Yosemite View Lodge

11156 Hwy 140, El Portal, CA 95318

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Yosemite View Lodge is a two-story motor inn that is situated along the Merced River, two miles from the west entrance to Yosemite National Park, and approximately 105 miles from Fresno-Yosemite International Airport. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0

(115 reviews)

71% of guests recommend this place.

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It's a great place to stay. more on Hotels.com

It's always been easy to check-in, the rooms are spacious and clean, the views are great, and sitting in a hot tub with the Merced River raging right next to you, is incredible. more on TravelPost.com

The outside of the hotel definitely looks ordinary, but once inside the room it looks really nice. more on Yahoo! Travel

Outdoor hot-tub by the river is fantastic and indoor whirlpool baths are a nice treat too. more on Fodor's

It's obviously a motel in a high tourist area, so you know what to expect: good but not... more on Trekaroo

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4.5

(21 reviews)

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The location was great for access to the park, a quick, simple 15 minute drive in the morning. The facilities were clean, comfortable and the room had everything we were looking for except extra pillows. The pools were warm and clean. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The lodge is situated about 2 miles from Yosemite gate. It is in fact the first lodging right outside the gate. Service was pretty good. We didn't have any rude encounters with the employees like others did. The room is outstanding. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Location is very good, just ten-minute away from Park entrance, although 140 Highway had been closed due to the rockfall. Room was neat and well-maintained. Having three pools including an indoor one was fantastic. However, the level ... more on Yahoo! Travel

If the Yosemite View Lodge is not *the* closest hotel to the boundary of Yosemite National Park, it has to be in the top 5 or 10. The rooms are rather pricey, but definitely spring for the river view rooms. We stayed on the second ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Very friendly staff, and well stocked shop for the two nights spent here. Spacious room with kitchenette enabled us to cook own breakfasts. Super seafood pizza from take away on site, and good restaurant available. Short journey into ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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3.0

(20 reviews)

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Just got back from a 2 night stay at Yosemite View Lodge. We got a river view room which had a nice balcony overlooking the Merced River. We loved the location. After a longish drive from South Lake T ... more on TripAdvisor

Calm and quiet. Even with my room facing the road is very quiet. Three floors and has elevator. Essential when you have big suitcases like me. The hotel's pizzeria is great. Do not have breakfast incl ... more on TripAdvisor

This is one of those places you need to spend the $$ and ask for a river front room. We had a fireplace, double jacuzzi tub (didn't use it) and a balcony right above the raging Merced River. What a so ... more on TripAdvisor

My boyfriend and I stayed here for four nights over Memorial Day weekend. Our room faced the river which was really nice. Overall this was a great place to stay. It is only 25min to the valley. The ro ... more on TripAdvisor

This hotel is a great alternative to staying in the valley. It really is a 20 minute, scenic ride to the valley and the road to Wawona and Mariposa. The rooms were large and came with a fridge, microw ... more on TripAdvisor

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The last time I stayed at a motel near Yosemite was in the town of Mariposa, again, thirty miles from the gates to the park. I stayed in a Best Western (same owners of the Yosemite View Lodge.) I was unimpressed; Yosemite View Lodge ... more on We8There