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Cedar Lodge

2.0 star property

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Fishing
Standard Room, 1 King Bed ( Spa Tub ) | Jetted bathtub
Exterior
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool, open 9 AM to 10 PM, pool umbrellas
Property grounds

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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9966 Highway 140, El Portal, CA, 95318
  • Place, Merced River
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Place, Yosemite Valley
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mariposa, CA (RMY-Mariposa-Yosemite)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds (with sofa sleeper)

Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds (with sofa sleeper)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(85 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed ( Spa Tub ) | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed ( Spa Tub )

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(18 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(24 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(90 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 2 Queen Beds (Spa Tub and kitchenette) | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Spa Tub and kitchenette)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(11 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

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Junior Suite, 1 Bedroom (with kitchenette) | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Junior Suite, 1 Bedroom (with kitchenette)

  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Single Murphy Bed

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Deluxe Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Cedar Lodge

Beach location and indoor pool
Guests at this beach hotel will appreciate convenient on-site amenities such as barbecue grills and a picnic area. Housekeeping is available on request.
Cedar Lodge offers 210 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature fireplaces and coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with cable channels.

This El Portal hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Additionally, rooms include free toiletries and a ceiling fan. An iron/ironing board, hairdryers and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

3 hot tubs are on site along with an indoor pool. Other recreational amenities include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the pool at Cedar Lodge. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Sierra National Forest. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an indoor pool.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast offered for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor and seasonal outdoor pools or soak in the 3 hot tubs
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, conference space and convenience store
  • Guests like the restaurant and bar
  • Steps from Sierra National Forest and 6 minutes by car from El Portal Market
  • Local-area shuttle service available for a fee
Cedar Lodge offers its guests 3 hot tubs, an indoor pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool. Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Event space at this hotel measures 904 square feet (84 square metres) and includes conference space. Barbecue grills, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at Cedar Lodge. Free self parking is available.

This El Portal hotel is smoke free.

Guests can enjoy buffet breakfast for a fee.
Cedar House Restaurant – This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Canyon Bar & Grill – This café only serves dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Private picnics
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Canyon Bar & Grill
  • Cedar House Restaurant

Things to do

  • 3 hot tubs
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fishing
  • Indoor pool
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's games
  • Children's toys
  • Fenced pool
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Indoor pool
  • Mini-fridge
  • Pool gate
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping on request
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 904 square feet of conference space

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In the mountains
  • On a river
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 2 floors
  • 6 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1978
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Fireplace
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

An adult aged 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Guests driving to the property should contact this property in advance (e.g. directions)
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests driving to the property should be aware of seasonal road closures. Hwy 120 (Tioga Pass) closes October through late June, restricting east-to-west travel across the park. Yosemite's eastern gate and Tuolumne Meadows are not accessible when Tioga Pass is closed. Guests are advised to check local weather and road conditions/closures with the California Department of Transportation before travel.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Administrative fee: USD 5.00 per accommodation, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking. Guests who plan to drive should contact this property in advance for more details (e.g. directions). For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in May and close in October.
  • Pool access available from 9 AM to 10 PM

Property is also known as

Cedar Lodge El Portal
Cedar Lodge Hotel
Cedar Lodge Hotel El Portal
Cedar El Portal
Cedar Lodge Yosemite
Cedar Hotel El Portal
Cedar Lodge Hotel
Cedar Lodge El Portal
Cedar Lodge Hotel El Portal

Cedar Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 966 out of 2120 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 688 out of 2120 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 320 out of 2120 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 93 out of 2120 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 53 out of 2120 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Fan Foon

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jammee

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paid for jacuzzi room but could not use it due to being so loud and vibrating. Scared to use as it sounded like it was going to blow up. No free breakfast orovided
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

An option just outside the park.

Clean room, comfy bed, AC is a plus and fast check in. BUT, strong urine smell in the room coming from the toilet, and light switch turns on the exhaust. Surely wakes up everyone in the room if you are toileting. Room 147. Great location though, 20 min drive to the valley. Check out the river across. Dinner in the restaurant is just OK, and breakfast is buffet only. Pricey but expected. No lunch offerings just FYI.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xianmin, Fremont

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xiaodi

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Dennis, Lakewood

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in a room with a fireplace and hot tub. The fireplace didn't work and the hot tub was so old that the jets didn't all work and it was very uncomfortable. The beds were lousy and the pillows worse. This place has a high ranking on Expedia. I will be sure to put a zero ranking to get the average down. The restaurant on the property was AWFUL. It had to be one of the worst hamburgers that my husband ever ate. I had the pulled pork sandwich and it had a nice bun with hardly any pork and a squirt of barbeque sauce that was all sugar. Then, the only option for breakfast was a $21.95 breakfast buffet. That is ridiculous! I will be putting this on a more public review. Drive by Cedar Lodge, there are other places to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aparajith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clear room, 30min from park, good staff
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice to stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel ended up being perfect for our stay. It is right outside of the entrance of Yosemite park (30mins), and super convenient. It was really clean, beds were comfortable and the staff was nice. The only negative thing I would have to say is the food at the restaurant is pretty bad, but there really isn't any good food in that area. It was convenient that they had a mini store for water, snacks etc on site. It was also nice that you can park right outside of your hotel room which made it easy to bring stuff back and forth from the car. I would 100% stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Sagrika

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located close to Yosemite national park .
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly and ready to assist us in anything we needed. The lodge is welcoming and cozy. The rooms were clean and equipped with a mini fridge and coffee maker.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Affordable
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean & comfortable. Food at the grill was good. Great place to stay for a trip to Yosemite. I’ll be back!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Zvi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Just location

The location is great, but besides it you feel like its a waste of money. The service was bad, they did us a favor at the desk to answer iur questions. Coffee is with payment unless you bring your own cup. No microwave in the room. Breakfast is at cost.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

DAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Sallie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is a bit dated, but was overall clean and comfortable. The pool and hot tub was nice too and the river across the road is peaceful and pristine.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Brent

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For being one of the closer hotels to Yosemite the convenience is hard to beat for the price when compared to anything in the park if you don't want to camp. Hotel was fine, nothing to write home about but had a couple places to eat and a small convenience store for any items you may need. If you're going to Yosemite and don't want to spend too much it's a good option.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place, dated, but that is fine! Coffee pot didn’t work right, but everything else was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Anura

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luz

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

ANGEL

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Theresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had issue with the restaurant closing before the time and we were in there at 820 and they easily could have said if you want to eat you need to order and they didn’t even after they saw us get menus.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tirupa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

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