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Reviews of Yosemite Riverside Inn

2 out of 5
Yosemite Riverside Inn
11399 Cherry Lake Road, Groveland, CA

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 341 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 362 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 190 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 66 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 1000 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Edgar

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rushikesh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joann

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Blythe on 3 Dec 2023
Thank you for your stay

10/10 Excellent

Tzu-Hao

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Blythe on 17 Nov 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 17 Nov 2023
Thanks

4/10 Poor

Vivian Ruth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unsanitary
We're not sure how often the sheets get inspected and cleaned but the room we stayed in was dirty. When we flipped the flannel top over so we could sleep, we saw crusted white splotches all over. We couldn't see anything on the brown fleece but the flat sheet underneath had pubic hair on a few spots. We ended up using towels as pillow covers in case and our sleeping bag as a sheet. The hand towel was stained as well. The bed was stiff and kept us awake. It was already past their office hours so we couldn't get anything resolved.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Blythe on 3 Dec 2023
So Sorry that you had a bad stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Yelena

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Robin on 3 Dec 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Mohammad Rizal

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So in love with the cabin style lodging. Excellent addition of the rocking chairs outside each cabin. Greatest idea ever. Easy parking right in front of my cabin. Place is quiet with a flowing river behind. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 4 Nov 2023
Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was adequate for price, bit far from Yosemite itself though. Room was clean and tidy, could have used more amenities such as shampoo/conditioner. Overall a decent experience for the price.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 2 Nov 2023
Thank you for your kind review and for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Lisbeth

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 2 Nov 2023
Thank you for choosing us and for the kind review.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 2 Nov 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Amenities
Quiet location away from the highway well maintained property. Room clean with everything I needed. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 26 Oct 2023
Thank you for your kind words.

8/10 Good

Susan, Surrey

Liked: Staff & service
Clean good for overnight. Like the fact we could sit outside
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 25 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us. Glad you enjoyed sitting out and enjoying nature.

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed here before heading into Yosemite on our honeymoon, and only regret was not booking more of our days here before heading back to home to Colorado. The portion of the Tuolumne that runs through the property is beautiful, providing a peaceful soundtrack to your stay. While nothing fancy, their Wi-Fi was beyond solid, and they provide the kind of solitude that fancy/modern stays could never give you.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 25 Oct 2023
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and so glad you enjoyed our beautiful property. I enjoyed out chat.

10/10 Excellent

eileen

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 17 Nov 2023
Thanks

8/10 Good

Maria Elena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 21 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

April, Davie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The highlight was the quiet and grounds by the river. Very tranquil with seating to relax outdoors. Room was OK, could use some updates.
Response from Blythe on 21 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

dao

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good apace, nice service, quiet surroundings. Good money quality ratio. Only problem we had was poor Wi-Fi connection in the room, but was improved next day after reset.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 18 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us and your kind review.

10/10 Excellent

Faith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pretty
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 18 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Crystal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Easy process to check in after hours. Room was clean for the most part. Pillow cham and main comforter looked dingy so took that off. Use the extra blankets which we were happy to find because the heater didn't work. Work up really early to get on the road and the room was 55 degrees. Check out was easy outside of the normal business hours.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 18 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us. I am not sure what problem you had with the heater. All of our heaters work. Did you let the office know? We already took care of the bedspread.

6/10 Okay

Aleksandr

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location and the room itself was OK, but the bathroom is in need of repair - the door getting stuck, *very* weak water pressure in the tap. Also no body wash, when asked they specifically said they don't provide it.
Response from Robin on 18 Oct 2023
I am sorry you had some issues with the bathroom. We will address those issues asap. We do have soap, just not bath wash. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was just what I was looking for, a nice cabin by the river, perfect place to stay when visiting Yosemite!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 14 Oct 2023
Thank you for the kind words and for staying with us. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A convenient place to stay close to Yosemite. Fair price. Very clean and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 14 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us and the nice comments. So happy you enjoyed your stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Underwhelmed
Very poor directions finding the place. We got there well after dark and GPS was no help telling us “we had arrived” and there was NO PLACE around. We were a half mile from the place in total isolation and darkness. It was like something in a horror movie. Then we were awakened at eleven o’clock and told we needed to move our vehicle because we were blocking the driveway. It was a gravel parking lot with no defined parking spaces. We were not blocking anyone and there was no problem getting around us whatsoever…. But we moved it. One earlier review described the place as “odd” and I concur. If your companion is the slightest bit finicky about where you stay, this is probably not your place. BTW, they say they’re 10 miles from Yosemite and that’s right…. But that’s to the front entrance! It’s actually a good hour or longer to the Yosemite valley tourist area and that’s with no traffic. Just know what the reality is….
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 12 Oct 2023
We are sad that you had so many problems with your stay. We thank you for staying with us. We hope you had a better time in the park it self.

