Red Bud Lodge

Property class: 2

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A rustic log cabin with a stone chimney, wooden door, and a window with a geometric pattern.
A compact kitchen with a granite countertop, a built-in microwave, a coffee maker, and a sink.
A wooden interior with a stone wall, a wooden door, a mirror, and a small table with chairs.
A cozy log cabin interior with a wooden sofa, a dining table, and a kitchen area.
A log cabin interior with a stone fireplace, wooden furniture, and a quilted bedspread.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $289
$255 nightly
$289 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 26 - Oct 27

Explore the area

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9484 Highway 140, El Portal, CA, 95318
  • Place, Merced River
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Place, Yosemite Valley
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mariposa, CA (RMY-Mariposa-Yosemite)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

Traditional Double Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(26 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Traditional Single Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)
  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

El Portal

When you stay at Red Bud Lodge in El Portal, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance. .This motel is 12.6 mi (20.2 km) from Yosemite Valley and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Sierra National Forest.

What's nearby

  • Merced River - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Yosemite Arch Rock Gate Entrance - 19 min drive - 13.7 miles
  • Yosemite Valley - 23 min drive - 16.2 miles
  • Yosemite Visitor Center - 45 min drive - 27.0 miles
  • The Ahwahnee - 48 min drive - 27.9 miles

Getting around

  • Mariposa, CA (RMY-Mariposa-Yosemite) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cedar Lodge Restaurant - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Red Bud Lodge

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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 31-inch TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating

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 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

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

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
Cellular phone service, Internet service, and guestroom phones are not available at this property.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the 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

Rating 10 - Excellent. 189 out of 751 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 260 out of 751 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 152 out of 751 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 84 out of 751 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 66 out of 751 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, comfortable bed, good value close to entry to Yosemite.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic time there!
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We did not stay ! We were moved to Cedar Lodge which was a great place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would not recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The main office is at cedar lodge. Other than that, it is a nice quiet place with kitchen. It takes about 40mins to national park.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness
Everything was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was well prepared. Modern enough for the type of property. Check in was at another property but service was the same. Very quiet even with road out the front.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing Fancy but gets the job done.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient to Yosemite, our family enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very good lodge for visiting the Yosemite National Park !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay, recommend and will stay again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Great staff very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

This property is close to Yosemite National Park entrance. Our room smelled really bad, like stale urine. Before you book you should know check in is off-site, 3 miles up the road along with the pool/amenities. There is no room service. There is no cell service here. It does have a kitchenette which was nice.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a small, older hotel with only a few rooms. The amenities such as the pool are 2 miles away at The Cedar Lodge. That is where you go to get your keys. Expedia says you can only check in between 3-6 but that's not correct. Staff is at the Cedar Lodge later than that. We were only a few miles from the gate, so that was very convenient. The room was comfortable. We had wanted a downstairs room, but there were only a few of those. There was no one to help with out bags because there's no staff at the hotel. We would have loved to stay at the Cedar Lodge, but this was the last room available in our price range when we booked, and it served it's purpose. The kitchenette was great to have!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is clean and quiet. But it’s far off from Yosemite park.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Yes
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was clean and quiet, even has a small kitchenette. You have use of pools at the Main resort and you're close to the Yosemite entrance
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very nice, the bed was comfortable and the room was clean. Love the set up by the river and the store. Really close to the park. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Excelente
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, clean
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful quiet property! The pictures don’t do it justice. Clean and homey, and you get access to the pools and gym at the larger Yosemite lodge nearby. It was an easy drive to Yosemite.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Totally outdated decor. Cutlery seemed sourced from the Dollar Store. Sufficient accommodation for $100/night, but ridiculous for $330/night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful and accommodating staff. Easy check in
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to Yosemite park
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022