Yosemite Cedar Lodge

Yosemite National Park, California

Virgin rating

Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley

The hotel

Treat yourself to the fresh, clear air and acres of pure natural wonder of the Yosemite National Forest with a getaway to Yosemite Cedar Lodge. Friendly and affordable, this is an ideal choice for fine, cozy, and picturesque accommodations just eight miles from Yosemite National Park.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Free Parking
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Swimming Pool
  • Near National Park

Where is it

A 10-minute drive from the Western 'Arch Rock' entrance to Yosemite.

Hotel information

211 rooms on 2 floors in 6 buildings with no lifts. All with air-conditioning, TV, WiFi*, tea/coffee-making facilities, telephone and hairdryer. Standard Rooms have 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Diner and restaurant. Bar and lounge. Outdoor (open seasonally) and indoor swimming pools. Whirlpools. Kids' play area. Private sandy beach on the scenic Merced River. Gift shop. WiFi*. River rafting and fishing nearby when in season*. Complimentary self-parking available.

*Denotes local charge

Tioga Pass is subject to closure due to adverse weather conditions, for up-to-date information please check www.nps.gov/yose/.

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great Experience!

Jul 26, 2024 Scarlett628 New York

My family arrived at Cedar Lodge when it was 110 degrees outside, so we greatly appreciated the strong AC that we were welcomed with! We stayed in the main building and had a cute balcony that overlooked the front area. We also had a full fridge and small microwave. There are 2 outdoor and one indoor pool. We chose the main one, which was… Read more
My family arrived at Cedar Lodge when it was 110 degrees outside, so we greatly appreciated the strong AC that we were welcomed with! We stayed in the main building and had a cute balcony that overlooked the front area. We also had a full fridge and small microwave. There are 2 outdoor and one indoor pool. We chose the main one, which was refreshing and clean. We had it to ourselves in the late afternoon while people were in the park, but others joined in later, as to be expected! We were very pleasantly surprised by the food in the bar and grill. Yes, it's bar food, but the portions were huge and it tasted great. The staff were all very helpful and kind. The lobby has a little market and souvenir shop, plus there is another market about 10 minutes up the street that sells gas as well. There is a small beach area with lights and chairs across the street down by the river, and we enjoyed our time there as well. It's such a cute place and only 15 minutes from the entrance to Yosemite! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating A less expensive place to stay near Yosemite

Jul 18, 2024 Nordicblonde21 New York City, New York

Nice large rooms, no housekeeping. Frig and microwave in room, which is nice because all food venues close at 9:30 pm. Beautiful “adults” pool and hot tub that are invaded by children all time and not monitored. Very disappointing especially since there are two other pools that are loaded with children. About 15 minutes from east entrance of… Read more
Nice large rooms, no housekeeping. Frig and microwave in room, which is nice because all food venues close at 9:30 pm. Beautiful “adults” pool and hot tub that are invaded by children all time and not monitored. Very disappointing especially since there are two other pools that are loaded with children. About 15 minutes from east entrance of Yosemite. I would recommend if you want to save some money on lodging. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Food poisoning completely ruined our trip to Yosemite

Jun 16, 2024 clevermonkey93 Birmingham, United Kingdom

We booked 2 nights at the Cedar Lodge and the room and site was fantastic, one of the best places we stayed on our 2 week california road trip. But on the morning of our ONLY whole day in Yosemite, my partner got terrible food poisoning from the hotel breakfast buffet. Within minutes of eating 1 sausage he had the runs. At first he thought it was… Read more
We booked 2 nights at the Cedar Lodge and the room and site was fantastic, one of the best places we stayed on our 2 week california road trip. But on the morning of our ONLY whole day in Yosemite, my partner got terrible food poisoning from the hotel breakfast buffet. Within minutes of eating 1 sausage he had the runs. At first he thought it was just too rich and he didn't agree with it so we headed out for a hike. We drove about an hour into yosemite, stopping by every toilet on the way (of which there were many, well done Yosemite National Park!). But an hour up and we had to stop for him to be violently sick. We then headed back down slowly with lots of stops taking around 3 hours with him being sick and needing to rest. After probably 18 hours sleep his tummy was better but his body was completely shattered. So on our last day before heading back to LA, we managed a tiny hike from Yosemite valley to the falls view point (a 10min walk which took us an hour there and back because he was still so tired) I complained to the hotel staff and eventually one of the restaurant managers was able to talk to me. They could only refund us the breakfast, wouldn't do anything about the £400+ spent on a hotel in Yosemite wasted because we couldn't hike like we wanted to. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Comfortable location

Jun 1, 2024 Connector12432881802

We changed our lodging to Cedar Lodge because of proximity to the VALLEY of Yosemite. The room was clean, and comfortable , plenty of parking and we loved the walkway paths across the road by the water. The down side was food is limited. A buffet for breakfast down the red was $22.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Underrated and just what you need

May 23, 2024 Lindsay B Leeds, United Kingdom

I feel like this hotel doesn’t get enough love in the reviews for the fact its location, price and amenities fit exactly as they should in proximity to Yosemite. We had a room with a balcony looking out to the front and although it was an older building it was clean. The diner has limited options but they are done well, the fish basket and Angus… Read more
I feel like this hotel doesn’t get enough love in the reviews for the fact its location, price and amenities fit exactly as they should in proximity to Yosemite. We had a room with a balcony looking out to the front and although it was an older building it was clean. The diner has limited options but they are done well, the fish basket and Angus burger were both lovely and although the barmaid didn’t seem to know what she was doing, it just meant we got it to go the second time and ate it on our balcony. 10 minutes drive from a market, a pizza place and other restaurant at a different hotel and not much further then from entry to Yosemite. The staff were lovely and I’m sure in season when it’s fuller the breakfast is a bit fresher. The syrup had started to caramelise but the spread had what you’d expect. We did it the first morning but then got some muesli and milk from the market which worked fine. They’ve made a lot of effort with places to sit by the river and take in the nature over there. I think we found the perfect place to stay. Read less