El Portal hotels

A smart and popular choice for value for money is Cedar Lodge. It’s about 4 miles from the central El Portal, and you’ll only have to travel about 8 miles by car to get to the entrance of Yosemite National Park, the main tourist attraction in the area. The Crane Flat Fire Lookout point is about 7 miles away.

If you want to stay in a traditional log cabin with a stone chimney in the mountains of Yosemite, choose Red Bud Lodge. It’s just under 6 miles from the centre of El Portal, and about 7 miles from the landmark Merced Grove Ranger Station. The Yosemite Arch Rock Gate entrance is roughly 9 miles away.

Yosemite View Lodge is the pick of the hotels in El Portal. It’s a 5-star lodge on the Merced River, just over a mile from the centre of town. It’s about 2 miles from here to Yosemite Arch Rock Gate entrance, and if you want to go skiing in winter, drive a bit further to Badger Pass Ski Area.

About half an hour from El Portal is Yosemite Valley Lodge. It’s only a 4-minute walk from one of the most important tourist attractions in the whole are, Yosemite Falls. You can also walk from there to Yosemite Visitors Centre; it will only take you about 15min to do so.

We can highly recommend the Grand Mountain Top Retreat, which is about a 30-minute drive from the centre of El Portal. It affords an excellent view of the surrounding area and is right on the Merced River as well. It’s also only about 30min away by car from the base of Brown Peak.

Hotels are safe environments for travellers as long as they properly implement sanitary measures in response to coronavirus (COVID-19). However, we recommend getting in touch with the local authorities regarding safety procedures for hotels in El Portal. For more advice, please view our information page on what to know about coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel.

After you launch a hotel search on KAYAK, you can refine your research by neighbourhood, which allows you to pick the central El Portal districts. You can also do a search using the city map to choose a specific location, like El Portal city centre

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There are many hotels in El Portal that offer both parking and free parking. Popular choices among KAYAK users include Cedar Lodge, Narrow Gauge Inn and Curry Village.