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Reviews of Cedar Lodge

2 out of 5
Cedar Lodge
9966 Highway 140, El Portal, CA

Reviews

8.0

Very good

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Rating 4 - Poor. 114 out of 1704 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 57 out of 1704 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Sophie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, spacious room with super white bathroom. So convenient for Yosemite. YART bus stop on site was great and fare includes park entry - saved us taking car in. Bar/ restaurant was friendly and food a bit limited but good… not much food choice in the area generally but food when in valley was particularly good for veggies. Annoying that Wi Fi not included but there’s a hotspot near front desk.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Shanyan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shanyan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Try to stay away from this place. After I stayed here for two nights, there’s no room service, and absolutely no phone service around the area, if you want to use WiFi is going to be $10 a day. Definitely not worth staying here
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Yosemite Cedar Lodge on 11 Apr 2024
Hello Shanyan,We are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay.Perhaps I can offer some clarity and some understanding.Room service - (Food) The restaurant on site is under different ownership and management. We will gladly relay your feedback to the restaurant owner. (Cleaning service) We do provide a cleaning service per your request, we do so to ensure the safety of our housekeeping.It is true, there hasn't been any cell phone service here for as long as our town has existed. With that in mind, it is important to note that being in the wilderness does not grant us many options in regard to WiFi (The third-party company that provides WiFi for our hotel is Eterminals).With the help of Eterminals, we are doing what we can to find a solution to this common complaint. In the meantime, we do create a free hotspot for guests to use in the lobby. It's not much but we understand our guests need to connect and we understand that it can be a little intimidating to disconnect. All the best,

2/10 Terrible

Stan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No hot water in evening, tube drain didn’t work. Smelled musty.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Yosemite Cedar Lodge on 11 Apr 2024
Hello Stan,We are sorry for the bad experience.We apologize for all the issues. We have relayed your feedback to our maintenance staff and are solutions are currently under work. Thank you for your review and feedback.

2/10 Terrible

Sreenath

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn't like the stay for the following problems -Carpeted floors are sticky. -Coffee at the office is horrible. -Non free wifi given. -far from Yosemite village.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Yosemite Cedar Lodge on 11 Apr 2024
Hello Sreenath,We are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay.Thank you for your feedback. Our hotel is currently undergoing some changes and upgrades. I'm sure you'd be happy to hear the first shipment of carpet arrived not too long ago and our maintenance team is currently installing new carpet in our rooms. We are sorry you didn't enjoy the coffee. :(As you may have noticed, being in the wilderness does not grant us many options regarding WiFi. However, we are doing our best to create a solution for this recurring complaint. We understand it can be daunting to disconnect and understand our guests' need to connect. We know it's not much but we do create a free hotspot for guests to use in our lobby. Thank you for your review.

2/10 Terrible

Stewart

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clearly no housekeeping had been done in a long time, old socks under bed, dirty - Cheetos on floor, etc...Water was non existent in both shower and sink, dirty water. No channels on TV - literally 6. No Wi- Fi, 30$ for 48hrs of Wi- not run by the establishment, so no refund when it doesn't work. Sexually exploits wood carving outside of main entry, with material falling apart. Un safe environment with local weirdos, no food service and horrible dinning. DO NOT EAT here. No full size pillows, only 1/2 toddler pillows were used for full size adults. Door security was in adequate so we used a chair to jam the door shut. Your better off camping or sleeping in your car. Friends family and collogues have been notified to never come here and compromise your families safety!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Yosemite Cedar Lodge Team on 9 Apr 2024
Hello Stewart,We are sorry to hear that your stay was terrible. We send our apologies and thank you for your honest feedback. Perhaps I can help provide some answers/understanding. We went over our guest services request log and could only find one request from you regarding wifi information. Yes, the wifi is provided by a 3rd party service. Unfortunately, being in the wilderness does not grant us many options. The cost is 10 per 24 hrs. 30 would be for 72 hrs. We understand the need to be connected so we also create a free hotspot with our computers for guests to use in the lobby. If your service stops working Eterminals would gladly refund your money or expand your wifi time. We apologize for sending you to an unclean room. We will host a meeting with our housekeeping staff to relay your experience. We hope you requested a new room after finding your assigned room unacceptably dirty. We would have gladly assigned you a new room and have sent someone to personally check the room for cleanliness before giving you access. Yes, unfortunately, water pressure is low due to water conservation protocol, we apologize. Thank you for your feedback on pillow size and security locks on doors. We will send maintenance to check the door locks in the room you stayed in. We will forward your dining experience to the restaurant owner immediately.We have some great concerns regarding your feedback on: "Sexually exploits wood carving outside of main entry" and " Un safe environment with local weirdos." Could you please get back to us and point out which of our bear carvings depict inappropriate and unacceptable behavior (there is a carving out front of a baby bear trying to climb its mama. Could this be what you are referring to and are you misconstruing?). Could you please help provide more information/clarification about these "local weirdos." Our guests' safety is of great importance!Thank you again for your feedback. We send our apologies.

