"Not Bad" considering we were faced with the option of sleeping in a parking lot because Miners Inn Motel in Mariposa had sold our room before we had the chance to check-in (and yes I did have a confirmation number for our reservation - and we were told there were no rooms available in Mariposa). The room at Oakhurst Lodge was clean and the decor was suitable, the staff was cordial and helpful. After the sales tax was added in our bill was $165 for us and our 2 kids. Not the Fairmont, but at least we were safe from the bears!! read more

The best thing this place has going for it is its location. It's about 20 mins from the south entrance to Yosemite (about 1 hour to Yosemite Valley), and surrounded by tons of restaurants, a grocery store, starbucks, sporting goods, and a few drug stores. This gives you many options for dining out or just grabbing fast food. Pros: location, inexpensive, complementary breakfast, flat screen/fridge/microwave/coffee maker in room, room larger than expected, nice employees. Cons: Room is in desperate need of repair/upkeep. The heater and one lamp did not work. Mismatched chairs. Carpet and bathroom was gross. Bed had no comforter on it (just the sheets and a thin blanket that did not come with the sheets or bed). 3 pillows (I asked for more but they didn't have any extras to give). Had to ask for a second blanket, almost needed a third. Overall, I gave this place 3 stars b/c I knew not to expect much for the price. It provided all that I needed/expected (bed to sleep in so I could hike during the day). Folks were nice here, enjoyed eating out at the surrounding restaurants, and got to visit Yosemite without having to spend too much. The owners need to do some basic maintenance and upkeep here, some of it is just inexcusable (such as the broken heater in the winter, no comforters, and lack of pillows...). It has so much more potential than is currently being used, which is disappointing. Don't expect a Four Seasons when booking here, it's a place designed for those with tight budgets as their main priority. The hotel doesn't make the trip, Yosemite is what makes it worth going. read more

Stayed here for 2 nights, 1 thing good about it is it's proximity to Yosemite and restaurants with 3 kids that was important. The bad : old towels, musty smell in the room, shampoo and shower gel in pump dispensers the conditioner dispenser was not working., average free breakfast, had activia 1 morning none the next, hair dryer needs to be mounted on the wall . There is an old base mounted on the wall dont know why they couldn't mount this one, our bed was HARD!!. Lastly dishonest staff, front desk was nice but we lost something when our room was cleaned. Great restaurant/sports bar Southgate nearby., best draft beer I ever had read more

Stay away from this place. Pictures are deceiving. I book this place for two night stay. Only person nice and knows the meaning of customer service is front desk girl (didn't get her name ) but horrible manager who needs Serious lessons on management and customer service. I wanted to cancel my reservations due to the fact , pool was not operational and room just didn't feel to the standard of price I paid . very old run down place . I told them at front desk I read on a website you guys have pool (my kids love to swim ) .instead of asking open ended questions trying to find out which web site I read about the pool property manager started to accuse me of lying. He got so loud in the lobby ,it was so embarrassing for me as a customer but not a problem for this guy like it was everyday thing for him. His tone of voice was unbelievable and Unheard of for someone who is at the manager position. Phone in the room have no directions which number to dial for front desk , when I brought that up, his response was "Are you new to America" it's always 0. Wow , shocking reply. This manager guy is so over his head wanted me to apologize for the fact I told him I read somewhere this place have pool. Are you kidding me you want customer to apologize. Being his same race , he made some shocking racist comments which I wouldn't want to share here . Checked out early next day so I could go back to enjoying my vacation . Horrible experience at this place. As for the room : 1. Very hard to open the front door 2. Bathroom door lock wouldn't work. 3. Hard spring top beds. 4. Loud but powerful AC . 5. Slow wifi connection. 6. Old shower head with no bath tub. read more

