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Cedar Lodge

2.0 star property

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Fishing
Standard Room, 1 King Bed ( Spa Tub ) | Jetted bathtub
Front of property
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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9966 Highway 140, El Portal, CA, 95318
  • Place, Merced River
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Place, Yosemite Valley
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mariposa, CA (RMY-Mariposa-Yosemite)
    ‪46 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)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(91 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed ( Spa Tub )

Standard Room, 1 King Bed ( Spa Tub )

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(27 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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
(102 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Room, 2 Queen Beds (Spa Tub and kitchenette)

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Spa Tub and kitchenette)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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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
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Junior Suite, 1 Bedroom (with kitchenette)

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
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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The price is NZ$643
includes taxes & fees
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About the area

El Portal

Located in El Portal, Cedar Lodge is on a river, within a 15-minute drive of El Portal Market and Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance. .This beach hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Sierra National Forest and 10.2 mi (16.5 km) from Yosemite Valley.

What's nearby

  • Merced River - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance - 15 min drive - 17.0 km
  • Yosemite Valley - 19 min drive - 21.0 km
  • Yosemite Visitor Center - 41 min drive - 38.3 km
  • The Ahwahnee - 44 min drive - 39.8 km

Getting around

  • Fresno Yosemite Intl. Airport (FAT) - 127 min drive

Restaurants

  • Cedar Lodge Restaurant
  • ‪The River Restaurant and Lounge - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Parkside Pizza - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Pink Palace - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Cedar Lodge

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 complimentary toiletries and ceiling fans. Irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, 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.

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 210 guestrooms, featuring fireplaces. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and tour/ticket assistance. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
You can enjoy a meal at Cedar House Restaurant serving the guests of Cedar Lodge, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Planning an event in El Portal? This hotel has facilities measuring 904 square feet (84 square meters), including conference space. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Cedar House Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Canyon Bar & Grill - This café serves dinner only. 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 available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Administrative fee: USD 5.00 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from May to 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. 1010 out of 2165 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 675 out of 2165 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 328 out of 2165 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 97 out of 2165 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 55 out of 2165 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The overall facility was excellent, staff was excellent, indoor pool was excellent, game room was great, wish i could have caught a fish on the river but the week was so enjoyable. Highly recommend this location and will be returning.
Over all view
The opposite view
Jacuzzi was really warm a plus in book for the old bones
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Yesenia

Everyone was extremely helpful when you had a question the staff greeting you with a big smile
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Suraj

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Curtis A, Rio Rancho

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room and the staff responded promptly upon my request, very friendly. Bed slept well. Not my first time staying here and would stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

antonina

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
yes
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Noelia

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness
The room was clean and presentable, not wow. The room was ready 45 minutes past the check-in time. I liked that there was a picnic area across the highway, very nice area. Some things changed that was not listed on the Hotels.com profile, such as they now allow dogs at no charge. The restaurants were so so, packed and long wait to get okay food, limited selections, greasy chicken tenders.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Julio

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Naval

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experiance!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Karma

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Susana, Seal beach

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

BALKRISHNA

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

2/10 Terrible

FNU

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Expedia booking included microwave and even front desk confirmed we would have microwave in the room but we found no microwave. When called back to front desk, they said the person who confirmed microwave was new and didn't know. This was terrible experience, as they outright denied to accommodate to avail a microwave
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Araceli

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stuff was not courteous at all, specially the lady that help us checked inn I don't know if she was board or tire but didn't even greet us. The room was very spacious but the sofa bed was broken my daughter hat to pull the matress out and place it on the carpet to be able to sleep because the head rest kept going down, and the sink focet needs to be fix or replace. Other than that the stay was fine
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Carla

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spacious and just fine. Staff was warm and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Ewa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and big. Nice fireplace. Restaurant on site. Close to the national park. Beautiful nature around.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Lea

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room! Cute diner for dinner but breakfast ended early everyday
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Place. We LOVED staying with You
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Lori

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Room was okay, bathroom had been updated. The heater fan was very loud, couldn't leave it on while we slept because it was so loud. The bathroom fan was also exceedingly loud. Expensive for the lack of amenities (no breakfast) and for not being in the park.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Srinivas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Alvin

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026