10/10 Excellent

Deiver

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was really nice when we asked for information on where to eat and how to get to the park. The rooms were clean and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 11 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us and your kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Ekta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the stay, it was just 11miles from the Yosemite entrance.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Robin on 10 Oct 2023
Thank you for your kind words and for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you’re looking for somewhere to stay while visiting Yosemite this is a great option. Rooms are just as listed and you feel as if you’re in the park!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 11 Oct 2023
Thank you for your input. Hope you had a great time in the park.

4/10 Poor

Robyn

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bed was comfortable. However, the door needs weatherstripping in our room. You could feel the outside breeze and see quite a bit of light through the crack of the door which explained all the spiders, ants, and bugs. We killed at least a dozen bugs during our one night stay. Stinky left-overs were left in the fridge. Glad we were there only one night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Blythe on 11 Oct 2023
Thank you for your input I will have the weatherstripping.Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Barrie, Taipei

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in a standard room which was perfect for our needs with a fridge and microwave. It was clean and comfortable and the Inn setting by the river is lovely. Also in easy reach of Yosemite valley.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for your kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic, quiet, and peaceful
Booked here for a last minute visit to Yosemite. Very quaint, quiet, and well appointed. Nearest food is the Lucky Buck Cafe about 4 miles away which I really enjoyed. Only anxiety was caused by an email from the Inn the night before I was to arrive stating "If you are coming to stay with us and have a refrigerator in your room, we would recommend that you stop at a grocery store on the way to our place to plan out your meals for your stay with us. The Lucky Buck Restaurant in Buck Meadows is the only place for meals closer than the 20 minute trip to Groveland. It normally closes down during early Fall, so be sure to plan around that information." With no opportunity to go shopping, no idea whether or not I had a fridge in the room, and no idea if Lucky Buck was still open, I had no idea where I was going to find food. Turns out the Cafe was open so no harm done. But still..
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 5 Oct 2023
Hope you had a good time here. Thank you for staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Great place out in the middle of nowhere to be away from it all.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 2 Oct 2023
Hope you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Maxwell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute little place way up road so that was good. Check in was easy. Front desk was very nice. Quiet, mostly slept, good time.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 30 Sept 2023
Thank you for stay with us.

8/10 Good

Renely Antoinette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 28 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us and hope you had a great time in the park.

8/10 Good

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awkward but nice environment
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 27 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 27 Sept 2023
Thank you for your kind words

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great accessibility to Yosemite.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 27 Sept 2023
We are pleased that you enjoyed our Inn

10/10 Excellent

Giovanni

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Robin on 18 Oct 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Lena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful one night stay near Yosemite
Our suite radiates the charm of this natural space, by the River and forest. Suite is spacious with few small corners the family can take when need alone time. Clean and nicely maintained. The gentlemen who checked us in late at night was patience and a big shoutout to the helpful Blythe when we called several times before our stay as we were apprehensive bringing our elderly mother. We appreciate Blythe for arranging an accessible room and making our one night stay easy and comfortable. Thank you the property is beautiful and we wish we had more time to explore your area before heading to Yosemite.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Robin on 19 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us and letting us know our staff is doing an excellent job.

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth L.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely, old fashioned, hidden gem close to Yosemite; it has been in the same family for three generations which reflects in the service and upkeep of the property. It is nestled next to a beautiful stream which creates a cool green oasis amidst an arid forest area in the hot summer months. We will definitely stay there again next time we are visiting the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for your kind words.

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We are glad you had a good time

10/10 Excellent

Thadeus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a beautiful property the staff were amazing. Can’t go wrong with a beauty and splendor right outside your door.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 15 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us and glad you had a good time here

8/10 Good

Angela, Mount Eliza

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 14 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us. Hope you enjoyed the park.

6/10 Okay

Francisco

Travelled with partner
No wifi
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Robin on 12 Sept 2023
We apologize for the outage in our area, due to a lightning strike everyone, including our office was without internet for the weekend. This happens occasionally, when you live in the mountains. It is out of our control.

8/10 Good

Karla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the qhole cabin feel. Very cozy. The river or creek that runs behind with the swing benches was nice. Only thing the tv in the bedroom atea didnt work. But other tha. That it was very nice area. Quiet and peaceful. My kids loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Robin on 12 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We are taking care of the TV.

4/10 Poor

john, Woodbury

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Blythe on 27 Sept 2023
We hope you enjoyed the park and thank you for staying with us

8/10 Good

Mabel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 27 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us

10/10 Excellent

john

Travelled with family
Great location nice and quite and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Robin on 5 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us! Come again soon!!

6/10 Okay

Audrey

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
General cleaning was ok, found used cups and small trash under the bed, the wrapped bowls not cleaned and with stains and condensation, floor was mysteriously wet from the bedroom door to the kitchen… other than that, we expect a little rustic and casual setting, staffs were friendly, like the river running at the back of the building…
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Robin on 5 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We have addressed those issues with our housekeeping staff.

10/10 Excellent

Afsar

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 23 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blythe on 4 Sept 2023
Thank you for staying with us.