Cedar Lodge
  • ★★
  • Motel
  • El Portal
  • 8.0/10

Cedar Lodge

Featuring an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, this Cedar Lodge is 5 minutes drive to the entrance of Yosemite National Park. The on-site restaurant is open for dinner daily. Equipped with air conditioning, all rooms include a TV, refrigerator, coffee-making facilities and an en suite bathroom. Rooms are styled in period wood furnishings and colourful accents at Yosemite Cedar Lodge. Cedar House Restaurant and Canyon Bar & Grill is open for dinner daily. American cuisine is offered onsite at Cedar Lodge. Half Dome, the popular rock climbing and hiking destination in Yosemite National Park is 21 miles away. Skiing opportunities at Badger Pass Ski Area is 30 minutes’ drive.

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.9)
  • Free parking available on-site

Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

Address

9966 Highway 140, El Portal, CA 95318, United States, El Portal, United States

Facilities

2 swimming pools Free parking Free WiFi Non-smoking rooms Spa and wellness centre Facilities for disabled guests 2 restaurants Family rooms Bar Private beach area

Gallery

a kitchen with a white refrigerator and a sink at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a hotel room with two beds and a flat screen tv at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a bathroom with a sink and a toilet at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a small kitchen with a refrigerator and a microwave at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a bedroom with a white bed with a ceiling fan at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a room with two beds and a flat screen tv at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a pool of water with chairs and a table at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a bathroom with a shower and a toilet and a sink at Cedar Lodge in El Portal
a hotel room with a bed and a table and chairs at Cedar Lodge in El Portal

Reviews

Zoe 8/10
United States 🇺🇸

Great location for Yosemite 140 bus into the National Park!

Pros: Good location for HWY 140 into Yosemite. Also has a bus stop right outside of you don’t want to/can’t drive into the park! The onsite restaurant was good…super friendly serving staff!! The reception area has a well stocked little shop! The rooms seemed newly renovated, very impressed!!

Cons: It was a bit more expensive than what we wanted to spend?!

Gerard 10/10
New Zealand 🇳🇿

Comfortale room with fridge and microwave so self sufficient and nice facilities on site.

Pros: Nice comfortable room, very clean with a fridge and microwave so we could eat our own breakfast and keep snacks onsite Outside the park meant it was away from the chaos and the drive to the park was very scenic

Cons: We didn’t use the facilities so can’t comment but the room was great

Wendy 10/10
Australia 🇦🇺

A lovely place to stay, good price

Pros: Location was lovely, not too far to drive to El Capitan. Our room with 2 beds was a good size for 3 or 4 people. Staff are lovely and helpful. Parking outside the room.

Cons: A kettle where you can make both coffee and tea would be preferable to the coffee machine which delivers a slow drip and results in tepid water, not good for tea. Reception has both hot water and hot coffee but you need to dress and walk out, could be a long walk depending where your room is located. Plastic wrapped cups and plastic wrapped packets of sugars, creamer, serviette, mixer straw are clearly not a good sustainable option. What a waste when 80% of the packet goes in the trash unused. Please go back to providing ceramic cups and separated consumables.

Levi 9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: The location was great, close enough to Yosemite trails, the staff were friendly enough and the complex was great, get your own parking spot outside your lodge, would defo stay again

Cons: Room wasn't the cleanest, with hairs on worktops and the indoor pool looks like it needs a little TLC

Aleisha 8/10
New Zealand 🇳🇿

Pros: location was great as it allowed us to get to Yosemite easily

Taras 9/10
Ukraine 🇺🇦

Pros: It's very close to the Yosemite national park, the room was spacious and clean, there is a small shop right in the hotel lobby

Cons: The only downside for me was wifi connection in the room, it was always dropping and had a poor speed

Jemma 8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

A great place to explore from

Pros: It’s close to Yosemite National Park entrance and has lots of facilities. The shop on site is helpful as well as two places to eat. Staff were very friendly and informative, the list of local amenities was very helpful. It had a welcoming feel to the place.

Cons: We were prepared for the bad WiFi from reviews. We found a strange insect in the room but that’s to be expected in the wilderness!

Zoe 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Unbeatable location for a pet free hotel near the Yosemite gates. Stunning area

Pros: WiFi fine for us. Location fantastic easy drive to Yosemite gate 15 mins if you leave early. We got to the park by 0630. Would’ve been good to provide washing up liquid. Bathroom wallpaper needs redoing as stained. Very helpful staff. Would absolutely recommend for Yosemite if you don’t wish to camp In the park.

Cons: No milk in the shop when we arrived but the bar gave us a cup full for cereals!

Viktoriia 9/10
Netherlands 🇳🇱

Great location, pretty accommodation.

Pros: Convenient location - half an hour to Yosemite park or same distance to Mariposa (if you need a supermarket or food places). Specious and clean room, nice bathroom. Mini fridge, microwave and coffee maker.

Cons: A bit overpriced. But believe me you’ll be happy to pay more for this location.

Sandra 8/10
United States 🇺🇸

Pros: Convenient location, close to Yosemite. Nice amenities with the restaurant and river walk.

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