Heritage Inn Yosemite

My family and I made our way up to see the snow for the day from the Bay Area, but decided that day to stay the night. We found this place online and then passed by as we're driving in downtown Sonora. It was affordable, clean and had hot breakfast. Made the trip much more than relaxed. We would stay there again.

We had an amazing stay! In short, the Heritage Inn is a great place to stay in Sonora, it is clean and conveniently located, it has all the amenities you will absolutely appreciate, and managed by lovely ladies experienced in true hospitality. Continue reading for my long version.We got into Sonora a little earlier than 3pm check-in, but they had our room all ready for us. Charlotte made the check-in process quick and painless. Our room was 309 and beautiful. It was a king suite with in-room hot tub. It is huge! There is a desk and chair, 3 seater couch and coffee table, TV on a credenza with mini fridge and microwave underneath, a super comfortable king bed and 2 night stands with lamps, at one end are two steps up to two-person HOT TUB, and an open closet on the other end. It's as big as a studio apartment, maybe bigger! Lol. The bathroom is spacious as well, with a beautifully and brightly lit vanity and glass door standing shower. Get this, 20 minutes after checking in, Charlotte called to make sure our room was to our satisfaction. Yes yes it was! I was grateful for that personal touch. First half of the first impression when we walked in was "it smells clean!" Not whoa it smells like air freshener, roses or pine needles. It just smelled clean and fresh, which I actually commented to the BF that I was shocked, because rooms in environments with humidity tend to have a musty smell, especially if they have in room hot tubs. But there was none here and I have a sensitive nose and allergies, if I don't smell it, I will still physically react to it.Second half of the first impression, it WAS clean. The carpet, clean, no gum or spill stains, no sticky spots...walls, clean, no marks or stains, no dirt or handprints...desk and chair, clean, no stickiness or grime like from dirty hands (you know what I mean). Couch, clean, no rips or stains, no grime or stickiness there either. The shower floor and stall, absolutely clean and pristine white, no random hairs lingering around. Oh and fridge, no stink like someone left their nasty leftovers for days. No matter where I stay, a hotel, motel, inn, b&b, a friends house...I bring house slippers and shower slippers for just in case, but at the Heritage Inn I never even pulled them out of my bag. I walked around in my socks, that never turned brown or black lol. This was big for me!Hot tub: soooo delightful. Water runs hot and the jets are strong. Big enough for two people to lay back in, not just to sit in. We used this twice and I absolutely loved it, it was so relaxing. They put towels right next to the tub too so you in case you forgot to grab one, you aren't running to the bathroom all wet and soggy, the towels are sitting right there saying "don't worry, we got you".Couch: comfortable and large, though we mainly used it to sit briefly to put our shoes on. TV: works fine and has lots of channels, I didn't notice a channel guide or menu, but we didn't come to Sonora to watch TV so it's no big deal for us. Fridge: kept our water bottles ice cold, freezer part was small but we didn't need that, I don't know that I have ever used the freezer in hotels but that would be convenient if you did need it, for like frozen burritos or icepops. Microwave: didn't use it but that's always nice to have in case you've got a frozen burrito...or leftovers to warm up. Outdoor pool and jacuzzi: currently closed for the season, it's too damn cold to be out there in the water. Parking: easy and plentifulBreakfast: it is REAL breakfast! Served 6am to 9am in the Gold Rush room. There were scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, biscuits, gravy, bagels, regular white bread, blueberry muffins, cinnamon sugar muffins (it tasted like coffee cake, it was so good!), instant oatmeal in several flavors, 3 choices of dry cereal, regular milk and chocolate milk, 3 choices of fruit juices, coffee of course, fresh fruit, like banana, apples, and oranges, yogurt cups, including Greek yogurt. And all the necessary condiments. Checkout: quick easy and painless. Ginger was a delight to chat with upon checkout. She welcomed any feedback from us, good or bad, which I didn't really have any negative experiences during our stay. But I felt so comfortable with her, she made me feel like I can share anything without judgement. I really enjoyed Sonora and my stay at Heritage, I intend to be back soon!

Incorrect charges were made and then the hotel refused to revert them even after showing proof of incorrect charges

Great hotel to stay out in Sonora. I was checked in by an employee named Trucks and he was a life saver. He was caring and professional. When I arrived at the property, there were no rooms available. I was traveling with my 1 year old daughter and we had nowhere to go. Trucks pulled some strings and made things happen to make sure we were taken care of. I highly recommend staying with people who actually care. Thanks again Trucks!

Wonderful hotel! Love staying here and the staff is so nice to us!! Thank you for your kindness and consideration always! -Atlaz United Tours

I visited Heritage Inn on a trip to Yosemite. It is well kept and clean from the outside. The staff, especially Tina, was very welcoming and friendly. I appreciated her kindness and hospitality. The room was very clean, had good heating and AC, a nice size refrigerator, and A MICROWAVE! Yes! I was impressed with the microwave, I do not see that often. But even more impressive was the heating in the bathroom. I get cold feet, literally, so there is nothing nicer than a heater in the bathroom when walking on cold tile floor. The whole stay was super cozy! I will likely be back and highly recommend this.

I was actually not going to stay at this place based on the old reviews but upon talking with the other hotel near by they actually done some remodeling and the price to stay a night was very affordable. It costs $130 for two queen beds where as the hotel down the street was $400 a night. It was basic but it was perfect. The hotel clerk also gives you a list of events going on and the nearest restaurants to walk to. Only thing wrong which dropped a star was they really need to change out the air filters. It smelled very dusty and old and the air filters were pretty dirty and full. I kept the window open while I left to air it out.

Highly do not recommend this place! We found 2 roaches the night we were here, and when we brought it up to the employee around midnight, he said there was nothing he could do about it because he did not have the authority to switch rooms for us. By the time we found the 2nd roach, we told him we were checking out. After that, the employee finally switched rooms for us. We packed all our belongings at midnight and relocated to another room. The next morning, we brought up this issue to the manager, Ginger. We asked for a refund for the night that we found 2 roaches and had to relocate at midnight, but Ginger was extremely rude. She blamed us for bringing the roaches in. After a refund of $20 (when we had initially spent $250 for 2 nights), Ginger blocked my phone number. When I confronted Ginger about the refund from another phone number, she lost her temper and yelled at me. I would not recommend this type of hospitality to anyone.

Tux the front desk worker was so professional he was very considerate and made our stay to our preference. Connie was very kind and also offered to meet the price we had been offered through a app, Charlotte also explained how our breakfast worked for our second day stay and I didn't get the persons name that printed out our waivers for the Snow place we were heading out to. I recommend this place if you want to feel at home, very kind and caring people , good breakfast, not fancy but enough to get your day started, we will definitely return

This is a great value-for-your-travel-dollar, simple, affordable, clean, comfortable hotel that is centrally located and provides a great breakfast! We were not looking for a luxury hotel, but just needed a place to stay enroute to a family visit to the Sierras. We would stay here again!