Zero stars, this place is horrible. The manager Nick put his hospitality skills to work yelling at my almost 9 month pregnant wife all because he wouldn't honor the AAA discount he promised over the phone when the reservation was made. The rate for this room was $109 per night with the horrible service and run down quality of the building. America's best value Inn was only $80 per night (with AAA) and is much better quality all around. The way we were treated at the Oakhurst lodge I'd rather have stayed in my car. Even if customer service faced serious improvement the room itself is not worth the cost. read more

Its not a bad motel/hotel. Its close to all the big shops and restaurants. Its also only 30 minutes away from the entrance to Yosemite. The room is pretty clean. I give my experience there a solid 3 stars. For the price I think its totally worth it. read more

One star for NO HOT WATER and POOR PLUMBING. You can find better in the area.

If you're picky or expect a Marriott or Hyatt, please don't stay here. This is a hole in the wall, family owned motel. The drywall may not be nicely patched. The paint job outside may not be the most gorgeous, but the room was very clean. The rooms are simple. We had a two queen bed. Clean carpet, open bathroom, old but clean shower with vinyl flooring. We barely heard anybody throughout the night. It did surprise us that there was a back building which seemed a little creepy the first time, but felt safe afterward. They are pretty "green". Dispenser soap, lotion, body wash, conditioner, etc. Their light bulbs were LED. You will pay double if not triple this rate for something a little better closer to Yosemite. This is conveniently located of you're ok driving an hour and 15 mins to Yosemite. Vons, Raleys, grocery outlet, a couple restaurants nearly. Nick and his wife are awesome and fun to talk to at the front desk. I noticed a lot of guests coming by and joking around and sharing stories with them. Very down to earth owners. For the people who complained about no hot water: I noticed that most rooms had their own water heater behind the shower. Maybe they had rooms that had shared water heaters or maybe another guest in their room used it all up. We had NO issue with hot water. It literally came within 5 seconds of turning on the faucet. read more

Location good. Owner of the property was pleasant. Water pressure horriffic! Pop's breakfast next door is great. If you want to take a real shower before going into the mountains to camp you're better off pouring bottled water on your head in the parking lot. read more

I admit I haven't been writing lots of reviews, but I feel compelled to leave one for Oakhurst Lodge. For reasons I won't get into, I needed to find a motel close to a Starbucks. When I found OL, I booked it right away being attracted to the photos posted on their website. I chose the Direct Booking option to get 10% off. But only after I made the reservation did I read the poor reviews on Yelp. They scared me, but I figured I wouldn't be able to cancel due to Direct Booking, so I arrived with some anxiety. Well, I was super impressed by my experience. That's why I wanted to share my positive review. Nick, the part owner, received me at the front desk (seems that he's there most of the time). We had very pleasant interactions and he was very accommodating. I understand that he only took over the management three months ago, so it might be understandable that my positive experience contrasts some negative ones from long time ago. Anyway, the room was as expected and fits its price range. Everything is clean and I did not detect any smoke smell. It is a very large complex. I got Room 48, which is far from the lobby. I had full bars for Wifi and had satisfactory speed. But just like with any Wifi, if you arrive in a peak season when there are lots of guests using the same Wifi and/or you are far away from the router, I won't be surprised that you may experience some slowness in Wifi. If internet is of great concern, you should let Nick know, so he might try to place you close to Wifi, or at least let you know what to expect. One thing I noticed was when I turned on the hot water, it did not come ... for minutes. Well, I stayed during off season and there were very few guests. And I figured my room must be far from the broiler, so the hot water took a long time to arrive. I do not blame that on the motel because that's just how the infrastructure works. I don't get instant hot water at my own home anyway. Sometimes, a little understanding can go a long way. I had a very delicious dinner (vegetarian Enrico's pasta) at DiCicco's Italian Restauran next door. I didn't know at the time, but learned later that they give 10% discount to OL guests. Don't forget that if you decide to check them out. read more

Quiet little motel. Clean rooms with coffee, micro and a fridge. And the staff is so nice and accommodating. Great little hole in the wall stay read more

