Oakhurst Lodge

Decided to take a road trip for 2023 New Year's and stayed at the Oakhurst lodge. Great place I would definitely recommend. Bed was surprisingly comfortable. no fancy amenities, but do you really need them when you're out hiking and enjoying the surroundings? Restaurants and coffee are all within walking distance. I would definitely return.

Oakhurst lodge didn't meet our expectations: To start with, this lodge provides motel-style accommodations with rooms overlooking the parking lot. As the lodge guests arrived in the middle of the night, it got very loud, making it difficult to sleep. Second, our toilet seat wasn't well connected to the toilet. We asked for the toilet seat to be replaced. The replacement toilet seat contained a crack. Third, there was no soap in the room. The front desk lady brought us body wash to use instead of soap. Fourth, the bathroom door contained an indentation in it. Fifth, the walls of the room had different patches of green on them. Last, the TV wasn't easy to turn on. On the plus side, the front desk lady was very helpful. Overall, we won't be back.

Looking for a place to stay at a reasonable price. I was pleasantly surprised with how clean the room was and how cute the inside was. Looking and the reviews now (lol, I should have looked before I booked the room but honestly never thought of hotels for Yelp! now i know!), I think they've remodeled since the other reviews. The bathrooms are decent and the king bed room was roomy. The front room is friendly and polite. I think once they get the kinks out they could be a 4 star. Little things like 2 wastebaskets in the room (one in the bathroom and one in the bedroom). A shower mat in the tub would be nice so you won't slip or the decals to make it less slippery. How about a box of tissue for blowing your nose? Little touches could make this a stellar hotel.

Where do I begin? There is no soap in any of the dispensers and there's blood on our toilets which is not mine or family members. The good is at least the Internet is fast and the shower pressure is good. But hygiene is bad here!! So gross. I hope I don't get bed bugs....yikes.

My family and I visited Yosemite memorial weekend 2021 and we stayed at Yosemite lodge. Bruce let us check in early and was very nice and pleasant. The room was clean and decent. The only upside is the air conditioner. It gave cold air it just didn't reach the entire room. When we checked out, the woman at the front desk was very nice too. I'm assuming she was the owner and or/manager. The rooms are a bit outdated BUT they are renovating the rooms so hopefully by the time we visit again the rooms will have been completed. The pool is open and parking is free. Sorry I don't have photos to upload, I forgot to take some. I was too excited for Yosemite.

I strongly suggest staying anywhere besides the Oakhurst Lodge. First of all the concierge "Josie" is unfriendly, racist, and unhelpful. It's not clean, smelled funky, and the shower was cold, the tv didn't work. When we called and asked her for assistance she was rude and emotional about helping us. I don't think working at a hotel is the right job for this woman. Do yourself a favor, spend a little more money and head to best western or comfort inn up 41.

BED BUGS! BED BUGS! BED BUGS! You have been warned!! I am never one to leave negative reviews for a business but when Mr. Norman Bates, I mean Bruce Loyd, at the front desk refused any kind of compensation for my traumatic experience, I felt it necessary to try and warn future visitors. I have never been bitten by a bed bug in my life and all night I could feel something crawling on me in the sheets. I turned the flashlight on in my phone and tried to see them but was unsuccessful due to their shy nature to light. Once morning came I had bites all up and down my back that certainly were not there prior to our stay at the Bates motel, I mean Oakhurst Lodge. As we were leaving and had removed our luggage from the room, I gave the mattress and box spring a good shaking and sure enough began spotting the gross little things hopping around. (See the pictures attached for bites and bug pics) When we approached Mr Bruce Loyd with our honest descrepancy substantiated by PICTURE EVIDENCE of the bugs and PHYSICAL BITES ON MY SKIN, his excuse was "well sometimes these things happen when we get foreigners from other countries. They have a tendency of bringing bed bugs into the hotel....." WHAT?!?!?! THATS YOUR EXPLANATION BRUCE LOYD??? I could give a rats ass what the reasoning behind me being the entree for a family of bed bugs that night was, what are you going to do to fix the problem???! His response was let me talk to Nick when he gets in, aka the management team, and he will reach out to you. We left him our cell phone numbers and he never attempted to reach out.Don't stay here, I guarantee you this Bruce Loyd character went ahead and booked guests in our room right after we complained about the bed bugs. Wouldn't put it past these people. Btw the rates are a complete rip off, around 250 a night so find a better place. You won't regret it!

SUPER friendly staff. Not only did he (didn't get his name..) reduce our price (for a short notice extended stay-on a weekend too!), but he was very helpful in introducing us to the area/recommending hikes around Yosemite Valley. Do not expect a hotel-like place, it is definitely not fancy. Still, a very fair deal considering what the prices are like a bit closer to the valley. It took us about 1h45min to drive from the Lodge to Glacier Point (AMAZING hikes up there), but I believe it is under a 30 minute drive from the South entrance of the valley. All in all, we were pleased with this spot. Would go back again next time I'm in the area!

Where shall I begin?! We were given a room all the way in back. No words needed, as the pics will show you everything wrong about staying here. Worst experience ever.1) Check-in is at 3pm. Do not arrive at 2:40. The unfriendly girl in front will have you come back to check in. 2) Room in back was completely filthy. Bed looked like it had been slept in for years and not cleaned--no exaggeration.3) Door paint peeling off, and window screen bent.4) Grime and mold in tub!5) Gross stains on ceiling.6) Traveling contractors are put in rooms in back, too. You'll be awaken by workers running their engines at 5-6am to warm their work vehicles7) Supposedly no upstairs rooms available. Yet, people were coming in and given upstairs rooms.8) Family with kids jumping around upstairs until past midnight.Worst place I've ever stayed. This surprises me for such a popular tourist destination. Yosemite is beautiful, but not having a decent night's sleep does affect the experience.

Room was dirty. No toilet paper, bathtub didn't work, tv had a big blue line, coffee maker broken, smelt like something dead, pee stain on sheet, miss matching paint and drywall, wires hanging out of fire alarm, multi plug stretched among floor for TV, blown light bulbs, sticky furniture, door doesn't close unless slammed, cigarette butts around entrance, pool is green and moldy, have to drive through 6" puddles of mud and water to get to room, toilet tank was apart and ran all night, used soap left in bathroom, woman's hair in tub, tv blocking room mirror, took almost 10 minutes to get hot water, said they were booked and had to buy a double when I was by myself. ( only one car in parking lot) moldy breakfast. Ect, ect...