Cedar Lodge - El Portal

Excellent location. Only 8 miles from the Yosemite Park entrance. Beautiful scenery. At $205 per night, plus the prices in the hotel's restaurants, we thought was a little high. The room was comfortable EXCEPT for the noise made by the people staying in the room directly above ours. Continually pacing the floor and sounded like they were dropping heavy […] objects on their floor until the wee hours of the morning. But that is not the fault of the hotel staff. Read more

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location is good others are so so

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The lodge has a great location and is in a beautiful area. The staff was nice during our brief interactions. The rooms are a bit dated, especially the bathrooms with shower curtains that stick to you. The deck was very nice and our room included a mini fridge. Overall an OK hotel considering the few options in El Portal. Pricey for the quality, but […] there's not a whole lot of competition. Read more

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Location is excellent Room is fine However internet is terrible. I had to buy an internet card for 9 dollar. Only in main lobby, I could use internet and internet speed was worst. Once I Buy a card, I cannot refund.

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Internet $9 a day - only in lobby - terrible functionality - everyone complaining. Too busy at front desks and store most of the time. No Cellular service at all. Had to walk to pay phone at campground down the street. Fridges in room but very limited "store" of food/snacks. Coke machine near room out of all stock.

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The hotel is conveniently located near Yosemite. My room was good and the bed was comfortable. Note, no cellphone access at hotel and WiFi access is very expensive and only available in hotel lobby. Still, a good choice of hotels if you aren't staying inside the park.

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The girl at check in was not very welcoming. There was no wifi, no cell phone service, tv reception came and WENT, only 1 ice machine in whole complex was working. The room was very comfortable and clean however.

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NO TISSUES IN ROOM. TERRIBLE OVERPRICED FOOD. POOR GNERAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS GUESTS. UNFORTUNATELY, NO NEARBY COMPETITION TO FORCE IMPROVEMENT. IF YOU WANT CLOSE TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ACCOMMODATIONS AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE, YOU ARE STUCK WITH CEDAR LODGE. OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE DRIVE ALONG DISTANCE TO AND FROM THE PARK OR PAY BIG$$$.

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Too expensed for that Cain of room.

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no wifi, breakfast, or cell service. Otherwise very nice clean friendly indoor pool and hot tub fridge in room. Beautiful spot short drive to Yosemite

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It was a good experience.

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Good value for stay with 4 to 6 people per room. nice pools good spa.

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I stayed here during summer last time and knew sort of what to expect. The hotel is close enough to West entrance of Yosemite which is a good thing. But this time I stayed here in April and found hotel ice machine unplugged. No complimentary wireless service either. Other than that it is comfortable stay.

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Front desk check-in process was very slow and painful. Check out a lil better but delayed due to lack of training of front desk personnel.

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I chose this hotel only for location and the lack of any choices at the same place

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The people who work the front desk were very bland, boring, and over all not very friendly. The food from the bar and grill, and the restaurant, were both very underwhelming. Good enough for a 2 night stay to visit Yosemite Valley, but I would have gotten really bored of the food after that. Breakfast buffet was just okay. They have board games that […] you can check out at the front desk, but the games we got all had some missing pieces. There is a small arcade there for kids, but half the games didn't work. Ultimately this is not a hotel you go to in order to be pampered. You go here to sleep, and spend the rest of the time in Yosemite, or on the Merced River. They do have a cool beach right across the street, on the river. I would only recommend this place if there were deals on the rooms. Read more

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This hotel is everything you need it to be, and nothing more. It's in a great location if you are looking to get easily in and out of Yosemite Valley, as we were, but there's not much else going for it. It's very basic- but let's be honest: you're not coming here to hang out at your hotel, right?? The rooms are clean and the fridge is helpful, since […] the restaurant is all fried food (not our thing). We were really glad we brought our own food, which we wouldn't have been able to do without the fridge. The staff is very helpful and friendly, even if the company policy seems to be to nickle-and-dime you to death (internet, charges for long-distance calls, even if no one picks up, full day rate for late check out). Note also that this is not a place you should plan on getting work done or staying connected: there is no cell phone service, and the internet only works in the lobby, and you have to pay for it. Overall- I'd recommend! Read more

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We were disappointed with the lack of variety of restaurants. The Bar and Grill's food was good but WAY over priced. Amusement park prices. Wi-fi available but way over priced as well, considering there was no cell phone reception. The room was nice and so was the indoor pool. Decent place to stay if you can't afford to stay in the park.

