Mother Lode Lodge

Great location, about an hour outside the park. Easy and quick check in. Rooms are perfect for a post hike snooze. Would definitely book again when in Yosemite. Lots of good places to check out in Mariposa as well. I would recommend the Alley for pizza which is around the corner.

We just needed a place to sleep and hate spending more than $100. This room was cheap, clean, quiet, had a comfy bed and pillows, hot water and good water pressure. Everything I care about. The room was small but nicely furnished. Shower was very small but I don’t care. Refridge, microwave and coffee maker all worked. Staff was very friendly. We stayed two nights and would stay again. Could walk the town and to the grocery store and the little bakery up the street.

We did self check in since we arrived late on a night where temperatures were up to 90s. When we opened the door, the room felt like a sauna. It took about 2 hours to cool down the room using the very loud AC/fan. The room looked nice and comfortable but if you pay attention to details you’ll notice some things. The room had some small flies that were coming in from the door (there was an open gap at the top allowing bugs to come in). The microwave itself wouldn’t work and the plug had old grease stuck to it. The hairdryer was rusted and looked dusty and gross. Worst of all - there was feces on the side of the only roll of toilet paper in the bathroom. Since it was late at night we weren’t able to order a new roll to be delivered until the next morning. We also found one bath towel with a faint stain of blood. The bed was soft and creaky but still sleepable. The bedsheet however looked like it wasn’t changed as the middle part of the bedsheet was suspiciously wrinkly. Good thing I always bring my own now. All the tables and stools in the room seemed clean. The shower is super small and like others said it’s hard to even bend down and I’m a skinny girl. Also the water gets burning hot pretty quickly so be careful. It was easy to order amenities and the lodge is located near restaurants. It wouldn’t be my first choice to stay here again but it definitely wasn’t the worst stay I’ve had. It’s okay for the price.

My daughters and I stayed here Saturday night. There was hair in the shower and the water was either really hot or really cold. The refrigerator took a long time to get cold. I would not recommend this place and would not stay again.