Yosemite Gateway Motel
Location: 51340 US Highway 395, Lee Vining, us
Star Rating: 1 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Stunning Views of Mono Lake
Experience breathtaking views of Mono Lake from the comfort of your room at Yosemite Gateway Motel. Each guest room features a flat-screen HD satellite TV, gourmet coffee machine, and an en suite bathroom for your convenience.
Relaxing Sun Terraces
Unwind and soak in the beauty of the surroundings on our furnished sun terraces overlooking the serene Mono Lake. Whether you're enjoying your morning coffee or stargazing at night, our terraces provide the perfect spot for relaxation.
Convenient Location
With Yosemite National Park, Mono Lake Tufa Reserve, Bodie State Historic Ghost Town, and Mammoth Lake in close proximity, Yosemite Gateway Motel offers easy access to some of the area's top attractions. Plus, enjoy free parking during your stay.
Book your stay at Yosemite Gateway Motel now and make unforgettable memories amidst nature's beauty.
Important Information
Highway 120 (Tioga Pass) typically closes from late October until late May. When the Tioga Pass Road is closed, it is not possible to drive to Tuolumne Meadows or enter Yosemite National Park from the east. All other park entrances, including those along Highway 120 from the west, Highway 140, and Highway 41, remain open all year.
Please note Yosemite National Park currently required advance reservations to enter the park.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Payment before arrival by bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Terrace
- Family rooms
- Express check-in/check-out
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Face masks for guests available
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Fishing nearby
- Horse riding nearby
- Snow sports gear
- Paddle boating nearby
Rooms Available
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Deluxe Room, Non Smoking (Family Suite)
1 King Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed
498-sq-foot room, balcony with lake views
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Microwave and coffee/tea maker
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and towels
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Daily housekeeping
- Separate bedroom
- Portable fan
- Bedsheets provided
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Family Room with Lake View
This street-level two-bedroom, one-bathroom suite features a shared terrace with views of Mono Lake. A flat-screen HD satellite TV, coffee machine and private bathroom are included in this family room.
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Mosquito net
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Terrace
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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Queen Room
These rooms are located on the street level and have views of Mono Lake through a sliding glass door. A flat-screen HD satellite TV, coffee machine and private bathroom are included in this room.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Mosquito net
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Terrace
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
These rooms are located on the street level and have views of Mono Lake. A flat-screen HD satellite TV, coffee machine and private bathroom are included in this room.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Mosquito net
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Terrace
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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King Room with Balcony
These rooms are located on the street level and have views of Mono Lake from a private balcony. A flat-screen HD satellite TV, coffee machine and private bathroom are included in this room.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Mosquito net
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Terrace
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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Suite with Lake View
This upstairs one-bedroom, one-bathroom suite features a private balcony with views of Mono Lake. The bedroom has a king bed and a double bed, and the living area has a queen sofa bed. A flat-screen HD satellite TV, refrigerator, microwave and coffee machine are included in this suite.
Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Mosquito net
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Terrace
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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2 Queen Beds with AC, Microwave, and Fridge
The quadruple room offers a wardrobe, heating, as well as a private bathroom featuring a bath and a shower. The quadruple room features carpeted floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning, a private entrance, as well as a tea and coffee maker. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Private entrance
- Mosquito net
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
Guest Reviews
- CiNdy (10/5): -
- Marcus (7/5): Mega entspannend - Hervorragende Aussicht
Sehr gemütliche Einrichtung Direkt an der Hauptstraße. Man hat den Verkehr ziemlich gehört, war aber total ok.
- Jean-Michel (6/5): -
- Jörg-Peter (8/5): Bequemes Motel für einen Zwischenstopp mit sehr schönen Aussicht auf den Mono Lake. - Das Zimmer ist groß und die Betten sehr bequem. Zimmer mit der Aussicht zum See ist sehr empfehlenswert. Die Einrichtung ist zweckmäßig, teilweise improvisiert. Mobiliar gut ausgelegt, auch für tägigen Aufenthalt. Sehr ruhig, u.a. auch weil außerhalb der Saison.
Personal war auf Anfrage immer sofort vor Ort und sehr hilfsbereit. Kein Zimmerservice bei 3 Übernachtungen.
Hinweis: außerhalb der Sommersaison ist im Ort alles geschlossen. Die meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten sind nicht zugänglich, da gesperrt.
- Patrick (8/5): - Gut ausgestattetes Zimmer mit einem sehr bequemen Bett. Lee Vining liegt in einer tollen Landschaft. Alles in Ordnung
- Stromgren (5/5): - It had a king bed. Cost high for what we got. No air conditioning. In need of a lot of maintenance work.
- Theodore (9/5): -
- Giuseppe (7/5): -
- Fausto (7/5): -
- Silvia (9/5): -
- Thomas (8/5): -
- Daniel Bode (8/5): - Very nice view, parking is included.
- Anne (4/5): - The beds were comfortable. The motel is close to Mono Lake and the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite. The facilities are old and in desperate need of updating and repair. The bathroom door did not close, there was no soap, we heard the traffic on the highway behind our room all night. There was no view from our room, just the hallway for other guests to get to their rooms.
