The Yosemite Gateway Motel closes for the winter season every year from early November until the beginning of April. We are currently taking reservations for our 2022 season. The Yosemite Gateway Motel is located in the town of Lee Vining, California just above spectacular Mono Lake, and it is 14 miles from the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park.
With a view of Mono Lake from almost every room, we are one of the most popular stops for lodging in the Eastern Sierra. The Yosemite Gateway Motel is located on the east side of Highway 395 - facing beautiful Mono Lake. Motel amenities include a gorgeous view of Mono Lake from almost every room, free parking, and multiple sun decks for enjoying the view.
With a view of Mono Lake from almost every room, we are one of the most popular stops for lodging in the Eastern Sierra. The Yosemite Gateway Motel is located on the east side of Highway 395 - facing beautiful Mono Lake. Motel amenities include a gorgeous view of Mono Lake from almost every room, free parking, and multiple sun decks for enjoying the view.
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Please read our reservation and cancellation policies here before booking your reservation:. PLEASE BE ADVISED about Tioga Pass Road into Yosemite: The Tioga Pass road into Yosemite National Park Hwy. 120) is closed for the winter every year - usually from sometime in November to around the middle of May (occasionally into June!) - depending on snow.
All of our quaint rooms are non-smoking, and most have a spectacular view of Mono Lake. Every guest room includes Direct TV with flat screen HD TV, coffee maker, and a private bathroom. The rooms in each of our three buildings are all different, so if you have special requests (like air conditioning or full bathtub), please include them in the comments area when making your reservation.
Mono Lake is a 700,000 year old inland sea which is home to almost 300 species of nesting and migrating birds. Take a walk around the amazing "Tufa" salt formations and believe for a moment that you are walking on the moon. You can also find shiny obsidian volcanic glass in the surrounding areas and see real volcano craters!
Reviews (10)
Joel Moyer
Oct 02, 2021
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Rooms are clean and bed was comfortable. That is where the good news stops. No refrigerator,the coffee was advertised as gourmet and was just run of the mill coffee packet to make your own. Parking spaces were very tight. The air conditioner was pathetic could not keep up, it was a swamp refrigerator not a conventional one. Overall, for the money I was very disappointed. Would never go back and would never recommend it.
Karoline Kuang
Sep 25, 2021
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False advertisement! The “2-bedroom deluxe family suite” is only 1 bedroom with a sofa in the living room!! If I had known their second room is just a very small livingroom, I would have booked 2 smaller rooms!! I travel with my in-laws and it was extremely uncomfortable. After you put down the sofa bed, there’s barely any room to walk, so if I am taking a nap, my in-laws can’t go into the room unless they roll over my bed. There was no sheets, blanket, or pillows for the sofa bed. It also smells bad. The door is also very hard to lock. Every time we go out we have to wiggle around quite
Steve Salisbury
Sep 21, 2021
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Ryan Bauer
Sep 19, 2021
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Brock Warwick
Sep 07, 2021
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Steven Reichenberg
Sep 03, 2021
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Kell
Aug 29, 2021
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The location is great. The vibe of the place is relaxed for the most part. The staff can be a bit unfriendly, so avoid them if you can. The only real downside of this place was the lack of a/c in the rooms. They had portable units that didn’t help to cool the room at all. For the price, I would think that they would upgrade their rooms or a/c units.
Rhegg De Lara
Jul 29, 2021
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Pros: Nice rooms, clean and tidy. Decent view.
Cons: But the small cooling units provided in the non AC rooms are a no-go. Insufficient cooling. For the same price, you can stay somewhere else nicer with better views. The front desk receptionist was nice over the phone, but quite rude and uninterested once we got there. Seems like they’re nice until the money’s taken. Kinda ruined the vibe of the trip and stay. I’d give it a one star but the rooms were decent.
Cons: But the small cooling units provided in the non AC rooms are a no-go. Insufficient cooling. For the same price, you can stay somewhere else nicer with better views. The front desk receptionist was nice over the phone, but quite rude and uninterested once we got there. Seems like they’re nice until the money’s taken. Kinda ruined the vibe of the trip and stay. I’d give it a one star but the rooms were decent.
Linda Hall
Jul 16, 2021
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We selected this motel because of the location to the east entrance to Yosemite. Our family was very pleased with the accommodations. The room (it had only the bare necessities, but an ice machine was available) was clean, our check in was smooth and there were 2 places to eat across the street. Additionally, we left an item in the room and we contacted them via email (our cell phone service in Yosemite was not good, so our attempts at calling were not successful). They had found the item and actually mailed it to us at their expense! It was a small item, but I was certainly prepared to pay the
Jeanette Shribbs
Jun 30, 2021
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Very clean, spacious rooms. Excellent views of Mono Lake and the mountain range. Rooms look like they have been newly renovated. The ceiling are stained pine with beautiful knots, the walls are freshly painted and have quaint white wood paneling, beds are comfortable, and the porch has a lovely seating area to enjoy relaxing after a long day of hiking in Yosemite. Highly recommend! And just to clarify, rooms do have A/C.