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The hotel stay was good. The restaurant next to it was absolutely disgusting. Considering no other businesses were nearby, we were forced to eat there. The food was overpriced and nasty.

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2o mins to the park over all a good value

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The hotel rooms were a little outdated with poor lighting. Rooms were a decent size and comfortable. We did not utilize the pools but they did look to be well maintained. The restaurant's food and service was at most a 2 out of 5. The selection was very limited and the food ordered was ok at best yet extremely expensive for what we ordered. For the […] price of the food I would have at least expected the food to be good and have a waitress to take our order and bring us our beverages. Definitely underwhelmed to the extreme with the restaurant. Hotel staff was friendly. Read more

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Our stay was very confortable and enjoyable. The proximity of Cedar lodge to Yosemite is the reason we booked this hotel. The surrounding as very scenic and it takes just 15 mins to reach yosemite. The room had a nice spa tub, which we enjoyed a lot. The bed was a little hard, but we got used to it.

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This hotel has many conveniences (gift shop/grocery, on site restaurant). The staff was friendly and helpful and the facility was well kept but the bed was lumpy and the heater and fridge were so loud that I wasn't able to sleep. This would be a great place if they replaced the mattresses and updated the heating units and appliances.

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$10 for wifi only able to be used in lobby which was 3 buildings away. Other than that, excellent place to stay near Yosemite!

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The rooms are clean but the hotel service is horrible! 1. Internet is provided by third party so you have to pay 10.00 to use it but it is only available in the lobby, you can't use it in your own room. 2. They have 1 microwave in the whole hotel, which there was a huge line over 20 min wait just to use it. They have a "convenience store" which they […] mark up everything 5x more than it would really be in a regular store. 3. We asked 3 times is they could fill thier hot water kettle because it was out of water, they never did. Instead they were telling the customers to get water out of the bathroom sink because the racist front counter lady said "it's drinkable!". I say racist because she treated the Japanese tourist with an awful discriminating attitude 4. Out of the 2 keys for the room, only one worked. I went twice to get this corrected and each time same thing, I gave up! I've paid for way cheaper hotels and got better hotel amenities and better service. That place is a nightmare. Read more

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would of liked to have coffee makers in room

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We took a family trip to yosemite and stayed at cedar lodge. I loved the patio in the back. The staff was so helpful. Our tire went flat and they helped us get it fixed. The rooms are very big and comfy. Equipped with a fridge and coffee maker. Huge bathroom. We all will definitly stay there for our spring and summer trips.

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Best room price in the immediate Yosemite Park area. Rooms are clean, service is friendly and we enjoyed our stay. Not super fancy, but they do care and it shows.

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if was nice we really like everything

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Very convenient to Yosemite, but poorly maintained. Room 205 had a shower knob that barely worked-- hot and cold were opposite, hard to pull on or shut off. The shower curtain was splattered with something red, presumably not blood but still a disturbing site for a place nicknamed Murder Motel. The room smelled moldy like wet towels or a locker room. […] Very loud heater too. All of this said, I will stay there again (not room 205) because of its proximity to Yosemite. And because it's cheaper than Yosemite View Lodge. Read more

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This place was convenient and close to Yosemite valley. The on-site restaurant/grill/bar was surprisingly good. The room itself was clean, but some of the stuff seemed a little worn (carpet, couch cushions, bed covers). It has a lot of amenities that make it a good place to stay for families. The continental breakfast could be a little better, but it […] does the job. Overall, it was a good place and the prices are reasonable. Read more

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Pros: Good location, great breakfast at the restaurant. Cons: Beds were extremely uncomfortable, Wi-fi only in the lobby and expensive, Phone in the room did not work and no cell reception.

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clean comfy and quiet...cont breakfast could be better...

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I like this hotel very much. However, the temperature of water varied so frequently that we can't take shower happily.

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Room was large and comfortable. Room was toasty when we got in, which was nice initially because it was so cold outside. Eventually it felt too warm so I had to turn down heat and kept the fan on all night to keep the temperature comfortable. The fan noise did not bother me, and I slept very well. The noise did bother my husband. Because of the location, […] the hotel was a cell phone dead zone. It was a nice break from being connected 24-7. I opted not to pay extra for internet access. Read more

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it is a so-so hotel. Finding a sleeping place, nothing more than that.

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