We arrived about one hour before we were asked to check in and they certainly did give us a room...I'd like to tell you about that room: We walked in and the non-smoking room smelled of stale smoke. When we used the phone to call the front desk we were surprised that the phone didn't work. At the same time my daughter tried to run out of the room, so to prevent this we attempted to latch the door, but guess what...the latch was busted. After about ten minutes we asked for a new room and the rude front desk person told us no, and that we had already checked in and therefore no refund. read more

By far one of the worst hotels I have stayed at. We were traveling with one of our children. We were promised a bed for our daughter, both on a call and on check in. We were told the rolling fold out bed would be brought to our room in 10 minutes. After an hour of waiting, we called to find out they only have one, and that the bed was "rented" out to someone else. They gave us a blanket and a couple of sheets for my child to sleep on the floor. Not the kind of service/value I expect for a near $200/night room for 3. The wifi is totally unacceptable, poor excuse for a network connection. The air conditioner is VERY LOUD, cycling every 20 minutes or so. If you are a light sleeper, good luck. The rooms are smaller than what appeared in the photos. The bed was like a sheet of plywood with a 2 in foam pad. The breakfast was limited, almost no fruit at all. There are only 2 benefits I could see to staying at this place, the great Italian restaurant located next door, and the proximity to Yosemite. Unless it's the last place in town, find another place to stay, like the Best Western for a few more dollars. Do yourself a favor and stay somewhere else. read more

Our stay was in July 2009. Very Clean and well maintained, AC worked very well, Bed a little on the hard side and the pool was great. Overall we enjoyed our stay. Our only nit-pick was that the walls were a little thin and you could hear conversations and soring in the next rooms. read more

Perfectly clean room. Quick check-in. Kind staff. the hotel is so quiet, I am so glad I can park my car right outside my room. It's as adorable as it seems on the site. The price is so great it really made my trip to Yosemite so affordable to find a gem like this. read more

The breakfast here has something to be desired and get there early or you'll be out of luck. The service staff here is also not that great. Be prepared to wait until they are ready to work. Average hotel but service sucks. Oh, and if you want the sheets changed you better ask. Towels were also dirty. Very close to shops & restaurants though. read more

Just keep on driving...it's a DUMP! My husband booked on-line without checking out the YELP reviews. Big mistake!! Unfortunately we were too tired from a long day hiking in Yosemite and just needed a place to sleep. We will not be staying a second night! read more

This place is a joke. They advertise a swimming pool. When we got there it was dark Green. God only knows what kind of disease is in that pool. This is Labor Day and no pool. $185 for a flee bag place. We left. Shame on them read more

The couple who runs the place are kind. The lady is way more professional and personable than the man. Their kid is adorable. The rooms are clean and it's the cleanest most peaceful hotel in the area. Glad the establishment is under new management than a few years ago. The 3rd time I stayed here the fridge didn't work at all so the $40 I spent on food at Dicicco's was wasted cause we couldn't keep the calamari and chicken in the safety zone temperature wise. When I called to ask if they would fix it or replace it with another small one he couldn't be bothered and asked us to switch rooms. We didn't wanna gather all of our belongings and switch rooms at 11pm.....I arrived at 8:40pm. Other than that and the towels and sheets having marks on them it's good which is why I gave 4 stars instead of 5. I would recommend this place if You are in the Yosemite area and have nowhere else to stay it's good prices and good customer service for the area read more

Not much to say about this one. Cheap, small, old, has a small pool. Good for a one night stay when on the road to Yosemite on a budget. If staying longer I'd go someplace else. read more

Oakhurst Lodge - Hotels Near Me - Oakhurst, California

The rooms were okay, no hot water at all. DO NOT STAY HERE THOUGH, the owner maxed out my debit card for a "security deposit" all in all I paid cash for the room, he still took me card, swiped it and took all of the money off of it saying " it will be back tomorrow " bullshit!! It's been 3 days and my card is still on hold because you double charged me for my room. Will definitely take to court if the money doesn't come back. This guy at the front desk will do all he can to try and get your money. He is a liar and DO NOT STAY HERE, there is a best western right down the street, better off staying in your car, these people will wipe you clean. read more

