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Country inns and lodgings of all kinds are working overtime nowadays coming up with marketing ideas to call more attention to their offerings, but one combination in particular really caught our eye: outdoor concerts at a historic inn just a half hour from one of the nation's premiere national parks, Yosemite.
If there's a getaway that seems to hit all the buttons, this one is it. Outdoor concerts are fun anytime, but combine that with a unique lodging experience and unforgettable scenery and you have one of those getaways that people will travel some distance to experience.
The Groveland Hotel is located in the small town of Groveland, California, and offers something they call the Yosemite Courtyard Theatre in which they take their outdoor patio and convert it to a concert venue a half-dozen or more times each summer. Over the past few years the concerts have been so successful that the hotel now has a big-time venue seating chart on its website where you can choose exactly which of the 100 available seats you will occupy.
Yes, it's an intimate setting – but that makes it even better.
The artists tend to be tribute bands – groups that copy the appearance and sound of famous bands like the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones and, of course, Elvis. Tickets are reasonably priced, ranging from $15 to $35 a seat. The most expensive act this year was Paperback Writer, a Beatles tribute band that plays regularly at Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure.
According to Front Desk Manager and Event Coordinator Jim Novak, concert-goers are about evenly divided between visitors and local residents. Lodging packages are available if you're staying at the Groveland Hotel, which has 17 uniquely decorated rooms. The historic inn features Victorian furniture, plush featherbeds, private baths, a full-service saloon and free wifi/internet access for all
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