We booked in January 2021 for a trip in May of 2021 and ended up staying in Wawona. It was about 45 minutes to the valley floor and it was certainly not a fancy lodge. We stayed in a small, 60s era cabin that was very clean but far from posh. The best possible version of a Yosemite trip needs to be planned at least 18 months out.
Having said that, our trip was absolutely incredible. We went the week before Memorial day and never had trouble parking in the valley or super congested hikes. The weather was also perfect. One thing that the kids (7 and 10) loved was renting bikes and seeing the valley that way. The food inside the gates was generally not very good as is common in national parks, but there was a decent pizza place/bar in Curry village that hit the spot. Our big hike was taking the mist trail all the way to Nevada falls. It ended up being 10 miles 2500 feet in elevation gain, which was about the max we could expect the kids to handle.
We will be going back as we did not hit Toulumne due to staying so far south. Getting a half dome permit hiking Cloud's rest will also be on the agenda.
We flew in and out of Fresno and paired Yosemite with 2 days in Sequoia/King's canyon. It was lots of driving but that always comes with NP trips. Everyone should go to Yosemite at least once in their life.