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Reviews of Strawberry Inn

2.5 out of 5
Strawberry Inn
31880 Highway 108, Strawberry, CA

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 140 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 140 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Alisher

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Han

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very old properties. Smells in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kari

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Where do I begin? Definitely not worth $250 a night. No amenities to speak of. No housekeeping and TV did not work. Granted, it’s a satellite system and the snow can interrupt service. I just wish I would’ve been told about the possibility of both. I was told they have no housekeeping, but can refresh the room like give new towels and take out the trash. We left to go skiing and was gone for about six hours. Room was not refreshed. Shower smelled of urine. Was told they were going to sell the property. I can see why. Several of the staff were rude. Definitely will not ever be going there again!

4/10 Poor

Joan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Property is old but clean and attractive. Mattresses are cheap and uncomfortable. TV didnt work and no one was available to even look at it. We requested maid service. Door sign was flipped from maid service request to Do Not Disturb and no maid service was done. Bar and restaurant staff also seemed to be responsible for hotel. The staff was pleasant, but they work long hours and there were not enough of them.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Howard, East islip

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
We stayed in this hotel in preparation for a hike in the Emigrant Wilderness. There are not a lot of choices and it is convenient to the trail head. While the lodge itself is adequate, we found the staff in most cases to be passive aggressive and indifferent to us as guests if not downright unfriendly. Most interactions made us feel like they were doing us a favor by interacting with us at all. For a hotel, the lack of interest in customer service was striking. They were also unwilling to store our bags while we were on the trail, A service we were we have found is almost universally available at hotels and areas where people go hiking. Cellular service is extremely limited, obviously not their fault, but the Wi-Fi service they offer is truly terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Olena

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Family owned and charming. Owner very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Sheri

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

kerry, modesto

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The restaurant didnt have any of the food they advertised on the outside of the building. They were handing out the wrong food to the wrong customers. I had to wipe up water that I spilled in the room and afterward the towel I used was almost black. So Im not sure when the last time the floor was mopped. Otherwise its a nice place to stay, its a very pretty area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Katherine

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In the first room we were given the door did sit flush with the frame and one swipe of a credit card opened it easily. In the second room the TV did not work, the internet, for which I paid $19, did not work, and there wasn’t a top sheet on the bed. The likelihood that this motel is washing bulky duvets after every guest visit is slim. I requested a refund. The person behind the front desk was completely nonplussed and made zero effort to address any of my concerns. The owner finally agreed to give me a refund after arguing about why every problem wasn’t really a problem and was in fact my problem. We will see if it comes through… bottom line is this woman should not be running a business. There is no understanding of customer service and despite the motel charging $200 a night, they act like they are doing you a favor by letting you sleep there. It’s basically a nightmare.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Yasar

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Right by the river and close to Dodge Ridge. Convenient late check in. Simple clean accommodations. Beds have springs so turning over was noisy. Air conditioner/heating unit was mildewy. It was off when we came in and the window was open (chilly but we wouldn’t have minded if the unit was usable). We tried for about 5 minutes and then gave up. Fortunately there were extra blankets.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Staci

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Cute
Super cute, quaint inn at an excellent location, pizza in the restaurant is excellent..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Wuesner

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Yuri

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

Ignacio

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very expensive for what they offer
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Mark

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Reviews about the linen were spot on... Didn't get a towel til the second day and we got one even though there were two of us. The bed did not have a top sheet. The rooms are non-smoking, so i guess they figured a broken smoke/monoxide detector was ok. Definitely has a hard time sticking a 3star rating. If it were $100 a night there would be no complaints... We did not get what we paid for
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Matt

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Toni

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Shaun

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
YOUR BETTER OFF CAMPING
BETTER OFF CAMPING UP NEAR KENNEDY MEADOWS OR RENTING A HOME NEARBY IN TWAIN HARTE. Wont return here ever again. Staff were rude and abrupt. Multiple health code violations were witnessed. Fraudulent property damage charges at checkout related to "internet Box Damage" and yet theres no internet box in the room. Extremely disappointed for the price we paid. Go camping or get an Air B+B close by in twain Harte. Not worth it at all. Rooms didnt even have sheets, only a comforter. Staff did some kind of spraying/fumagation across the hall from us. No maid service. Staff weren't wearing masks and they should have been. Even the owner was rude and abrupt. Not sure how this motel even stays in business with its poor customer service. Extremely disappointing. Not worth it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It was clean, but bedding is odd
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Werner

