Virtual Tour of The Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Bar

So where were the original porte-cochere and hotel entrance? The good news is they are still here, and with a bit of imagination you can experience them very easily. Simply walk to the center of the lobby. Look around and you will see The Ahwahnee Bar, which up until very recently was called the "Indian Room" (political correctness strikes again!) Walk into the Ahwahnee Bar through the main doors from the lobby. In front of you is the bar, on either side of it are large stone columns. Look at the paneling and walls between the stone columns. They do not look quite right, do they? The bar area was the original porte-cochere. The rock columns on either side of the bar were the roof supports of the original porte-cochere. The walls with paneling were later added to enclose the room.