- Silas (8/5): -
- Elisa (7/5): -
- Marco (7/5): -
- Veronica (8/5): -
- Jan (7/5): Gute Lage, sonst nichts besonderes - Die Nähe zum Nationalpark ist mit Sicherheit das Highlight dieses Motels. Der Ausblick vom Zimmer auf den See war schön. Die gute Lage lässt sich das Motel vergolden. Es war auf unserer Rundreise mit Abstand die Unterkunft mit dem schlechtesten Preis-Leistungsverhältnis.
- Marco (7/5): -
- Vincent (7/5): -
- Anja (10/5): -
- Mathilde (8/5): - Hôtel très bien placé avec une très belle vue.
Facile d'accès
- Maria Fe (10/5): -
- Laurie (5/5): This is a very "tired" property, the only positive was the comfortable bed - Nothing Property and room very "dated"
- Kevin (8/5): -
- Yuko (5/5): -
- Elaine (8/5): Great location for entrance to Yosemite with a few local things to see first. - Stayed here for the location near the entrance to Yosemite. our room was right on the road so you felt vibrations as trucks went past. Room was a bit dated and musty but was ok and had everything you needed - we had a good nights rest in a comfy bed. The view from our veranda was obscured by trees but we drove 10 mins to Mono lake in the morning which more than made up for our lack of view from the hotel. Restaurant and breakfast diner (amazing cinnamon buns) were also good/convenient.
- Michael (8/5): -
- Steve (7/5): - Small town with everything in town easily accessible. Small town friendly. Door four feet from the main highway.
- Carsten (8/5): -
- Greg (9/5): -
- Vlood (7/5): - Location Basic. Multiple attempts to debit various cc reported by my banks as suspected paymentsp
- A Mikhailovsky (10/5): A great place to stay near the Tioga Road entrance to Yosemite NP. - Nice small motel. It looks a bit rustic on the outside, but the room was clean and comfortable. Checking in and out was a breeze; the staff was friendly and helpful. The Mono Lake view from the property is fantastic. It was a bit on the pricey side, but the location justified it.
- Christoph (10/5): - toller Blick auf den See, Unterkunft wie dargestellt
- ANTONELLA (6/5): -
- Jan (8/5): - Great little motel to overnight at while on a long road trip. The room was clean and surprisingly well appointed. Wish the water pressure in the shower was better.
- Larry (4/5): Disappointed - The smell of the room was horrible. Had to buy a scented candle.
- Jennifer (8/5): - Renovated bathroom was very nice.
Safety of locking sliding glass door not very good at all.
- Stephanie (10/5): - Lovely QUIET little motel.
The rooms face Mono Lake and the wall on the hwy has no windows, so VERY QUIET.
Clean, great TV movies too.
- Dennis (8/5): - Helpful staff, slow toilet that needed a plunger. Probably biggest issue was not realizing until we arrived that our motel was RIGHT on the main road through town, with our room door opening up to that street/road’s sidewalk, so traffic noise was an issue. But it was nice having two good restaurants literally right across that street.
- LeeEverett (10/5): -
- MA (6/5): - La situation géographique et la vue sur le lac. La possibilité de se faire un bon café Hôtel TRÈS rustique ! Pas de chauffage alors qu’il faisait froid dehors. L’hôtesse nous a dépanné avec un radiateur à huile (rustique lui aussi !). Propreté moyenne.
- James (10/5): - Balcony view is best.
- Giovanni (5/5): -
- Rocío (9/5): - Clean, convenient, friendly. Will come back!
- Laurent (9/5): -
- Manoune2911 (7/5): -
- Noel (8/5): -
- jason (7/5): -
- Francesca (8/5): - Personale molto gentile, bellissima vista dal terrazzino sul retro. Nonostante fuori facesse un bel freddo (8 gradi di notte a fine settembre) dentro si stava ben caldi. Letto comodo. Ristoranti proprio di fronte alla struttura, parcheggio in loco gratis e presenza di lavanderia. Struttura molto datata, dà sulla strada come tutti i motel della zona, il soffione della doccia purtroppo non si puó muovere e quando si aprono le porte esce tutta l’acqua perchè il getto è inclinato è inamovibile. Purtroppo non vale assolutamente il prezzo altissimo pagato (eravamo pure in bassa stagione), ma considerando che tutte le strutture della zona avevano prezzi simili o piu alti ci si accontenta.
- David W (10/5): Enjoyed the stay and would recommend to others and would stay there again - Nice management and location Chain latch on sling door was the only lock,
- Michel (8/5): - 🙂
- Glenn (10/5): - Great view from our front door, clean room, was a great overnight stay.
- Patricia (8/5): - The property is a bit unusual in that some of the rooms have sliding glass doors as the outside wall. It was a bit disconcerting and not as quiet as a regular wall might be at keeping out outside noise. However, the staff were all exceptionally nice and they clearly pay attention to small details around the property and in the rooms.
