 4 wheel drive vehicle, given the steep incline. You may not be able to get anywhere near the house. I spent about 20 hours of labor, across 2-3 days, shoveling the ice and compacted snow on the driveway, some 50 or 75 yards long. It was impossible to drive up it after a big snow fall. They did not clear the snow behind my car, as was the agreement, well after the storm. There were 6 inches of compacted snow and ice, many feet long, behind the car that needed to be hand shoveled. Other rental property management companies nearby cleared their driveways, removing the ice and compacted snow, and making the unit accessible. I myself moved hundreds of pounds of snow and ice to get out of there, and to be able to drive back up the driveway at the end of the day. I had cables on all wheels but that was not enough and manual shoveling was necessary. Other renters of the duplex had to park down the hill too, 50-75 yards away, because of the slippery slope. I hoped to have my labor and inconvenience recognized take into account on some level, as my work played a big part in making that house accessible, for myself and others, and got no response. That would have made a difference. It’s two rental units in a duplex that is very nice in many ways, but the management severely limits their willingness to address your needs or experience.