“Charming and totally cozy, not an hotel though”

We loved it! Big Creek Ranch is a lovely place, it is a three bedroom house turned into a hotel next to a beautiful meadow and lots of sheeps. The staff (an owner) are incredibly nice and because the place is located 7 miles away from Groveland downtown the night sky is completely astonishing, we even had the chance to watch a "star-rain"! They served a delicious breakfast and the place is really quiet. On the other hand, do not expect the amenities of a big hotel, i.e restaurant or convenience store, actually if you need anything you might have to drive 7 miles to the closest store. We had some troubles finding this "hotel", first because neither our GPS or cellphones worked in the area and second because we were looking for a hotel-size construction and Big Creek Ranch looks more like a house (they do have some signals but we were kind of dumb, we pass just in front twice without notice it). So be alert and don't expect a huge construction! In summary, if you don't mind to be a bit isolated and you like to be in contact with nature you should definitively go for Big Creek!