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Throwback to better times
A great place I booked on short notice because I was getting tired. A clean comfortable bed, a well tempered beer, no cell phone connection, what could be better? I loved it and after a good good night sleep with the murmur of the Stanislaus river as a lullaby and a hearty breakfast, I was back on my way to the dread of our way too hasty daily grind.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and spacious room. River view was beautiful. Quiet atmosphere. Beds were creaky every time we moved, which kept us awake. Toilet was coming up from the floor at the bottom of the unit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location in the mountains. Patio seating with river view. Awesome bar with Billiards and Foosball. Good food and friendly service.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Rustic Lodge
The Strawberry Inn is a nice rustic lodge. We had a room with a view of the river and could hear the water with the window open. The lodge has a restaurant and bar. We ate breakfast, with indoor or outdoor dining with a mountain and river view. The lodge is well kept, and the staff was friendly. The only negative I can say, is that they used comforters on the bed, using a fitted sheet only. I didn't care for not having a top sheet for sanitary reasons.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You need to pay for the internet and the connection was not good. My son couldn't do homework. The room was downstairs and was very noisy above my room. Was little leak in the toilet the floor get wet quick. TV channel not too many to watch. most you have to pay to order them.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

sheryl

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Old Lodge Feel
Overall we had a great stay and the kids enjoyed the old lodge feel up in the mountains. It was perfect distance to Dodge Ridge Ski Resort. Everyone was friendly and nice and check in was easy. However, I might be more picky but the bathrooms were not that clean and we did not take a shower. And they were skimpy on the towels. There is no white top sheet or white pillow cases, they are using a decorative comforter and the comforters pillow sham which seems odd, but we managed. The bed were comfortable though. The food was just OK at the lodge and considering there was not much in town, it worked.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Dmitry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, pretty thin walls and weak wifi.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very clean and great location near Dodge Ridge. The bathroom was dated and needs to be upgraded although the shower had great pressure. The beds are not very comfortable and they squeak. The restaurant was very convenient to be able to order food to take back to your room. The pizza was perfect after a long day out in the snow.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was not clean, bathroom fixtures worn out, mold in bathroom. Majority of rooms located in the basement/lower level.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was very nice
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Dominic, Norcal

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
There was no staff there at check in. Dining was closed. We booked two nights and only stayed one.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Natalyn, San Jose

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed at this inn in the past during the winter and it was charming and comfortable. However this time around we got a room infested with ants on the bathroom floor and along the window sills. When we mentioned it to the front desk, we were told it’s normal to have ants since it’s a rural area. This was very disappointing. We were not allowed to change rooms because we already used the bathroom so the room was “ours”. Someone came to spray nontoxic chemicals in our room which was nice, but it didn’t help. Instead, our room smelled like herbs for the night. I was not comfortable at all.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice location near Pinecrest Lake and Stanislaus River. Room and beds were decent size and clean. Downstairs room got quite a lot of noise from footsteps and plumbing upstairs. Windows looked out at trees and river (nice) but also directly at outdoor seating for restaurant (not so nice). Service at restaurant take-out window very slow so don't be in any hurry. Internet also very slow: perhaps an unavoidable function of the mountain location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mikhail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome
A perfect couple days at the inn. Staff was amazing. Always my number one place to go when i go in that area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ria, Oakdale, ca

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very fun stay. It is a convenient stay with the restaurant attached to the building. The Inn is very close to Dodge Ridge making our stay very relaxing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Partha, Sunnyvale, CA

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We just crashed there for the night before skiing and it was just right for it. We checked in late, yet keys were available for us. Room was warm and cozy. Nothing fancy but got the job done.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020