Im a Marriott life time customer and this hotel is like being in a Fairfield inn by Marriott Excellent room and very comfortable plus Free breakfast and wifi The manager Nick makes you feel at home I will be back here read more

Worst hotel stay ever. Towels and sheets hadn't seen a drop of bleach in five years, everything was a dingy grey, the mattress was sadly lumpy and found a dead bug on the bathroom floor -- right smack in front of the tub, so how could the cleaning service have missed it? After the next day's cleaning service, found that same bug in another corner of the bathroom. This place saw better days in the 70s. Don't book this joint unless you're really desperate for a room. read more

If I could give it zero stars I certainly would stay away from this place. Nick the manager spent a majority of our check in time yelling as a means to make his point. Aside from the atrocity of the "customer service" the building is misrepresented on their website as well as all the other ones. It is old, run down, the doors are hard to open the room is cold and the heater doesn't work. Only soap provided is a hand pump resembling that of a public restroom. There's no shower soap or supplies provided. There are no instructions on the phone informing one of how to call the front desk and if you do you'll get an earful to say the least. There is apparently "no owner" or person you can contact above Nick the manager so he acts in ways which shame the hospitality business. They find any and everything they can to try and create extra charges to you when you check out and refused to provide a receipt or paperwork. Americas best value inn about two blocks away is cheaper, friendly, has a great continental breakfast and upholds proper hospitality standards. Don't waste your time with the Oakhurst lodge you will be disappointed. read more

Looked clean and a little dated. Today I have 20+ bed bug bites! Even on my face!! I'm so uncomfortable. Beware!!!!

Fuck you Oakhurst Lodge. I would give negative stars if the app allows. Worst motel or lodge I have ever stayed in the whole fucking US. Forced me violently to leave my room when I was showering because I was few minutes late to check late. The front desk said he had to do according to the system. Fuck your system. You are just a lodge in a middle of nowhere. No one fucking comes. I was foolish expecting good service in this small town. read more

Overpriced low quality motel. Not a Lodge. Smoking in the non smoking room. Insane heater that sounded like a freight train. Took nearly fifteen minutes to get hot water. Then the shower head was useless. Don't do it. read more

This is the worst motel I have ever stayed in. Dirty, smelly and noisy. The motel staff could care less.I WILL NEVER STAY HERE AGAIN!!!

Oakhurst is the kind of motel where you instinctively recoil the moment you walk into the room, but then sigh and say "fine, it'll do for the night." This is definitely a you-get what-you-pay-for situation. Yes, it's cheap and if you can handle a place that feels kind of grimy and reeks of bleach then go for it. I would probably have been perfectly fine with this place in my youthful adventurous days. The wifi doesn't work properly but the TV does. read more

Choose Another Hotel!! I checked Expedia and not yelp when booking this; what a mistake. See Greg H's review as I had a similar experience. Asked to rent an extra bed as we had an extra kid and told it would not fit in the double queen room. Really? Must have been the largest folding bed I never saw. Then asked for extra blankets so I could sleep on the floor. Gave up after asking twice. Also found someone's toenail clippings on the floor. Go elsewhere! read more

Stayed for one night in Sept. 2016 The Good: Clean rooms, front desk people friendly and helpful. Walking distance to most places in town although the town is car oriented. The Average: The room and amenities. They are trying to provide the industry standard for this price level but not quite there. The overall facility is a bit run down. Interesting solution to the bed softness issue. One bed was stiff as a board (I think it was a board) and the other was very soft and bouncy. Breakfast is average but it always amazes me how people expect so much out of a FREE breakfast at a place that doesn't have a restaurant. The Bad: Weird hot water. Trying to get hot water takes about 30 gallons of wasted water yet they want you to conserve water? They replaced a broken step on the staircase with the wrong sized board and it is a huge trip hazard, especially when you are carrying luggage down the stairs. I hope nobody tumbles. read more

