We stayed 2 nights at the Yosemite View Lodge with our 3 years old daughter and were very pleased.
The road to arrive is in the middle of nowhere so it's a good trip :)
Clean and big room, with a nice sauvage-river view balcony and a jacuzzi bathtub :)
There are 3 pools (didn't have time for it though) and a very well furnished shop with all needed to breakfast, lunch, dinner or picnic. Check-in and out is well organized, as the housekeeping.
But don't forget the place is near the entrance of the Yosemite Park and the hotel is huge, so it's like you are in a tourists factory :) The main point BEING to travel through the park, there was no harm !
Nevertheless, there is a $ 3,5 supplement if you want an orange juice on breakfast... strange isn't it ?

We booked 5 nights at the lodge for our time in Yosemite. I wanted more room for less money than I would pay inside the park. We had a 2-bedroom, 2-bath suite with full kitchen and balcony overlooking the Merced River for $439/night. It was more than enough room for the 5 of us. The drive to the park valley is about 20 minutes (we always left the hotel by 9am so we had no traffic). In my opinion, staying at this place outside the park does not pose any inconvenience for touring the park. The facilities are not posh, but they are adequate. The pool (there are 3) was refreshing. The pizza restaurant was pricey but decent. I did not try the "american" restaurant, but the prices were also high - like everything in and close to Yosemite. I would highly recommend this place for families. I did note that on the last day of our stay, they had a computer problem and there were many angry guests milling about, but luckily this did not affect us.

Stayed here for two nights in July 07. Cheaper than staying in the National Park but very convenient to get to it. Room was good size and comfortable with a pleasant view of the Merced River from the balcony - regularly visited by a family of raccoons at night. Food was adequate - decent buffet breakfast. Nice to have a number of small swimming pools - very refreshing in the evening.

This was the only local hotel with availability on our dates, luckily we had a ground floor river view room though we had not read reviews before booking, though these turned out to be all good. We were not disappointed; the mountain & river view was excellent, staff friendly, room clean and large, with a huge spa bath. The restaurant was very good, with especially friendly staff, though it does get busy early, so you may have to wait in the bar. The Merced river was a real tonic and the starry skies quite spectacular. Plenty of wildlife, squirrels and five(!) raccoons on the patio, plus a close call with a bear which was wandering around the car park. Outdoor pools & spa were great for relaxing & sun bathing in late afternoon. Slightly pricey room, but we'd stay here again.