In El Portal .You'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Sierra National Forest and 2 miles (3 km) of Stanislaus National Forest with a stay here. Merced River is within 3 miles (5 km) and Yosemite National Park is within 9 miles (15 km).
Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance - 15 min drive - 17.1 km
Yosemite Valley - 18 min drive - 20.3 km
Tunnel View - 29 min drive - 30.0 km
Badger Pass Ski Area - 50 min drive - 50.5 km
Getting around
Mariposa, CA (RMY-Mariposa-Yosemite) - 35 min drive
Restaurants
Canyon Bar & Grill - 3 min drive
Cedar House Restaurant - 3 min drive
Little Bear Pizza - 4 min drive
Cedar Lodge Bar & Restaurant - 3 min drive
About this property
Red Bud Lodge
Enjoy the free parking at this El Portal motel
Red Bud Lodge offers its guests barbecue grills. The front desk is open around the clock. Free self parking is available.
10 guestrooms or units
BBQ grill(s)
Red Bud Lodge offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.
Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Premium satellite television is provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Family friendly
Microwave
Refrigerator
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Accessibility
This property does not have elevators
Room amenities
Entertainment
31-inch TV
Premium channels
Satellite channels
Bedroom
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Heating
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Shower/tub combination
Towels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Cookware/dishes/utensils
Microwave
Refrigerator
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [Cedar Lodge 9966 Highway 140, El Portal, CA 95318]
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Private entrance
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit or credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted.
Cellular phone service, Internet service, and guestroom phones are not available at this property.
We should mention
Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
Property is also known as
Red Bud Lodge El Portal
Red Bud El Portal
Red Bud Lodge Motel
Red Bud Lodge El Portal
Red Bud Lodge Motel El Portal
Red Bud Lodge Reviews
Reviews
7.2
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
No tv reception and were not told when checking in. Later when we complained, he offered $50 discount per night on accommodation. And he said he emailed Expedia. That was a lie. There was no discount
There was no room service
Staff where not nice at all
Saw ants in the room
One morning we didn’t have water , had to wait an hour to get the water back .
For 305$ per night I was expecting more
I will never recommend this place
Very clean and comfortable. I withheld one star because... 1. Some of the dishes had dried on food from before. We washed them off ourselves but, yeah. 2. The faucets spray fine streams of high pressure water meaning that it sprays all over but not much water is actually coming out. So it's hard to wash your hands or dishes but the counter and your clothes end up with overspray by the time you are done. I read the reviews about this and, yep, it's annoying. It probably doesn't save water because it takes 3x longer to wash stuff or fill up a glass of water anyway! I wish I brought a small vice grip and a normal diffuser to use, but why would I carry that around with me???! Otherwise would stay there anytime. It was a great close bedroom to explore Yosemite
Layout and amenities of Red Bud Inn were perfect for us in our journey to Yosemite NP. The staff were very accommodating. The room, bathroom, kitchen were ideally clean and well appointed. I was much better than we expected for our needs. The only draw back is the noise on the highway, which we contributed to with our driving. We may stay here again in the future, if we return to the area.
This property is not clean enough. I don't know when they cleaned the cabinet in the kitchen. And TV did not show any channels. But the room is more spacious than I expected.
Fidning the Red Bud Lodge was the first adventure next to no signage you come around a blind corner and the parking lot entry is right there (a gap in the concrete edging into very tiny carpark.).The Red Bud Lodge was clean and large size room with a mini kitchenette. The staircase was very steep to access the room via an external set of stairs. The location has no cell service, no phone in room, there is no onsite manager if anything is required you need to travel about 3 miles to Cedar Lodge who also manage this hotel. Distance to Yoemsite NP is great. The dining options are very limited there is a restaurant at Cedar lodge where we found restaurant staff rude unhelpful and the prices were ridiculous for a hamburger.
Please be prepared if staying here to have your own food. The parking is also very limited not enough spaces for all the rooms. Overall I would look at alternative options if going to Yosemite NP.
Theres alot of things that made our stay very complicated. Such as no wifi, and only 2 channels on the TV. There was only hot water coming out of the sink. The shower water was also not that cold. No cleaning service or staff.
Every thing you needed for a comfortable stay. Was a nice quietspot ,nice view out window of mountain. A fry pan would have been nice to use on the electric burner. We would stay again!
Nice place to stay that is pretty close (8 miles) to Yosemite. The rooms are all on the second floor up an outside steep staircase if that is difficult for you. They have no front desk there so you have to check in at the Cedar Lodge down the street but that was no big deal. The room had a kitchenette of sorts with a hot plate, dishes etc but we didn’t realize that so didn’t take advantage of it. Friendly staff. Clean room.
Great spot near a bridge where 2 rivers come together. Walk across the street to have coffee on the river. Unfortunately the nights we stayed construction on the bridge started after 9pm. Otherwise lovely spot and place.
This was a nice place close to Yosemite. The deck out front was nice to enjoy the evening.It is not fancy but had a huge bathroom, the beds were comfortble and it was clean. I would stay there again