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Reviews of Yosemite View Lodge

2.5 out of 5
Yosemite View Lodge
11136 Highway 140, El Portal, CA

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 1066 out of 3357 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 407 out of 3357 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 168 out of 3357 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 108 out of 3357 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

German

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simply stupendous 👍😃
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Naomi, richmond

Traveled with group
No WiFi connection, no breakfast included. Cost of BF $22,0, expensive night, and much further away from Yosemite park than expected, based on the information given.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome views from the patio. Great place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cat

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

10/10 Excellent

Andre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sonya and Mitch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is hard to beat the beauty of the park with new snowfall, and the environs of the lodge with red buds blooming. Plus the rush of the river is magic. Staff were friendly and the room was fine. We couldn't find the temperature control however. I would love to leave the sliding door cracked to hear the river at night, but there were no screen doors. Also, wifi is $10/day, and inside the room there is no cell phone service. In places, you might have 4G, but it seems to be hit or miss. Overall a very enjoyable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Saurabh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love staying here
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Citlaly

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff at the office had no experience, rude, slow, didn't know how ti look for reservations plus they said my room was going to be ready in one hour left for an hour and a half and still not ready. They said 30 more minutes because they were working on cleaning it. They thought we didn't hear them but they had just started cleaning it. Yosemite View Lodge is always or stay in hotel but definitely this time was our worst experience!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

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

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved that it had a mini kitchen and all the appliances included. The view and everything else !
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann, San Jose

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

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
My favorite place to stay when visiting Yosemite. Great staff, great restaurants, love the little shop.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

McLean

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location & reasonably priced. The rooms were clean & bed comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Pulkit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emanuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed it I will be going back in May
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice motel property close to Yosemite NP
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely love the river view rooms. So suiting to hear the flowing river and see the rock formations. Plus so nearby Yosemite. The hotel is kept in good shape even though it is not remodeled to modern standards. But the reason why prices are so reasonable as well. Have stayed several times and next visit will be our location again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harry Edgar, Oestringen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
OK.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very close to the Yosemite National Park.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Kannan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Andrea

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Very convenient to the park and nice restaurant. No housekeeping so plan accordingly. Family apartment set up was perfect for our needs!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carla, Los Angeles

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We got the room next to the river, didn’t expect to have a porch area to sit at. Room was nice, also didn’t expect to have a spa tub in the room. Only downside was that WiFi wasn’t free, no phone service for us, so we had to pay for WiFi, but it was that bad of payment. Overall, I would book again here.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Maria Zoila

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Shower pressure was low.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Smeeta

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

10/10 Excellent

LeAudrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk people were very friendly and helpful and the gift shop had a wide variety of items. The room was incredibly clean and was very relaxing with the jacuzzi tub, fireplace, and the river just outside the back door. They have a game room on site that we took advantage of, but most of the games were not working. The biggest downside was that the restaurant was not great. Collectively, our food was over cooked, tasted funny, or was not up to standard. The Pizza place was also not open during our trip which was a little disappointing. All in all, I hope to stay here again as the staff, room, and gift shop made the trip enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jikyung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was great experience.!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really liked the river view room had a private patio with table and chairs right on the river..... would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yogesh

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
River outside patio is great. Loved it and will surely check next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neelima

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jason

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pros: Amazing location. Getting a room next to the river is a must, such a beautiful view. Friendly staff, very quiet, lobby has some groceries, decent gift shop. Cons: A bit outdated with bathrooms, mattresses weren’t that great(very firm). The food was overpriced for its quality. Breakfast was average at best. Overall: Will be coming back to this motel when I visit Yosemite again. While it does have its cons, it’s still a great hotel for its price and location. Would recommend this place to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Francisco, Caguas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place very close to Yosemite National Park
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the last hotel before entering into Yosemite national park. We booked this as we were not sure if we would be required to put snow chains on the hire car to enter the park and this hotel is on the yart bus route into the park. We had a two bedroom self contained apartment. It was excellent as we could cook our meals. Outdoor hot tub was great as well near the pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

LINDA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pet friendly. But $25 per night, plus tax and 2 different fees duplicated from the fees charged for people. Total of 6 different fees per night for room and 1 pet. Nice facilities. Kitchenette. Bring a nightlight.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Roland

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Property was average to good. Reception staff were very superficial and really not attentive to the customer. Really lack of interest. Restaurant staff on the other hand were very attentive and service oriented.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Alicia, Whittier

Traveled with partner
You had to pay for WIFI.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xiaoying

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean, Sebastopol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is great, but they hit you up for a junk fee of $10 for internet. I realize its a remote location, but they're taking in tens of thousands of dollars per month on internet fees.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Omer

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The location is near the park and therefore is worth the stay. The service wasn’t very pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Lyndon

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Over priced for what you get. Upon my arrival to my room I realized the television didn’t work. I called the front desk and they sent someone about an hour later. The TV worked for about an hour then stopped again. I didn’t bother calling until the morning. Customer service is sorely lacking. The restaurant is over priced for very forgettable food. Dining areas is dated. The only positive about this place is its proximity to Yosemite park entrance. I would recommend one of the other options in Mariposa about 30 minutes away.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

ARGIN

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and great location with beautiful river view balcony. Definitely I will book it again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Santosh

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Very close to the park. We chose the river view room and it was amazing. Overall the property is near and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

mona

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had to pay $10 for every two devices to get on WiFi.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kuntal, Folsom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Elva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The property is old and items such as the mini fridge were broke. Also, my room had a stale smell
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
SUPER CONVENIENT TO YOSEMITE. FRIENDLY HELPFUL STAFF. GREAT LOCATION ON THE RIVER'S EDGE.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Julie, Sequim

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I read reviews before I booked this property and felt comfortable that it would be 4 or 5 stars. The location is so close to Yosemite and that definitely is 5 star. The dining servers were excellent. The front desk was excellent. They have a very nice children's play area and multiple pools. However, the room was 2 stars. The mattresses were old and the kitchen stove didn't have the correct attachments, so it couldn't work. I was in total shock that internet wasn't included, nor is it mentioned when you initially book the room. There is no cell service and no internet, unless you buy it extra.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024