We stayed in this hotel one night on 6/11/16. We checked in quite late and were first given key to a room that was already occupied by other people. After some waiting we finally got access to different room, only to realize it was very hot, as there was no working A/C. We also needed help to get TV working. We were apologized and told several times that the manager would give us partial refund for all the inconveniences. We left a written note, after checking out called several times and tried to follow up about the refund we were promised. Again we were told that the manager is really good about compensating for the troubles. To date, nothing has happened. We paid $281.94 dollars for our stay in this room. read more

If I could have left a review with zero stars I would have based mostly off of 2 things, 1st for the bed bugs and 2nd for the horrible customer service from Nic the manager. The pictures on their website are very deceiving, the 2 rooms I rented for me and my parents looked nothing like them. My immediate thought of the room is that it was much smaller than anticipated and it didn't seem very clean. Both the towels and sheets were stained. There is virtually no water pressure in the shower and the bathroom lights are on timers and stay lit for about a minute before shutting off, very inconvenient when your showering and the lights go out. Once I saw multiple bed bugs I called the front desk to change rooms but nothing was available there or anywhere else in Oakhurst. It was late and with being far from home I had no option but to sit in a chair all night. My parents were woken up at 2:30am due to a technician trying to lite a pilot light because other guests had reported no hot water. The water ended up being hot but unfortunately it was brown even after letting it run for several minutes. Nic the manager said it was common for the area and brushed it off as an insignificant concern. I took pictures of the bugs and brown water and showed them to the front desk at check out and explained all my concerns. The front desk guy, not Nic, assured me I wasn't going to be charged for either room but could not provide me with any type of receipt that said there would be no charge. Later that day Nic called me and was extremely rude, called me a liar and told me he was charging me for one room. I honestly received the worst customer service I've ever gotten. For as run down as this place is, the bed bugs, the high price and Nic's customer service, I can't imagine this place staying in business. I would never stay there again! read more

I had a reservation through Expedia for this hotel and they had told me that it was free cancellations but when I did cancel cause plans got changed they said they were gonna charge me. So I called the hotel talked to a guy named Nick and I don't know if he is the manager or owner but he needs to learn how to talk to customers. It seemed like he was more mad that he had his hotel on Expedia and was taking it out on me and didn't help me At all just wanted to argue about pointless stuff. Very rude and wouldn't recommend if you want a friendly stay! read more

Much more of a dump than I expected given the cost, although I guess everything in the Yosemite area is expensive. The pool was nice, and AC worked well, but the staff didn't seem to know much (couldn't tell me how early Yosemite opened to cars in the morning). Breakfast was decent if ordinary. read more

my son and i came out of the yosemite park at around 3 or 4 p.m. this past july 2012 and wanted to stay somewhere clean and nice (plus affordable). the young man at the front desk as very accomodating and gave my special needs child and i a room with 2 beds. it looked very upscale and we were looking forward to basking in the airconditioning since it was 103 outside. first off, the ac was not on, so needless to say, it was baking in the room. it took me about 20 minutes to unload and than noticed ac was not cooling the room, informed manager and was told someone would be right over. i had to ask 3 more times to look at the ac (my son was beyond uncomfortable) and after waiting 3 hours, they offered to pull another unit out and put it in my room. hve you ever seen an ac unit be replaved that is mounted in the wall? not a 5 minute job. i was livid and packed our things up. you would have thought that the owner (a woman with long brown hair) would at least offer another room or appologize since she was the one that took so long, but nothing. if you are ever in mariposa ca please please take the opportunity to visit the mariposa inn. beautiful, posh, friendly staff, brand new beds that sleep like heaven and the prices were only half of oakhurst. just do the drive and don't bother with this hotel. they are definately not into the patrons comforts. happy traveling =) ines read more