- James (8/5): -
- Kim (8/5): - Got end room overlooking Mono Lake which was nice. Store across the street. Adequate parking. Basic amenities. Comfortable beds. Basic no frills shower.
- Laura (2/5): - The room looked much better online than in person. There was no visible view of the lake , the room was quite small and there were mice in the room.
- Mark (10/5): - Well maintained facility. Right in the middle of town. Great parking.
- Camille (6/5): - Très bien pour 1 étape après la death valley. Légère odeur d'humidité dans la chambre
- Miguel (10/5): -
- ricardoserpa (9/5): Very, very good, and excellent value! A nice surprise near Yosemite South. -
- Elodie (9/5): -
- MONICA (7/5): -
- SAM (8/5): - Good motel, very small town.
- Will (10/5): - Centrally located in Lee Vining. Walkable dining and market. With convenient access to Tioga pass and the Yosemite high country. And the beauty of Mono lake and Eastern Sierra.
- Ted (7/5): As espected - coffeemakers didn't function well; but perhaps we just didn't know how to use them.
- Matthew (10/5): - This is a cute, quiet and romantic place. Right at the edge of Yosemite park. The wife and I loved it. We will definitely be staying there again.
- Cynthia (8/5): Overall, very good. - Nice view of Mono Lake. Sliding door was difficult to lock.
- James (9/5): -
- James (9/5): -
- Giorgio (8/5): -
- Gleb (8/5): -
- rihlmann (7/5): -
- Herman56 (8/5): Excellent room(s) (family room) - Big room, nice terrace and views. I would have liked a desk to work on, there is a small table which was sufficient. The drawers of the cupboard kept coming out, not really a problem but at night you can hurt yr self. Please adjust the bottom and the problem is solved :-)
- Cora (10/5): -
- rebecca (10/5): - We were allowed to change our reservation the night before we were to check in! The view outside of our room towards Nevada was delightful with a balcony. Very clean. Pleasantly surprised, great staff. Love the place.
- Maria (6/5): -
- Pamela (8/5): - Staff at the desk were friendly and helpful. I thought I reserved a room with fridge/microwave. Our initial room (11) we were gives had a fantastic view and was further away from the road, but no fridge/microwave. We were able to be moved to an upgraded room at no additional cost (weekday). Good location overall. Nice shops and restaurants nearby had what we needed. Overall good experience for our group of 4.
- YOSHINORI (8/5): -
- David (5/5): -
- Constanze (9/5): - Wir hatten Zimmer 11 mit einem super Blick auf den Mono Lake und einer kleinen Terrasse vor dem Zimmer - traumhaft! Es war sehr sauber und alles war liebvoll hergerichtet. Auf den nicht vorhanden Kühlschrank konnten wir verzichten, da es nachts bereits recht frisch war.
- Dorothée (8/5): -
- Herbert (8/5): -
- Michael L (6/5): Nothing special - Average order motel, very spotty TV reception, below Average front desk. Great location for restaurants in the town. I will stay across the street next time.
- Maria (6/5): -
- Caldarazzo (8/5): -
- Hans (7/5): - Beds Ingen fungerande AC
- Michal (8/5): -
- Roser (8/5): -
- Brian (7/5): -
- Pal (8/5): - It’s a bit outdated property, but it was in a good shape, the cleaning staff is doing a great job to maintain the rooms. It was clean and cozy, perfect for our one night stay. It has a little patio looking to Lake Mono.
- Esther (7/5): -
- Maria (7/5): - Era muy mono la presentación de las toallas. Las camas eran un poco incomodas.
- Mikaël (7/5): Pratique pour une étape - Pratique pour une nuit avant de partir à Yosemite
Belle vue sur le lac
Chambre propre
- Luca (6/5): - Comoda per una sosta durante il viaggio
- Rafael (6/5): Caro pelo que oferece - Localização é excelente para quem está vindo do Vale da Morte e quer visitar Yosemite no outro dia.
Funcionário muito simpático. Quarto um pouco escuro e antigo, banheiro um pouco pequeno.
Principal ponto é sobre custo benefício, achei muito caro pelo que oferece, mas também a região pelo visto carece de acomodações.
- Jonathan (10/5): - Great spot! Clean and friendly
- Pierre (9/5): - Emplacement exceptionnel (entre le Mono Lake et l'entrée de Yosemite via Tioga Pass). Parfait pour une petite baignade au coucher de soleil (attention le lac est hyper salée et à pH 10, bien se rincer :-)) et idéal pour démarrer la journée à Yosemite au lever du Soleil (le parc est immense).
Parking gratuit devant la chambre, super vue sur le lac. Petite terrasse collective éclairée pour prendre son repas (plat réchauffé au micro-ondes). La chambre est basique mais propre est suffisante pour 4, salle de bain correcte.
L'endroit est au bord de la route mais c'est très calme. RAS
- Dario (10/5): -
- Audrey (8/5): Bien placé motel atypique, literie trop souple - Bien placé La literie
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