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This was a nice quiet place to stay. Close to entrance to Yosemite.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Noah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good for family
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lisha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is huge and clean. There’s $10 Wi-Fi charge. It’s easy to set up and use. The coffe maker needs cleaning. Black water dripping out of the machine , and the coffeee tastes bad. It would be better if there’s usb charger

4/10 Poor

Rajeshwari

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We did not get hot water at all during our stay, the water from bathroom sink came out like a sprinkler splashing water on the floor and surrounding areas. I did not feel like going into the bathroom during my stay. Also, we did not get cleaning service (we had not posted Do not disturb sign on the door). Room was clean and we liked the game room facility.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place overall
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Junuk

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
Clean and nice
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Angelena

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was great for our weekend at Yosemite. The staff was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

lorie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and quiet. Great staff. Great dinner. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sarka

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

10/10 Excellent

Carina

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just outside yosemite park and not far from all of the waterfalls i wanted to see
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fantastic. The property and room were immaculate. Check-in was easy and the team was very kind. The rokm was spacious, clean, had extra pillows and extra blankets and a large frig. The beds are comfortsblr, the couch was also comfortsble and didnt need ro be pulled out into the bed. Just a really nicely-appointed rokma d space that you can't help but enjoy. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yelena

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

10/10 Excellent

Aditya

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

2/10 Terrible

Juan

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
It was close to Yosemite which was very convenient. The kitchen was a good size and the recreation center was a plus. On the other hand, the beds were uncomfortable, no breakfast was available, and WiFi was not available unless you paid extra money. There is no cellphone reception.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would have given this a 5-star rating if it weren’t for the fact that they make you pay extra for having wifi in your room… despite the fact that the lobby not even 50 meters away from the rooms has wifi available for free. Of course this wasn’t mentioned clearly anywhere when purchasing the room for a few days.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

laure

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We had a really great time in the swimming pool, but the restaurant (grill) was terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Dave

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
N Not good

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tony at the front desk was cordial, helpful, friendly and flexible to our needs. Our room was clean and spacious. The Hotel is only a few miles away from Yosemite, and a couple miles from the big cluster of hordes of people that one hotel further up the road is! We will be staying here for all of our future Yosemite visits!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amith

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

6/10 Okay

Jess Wilhelm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Internet is 9.99 for 24 hours. The ice machine by my room was broken and there are 4 tv channels
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Einat

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Relatively close to Yosemite
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Carla zafiro

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The tvs completely out dated , it’s was only sheets and light linen for the beds .. most of the ice matachines were out service … the only good thing was the mirror in the restroom!! Everything else so old school..
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mila

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

celestino

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Corey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasantly surprised by the room I got. It was huge. Everything worked even though the property is dated. It’s a motel reasonably close to Yosemite which is why they get away with what they charge. Depending on the season, their prices are acceptable and this October stay was in that range of acceptability

2/10 Terrible

Nicholas

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love
We had a good time
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Gregg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I did not like that not only did the property not provide complimentary wifi, but we were also limited to the first two devices we connected, not a total of two devices at any one time. This was very frustrating.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at Cedar Lodge
I stayed here for a weekend. I was reading the comments and I saw more bad than good. It was a very chilly morning at Yosemite that weekend and when we go inside our room, it was so warm, clean, and neat. We slept very comfortable and were able to rest comfortably for a very long day the next day after a 5 hour drive. I’m happy about our stay here! The burgers & jalapeño peppers are amazing! The only bad thing was that we had to pay for Wifi and it was $10 for 24 hours. I only needed it for destinations and gps! Other than that, “Disconnect to connect, look up and talk to each other.” ❤️🏔️🌿❄️
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Cedar Lodge on 11 Dec 2023
Your feedback is appreciated. We are very pleased you had a wonderful stay, we hope to have you back soon!

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Danny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Essy location

10/10 Excellent

Scott

6/10 Okay

Ted

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Both Good and Bad
Clean room & friendly staff & best room rate anywhere near Yosemite, BUT comes with a couple of BIG drawbacks. Namely, TV reception was limited to 6-channel lo-resolution ANTENNA reception, wi-fi requires separate $10/day fee with 3rd-party provider (to be paid online by credit card), and cell reception (at least on T-Mobile) was non-existent. Fine if you WANT to be cut off from the rest of the world, but otherwise...
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Pengju

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and clean
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Heyuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice experience
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Celina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place, very cute and great facilities, staff were very nice and helpful. Excellent budget pace near Yosemite Park
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place is horrible! Walls are paper thin! You can hear everything in the rooms next to and above. No internet at all. Wi-fi will cost you extra. Close to the entrance of Yosemite and that’s all there is that’s good about it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Denise

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for the area. Nice to be across the river.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Titipong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Keigo

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The comforter on the bed was thin and it was too cold for us.The pool and entertainment facilities were very pleasant. The front shopping area had a wide variety of food items and was very cheap, which made us happy.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023