Mother Lode Lodge

Cheap quality, uncomfortable, overpriced. The shower had the worst presure I’ve ever experienced.

My grandmother and I stayed here for two nights during the Butterfly Festival. Although the outer part of the hotel looks kind of sketchy and old, the rooms were very large and well taken care of. One problem I had was that there were lots of ants inside the room, mainly in the bathroom and kitchen areas. It was also kind of hard to sleep with the constant talking of people outside and cars going by. On the plus side, they have free wifi and a pool. (Pool wasn’t open when we were there, but I’m assuming it opens in the summer.) Overall, the hotel itself wasn’t bad, I wouldn’t mind staying again.

No service person available till 2 pm and after 8pm
Charges more than 125 per day, definitely not worth for more than 40 bucks
Smallest bathroom ever seen in any hotel
Very old furniture

I would give it less stars if I could. I planned a group trip for 30 of our motorcycle group. I was envisioning quaint, charming. This place is really run down. The shower in my room was cracked on the bottom and I was glad I didn’t fall through the floor. The pool was closed for code violations, and was in need of repair and very dirty. The pool is one of the reasons I wanted to stay here. Our group also had some rooms across the street at the Mariposa Lodge. My best advise is that you go there instead of this place.
I paid way too much for way too little.

This place is a dump!!! Cable TV no good, building falling apart, terrible customer service. Wouldn’t give us our money back on 24 hour notice. Pictures not accurate. Wouldn’t recommend to my worst enemy! Pool shut down too and it’s 90 + degrees outside.

Do not try to call this place! All you get is an answering machine, and no on ever calls you back! They charged my fiancé for a night we didn’t stay there. We tried to cancel the reservation, but due to the fact that there’s no one actually answering the phone, or listening to the messages, they still charged us, and more than the room would have cost!
We’ve tried calling them to get them to refund the money they wrongfully took from us, but surprise! No one’s responded. We’re disputing the charge through our bank now.
I would never stay here. Ever.

We got in later than planned and were unable to get a camping spot in Yosemite. We ended up here because every other place was either sold out or $ 500+. They had one room left. Luckily for our party of 7, it worked out great because the room had 2 full size beds, a twin, and a futon (room 17). Price could not be beat at less than $ 130/​nt.
The property is nothing special. It’s obvious when checking in this establishment isn’t the Ritz or the Marriott. The rooms are clean and comfortable though. The kids enjoyed the pool. Plenty of neat little shops and restaurants to explore, all within walking distance. They do not offer any kind of breakfast but right next door at the Fruit & Nut place, you can get a hot breakfast for a reasonable price.
It is a family run lodge which I liked to see. I prefer to support small business owners over large corporations.

OMG, the bugs! Spiders and those ants. First night I saw those big aggressive ants I freaked. I had to rid them fro the bathroom and I doubled checked the bedding. The bed was horribly uncomfortable and the blankets and sheets filthy. I could hardly sleep thinning of ants crawling in to the bed. I called the next morning and left a message. I told her about the ants and she said she will spray that morning.
I came back from the park to find there are more live ants.
I will NEVER return. There are cleaner motels an hotel closer to the park and i’m sure in better condition.
BUGS EVERYWHERE
1 star, wish i could leave no stars.
EEK! METHINKS NOT

Motel dans la plus pure tradition, très sympa et calme. Wifi et piscine gratuits. 89 $ sans négociation. Petit déj possible à 2 pas.

I recommend trying Miner’s Inn or Mariposa Lodge across the way. While the location is good and the room accommodations are good, management and cleaning standards could use a lot of improvement. They are not there most of the time (sometimes not even during there scheduled hours due to lateness) and they pretty much expect their maids to take care of management concerns for them. Read all the check in and check out procedures from the internet very very carefully and go off of that. If you do, you will probably be fine, but don’t expect them to explain it all to you and even if they do, to explain it to you accurately. We ran into a problem where my wife and I both were told Sunday check out and were surprised to find another couple trying to check into our room Saturday night! They told the maid to simply remove our stuff and put it into the office!!!
While it ended up working out, we still had to pay for the extra night and they simply denied that they said that to their maid.
The maids are friendly enough. They are trying to develop a better accountability system of who is paid until when. However, clearly, the floors weren’t getting done and barely the sinks. Bugs were creeping up under the door as well. Think of it as a camping experience.
The beds, however, are comfortable enough. Micro, mini fridge, coffee pot, tv, and pool are some features I liked. It is really close to Yosemite.
Again, if you read the instructions carefully and you don’t mind sparse cleaning, you should be fine.

Very outdated and they steal! The bedding was made of a material I’ve never seen before, it kind of felt like styrofoam. No comfort what so ever. I checked out the next morning and forgot my wine and unopened bag of chocolates in the fridge. Not much longer I turned around to retrieve my items from the fridge and only my wine was given back to me. They insisted only my wine was in the fridge. This struck me as very odd because there are only 2 or 3 of them working there. So did some random person off the streets walk into my empty room and took my bag of chocolates? Lol highly unlikely! If the family owned motel wanted some of my chocolates I have no problem sharing, but to just out right steal? Where do they draw the line when it comes to stealing? Do they only feel entitled to items of a lesser value? Well I choose not to risk any of MY belongings with this family owned motel. It’s safe to say that I will NEVER be staying here again!

Exactly as advertised. Nothing special, good location, fair price, internet connection was worse than spotty. Fine for a quick sleep while passing through.

I booked my Son’s family (2 little grand-​boys and an 18 year old granddaughter) into the Mother Lode for Thanksgiving. The rooms were small but the Winter rate was so reasonable I got two rooms. They liked it and we’ll be repeating the experience every Thanksgiving.

My husband came here after staying next door at a dumpy hotel, he was in town on business for a few weeks. The hotel is older, but the rooms are kept up well. Not usually my cup of tea, but the town was pretty booked up. I joined him with 2 small kids and it was pretty tight for all of us, and I forgot our crib and they didn’t have any here at all.
The rooms were clean and the staff was great. It is family owned and they are very nice. The room was very small but fine for one or two people. It comes with a decent sized mini fridge and a microwave. We were also able to negotiate a great rate.

Cheap, 75 $ /​night (for Yosemite area, this is reasonable).
Given a choice, I’d probably rather stay at the Miner’s Inn at the entrance of Mariposa, but it was full. This is essentially a motel. Clean rooms, clean (if not small) bathrooms (no tub, just shower, toilet and sink). Ice machine is in the parking lot, didn’t try the TV. Ample parking, but the reception was a bit weird. Also, you need to call them up if you plan on checking in after 8pm (feels like a youth hostel !), but they are accomodating.