Yosemite Cedar Lodge

Rooms weren't that great, very old looking and needs updating. The staff wasn't very friendly. When we arrived to the hotel there was no power, so the restaurant was closed and the hotel is in a middle of nowhere so we had to buy food for dinner from the small grocery store in the reception building. Luckily we only stayed for 1 night on a overnight tour from San Fran. Wouldn't rush back to this hotel anytime soon. The only positive is the nice creek across the road from the hotel and the beers we cheap from the grocery store!! Read less

Beginning with the positives, Cedar Lodge is ideally located for visiting Yosemite National Park, being only a short picturesque drive from the park entrance. The rooms are spacious with their own balcony; they have an extremely comfortable bed and the biggest hot tub I've ever used! Each room seems to have its own parking space, and there is a small convenience and souvenir store inside the main building. Unfortunately though, on this occasion the negatives outweighed the positives. Several reviews here have commented that the rooms are quite dated, but that didn't concern me too much. After all, with age often comes character. However my room was not only dated, but run-down and tatty. Wallpaper was starting to peel off the wall with mould visible under the noisy air conditioning unit. One of the lights didn't work and there was only one dual power outlet in the room, close to the television, refrigerator and lamp. Therefore only two of these could be powered at any one time, leaving nowhere to charge a mobile phone. I accept that this is a "first world problem" however it's almost essential these days. Housekeeping was intermittent, sometimes the trash was emptied and other times it wasn't, coffee was replaced only occasionally and before checking out at 3am (when I needed a coffee kick) I found that they had left me with four sachets of decaf! Maybe they were trying to tell me something about my caffeine intake? For a $500+ stay I expected breakfast to be included, but this comes at a $16/day charge for a poor selection. As for the diner food, I only tried it twice and found both dishes to be overly greasy and almost certainly cooked from frozen. Needless to say, I bought my own food elsewhere. Understandably there's no cellphone service around the lodge but as WiFi was advertised I didn't expect this to be too problematic. However on checking in, I was informed by a seemingly uninterested man in a sports tracksuit that WiFi wasn't available. It remained inaccessible for the duration of the stay, with apparently no noticeable efforts being made to rectify whatever the problem was. For visitors who are fortunate enough to find this available, the fee is $18/day, billed in 12-hour increments. To summarise, a two-star review may seem harsh, however without the ability to award half-stars I'm afraid it's all I can justify. It certainly wasn't deserving of three. If/when I come back to explore more of the breathtaking Yosemite wilderness, I'll look elsewhere for accommodation and I wouldn't recommend this place. Having said that, Cedar Lodge has enormous potential to be a fantastic establishment, so I hope these comments are taken constructively and much-needed improvements are made. Read less

We stayed here for 4 nights. The room was big and clean but very outdated.The bed was comfortable and the staff did a good job cleaning it each day. When going to a National park hiking we are not looking for 5-star but on the down side, they want to charge you $8:99 for 12hr on only one device and No cell service when most places do not charge at all. There are no prices on items in their convenience store.NOTE: We found the wine CHEAPER INSIDE Yosemite. Read less

This is a classic roadside hotel, with minimal updating. Room was clean and well made up. Bed was co for table and bath was fine. TV wasn’t worth anything given limited DirecTV channels. Had an appetizer dinner at the bar. Food was fine and the beer was delish. For your out of Yosemite yet not to far from El Portal entrance, this is an ok option. Read less