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Reviews of The Groveland Hotel

3 out of 5
The Groveland Hotel
18767 Main Street, Groveland, CA

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 200 out of 386 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 126 out of 386 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 386 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 386 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 386 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Property was nice. BUT we couldn't get any hot water! The sink faucet would not turn on.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Management on 3 May,2024
Hello Sharon, Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to tell us about your experience. We take all information into strong consideration.Please know that we have corrected said issue directly and immediately.We hope you will reconsider staying with us in the future. Thank you for your time.

4/10 Poor

victor h

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked that the hotel is walking distance to other restaurants. The parking was nearby too. The front desk staff was friendly and provided verbal instructions. The corners of the bed frame were exposed and I banged my leg. The room was small and did not have a lot of walking space. The hotel set the thermostat for the rooms and I woke up in the middle of the night to close the vents that were located in the ceiling.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Front desk staff on 30 Apr,2024
Hello Victor, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're sorry we could not meet your expectations and are working hard to make necessary changes to the air conditioning unit in this historic building.

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Front Desk on 27 Apr,2024
Hello Kyle, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're glad to see our staff exceeded expectations.

8/10 Good

DIanne

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s worth the savings to stay here. It’s 100 years old but it didn't feel that old. You can hear everything but it was never a problem for us. I was skeptical at first but after 2 nights we both decided we would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Front Desk on 9 Apr,2024
Hello Eric, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're happy to hear we were able to exceed your expectations in this beautiful unique historical hotel.It was a pleasure hosting your stay.

8/10 Good

stephanie, yuba city

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One night stay, room was clean with necessary amenities. Pet friendly stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Front Desk on 7 Apr,2024
Hello Stephanie, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and hope to have you visit us again.

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Cute little area
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Cesar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing experience staying at this hotel. It was convenient and beautiful. The service was above and beyond. I’m already planning my trip to stay there again soon
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Cesar, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're excited to hear we exceeded expectations and look forward to hosting your next stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Ayumi, Reno

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Ayumi, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Julius

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Julius, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Aimee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Aimee, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Malorie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Malorie, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint little place. Comfortable and easy access to everything. Very walkable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Linda, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay with us. We are located in a pretty nice area and within walking distance of all the shops.

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A disappointment was that that restaurant and bar were not open because it wasn’t the weekend. Also ask for a room that is facing hwy 120, it gets loud early in in the morning. Otherwise the bath and bed were fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Timothy, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience.We're happy to hear you stay was nice, please call us in advance to your arrival and we will work hard to put you in accommodations more suitable to your comfort.

6/10 Okay

Xiang

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Xiang, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we did. We're sorry to see you stay was not up to par. We strive to make our guest experience exceptional.

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Friendly staff, but hot shower ran only 1 minute
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Jessica, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're happy to hear your stay was nice, and sincerely apologize for the hot water situation.Please know we have since corrected this issue and will no longer run into any issues with the hot water.

10/10 Excellent

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cute place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Mark, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience and are happy to see you had a wonderful stay.

6/10 Okay

Audrey

Disliked: Staff & service
Take your chances!
They don’t tell you that at the end of September so much shuts down…the restaurant, plus you have to make your own bed and put out your own trash and go to the desk if you need clean towels. They say that someone is at the desk from 8 to 8, but that wasn’t true either. I went to check out at 10 am and no one was around to be seen. Disappointed for what we paid for this place!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Management on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Audrey, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're very sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your stay. Please know we have new management on property and have implemented many new processes. We do service rooms, however only upon advanced notice from guest.

4/10 Poor

Emma

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Front Desk on 29 Mar,2024
Hello Emma, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're very sorry to see your stay was not up to par.Please know we have new management and have implemented may new processes to create a more exceptional guest experience.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The air conditioning and the coffee maker didn’t work in the room. The shower water was so hot I almost scorched myself. The sink was next to the bed outside the bathroom. I stayed 3 days and no one cleaned my room. When I checked out, I was told to just leave the keys. Never asked about my stay. I would not recommend this hotel. The people in Groveland were sincerely nice and helpful. It is a nice community.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Front Desk on 22 Sept,2023
We appreciate your stay, and our staff would love to have you visit again soon.

8/10 Good

Ed

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I enjoyed the fact it was a historical residence. We accepted a 3 night stay but when we showed up we had to move ourselves after 2 nights to another room. Totally unacceptable and ridiculous. We took another room. This should have been already discussed. Our room was a little too small. Remove the unneeded chair.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Front Desk on 22 Sept,2023
Ed thank you for your stay with us and your useful comments. Our friendly staff appreciates your stay. Please return soon.

8/10 Good

Steven, Honolulu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Small bathroom. Sink in living area
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Front Desk on 23 Aug,2023
Steven Thank you for you visit to our Historical Hotel in the Groveland Area. Our friendly staff appreciates your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Edward, San Francisco

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place would stay there again!
Response from Front Desk on 2 Aug,2023
Edward thanks for your visit to our historical hotel and its friendly staff.

6/10 Okay

REBECCA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very interesting historic hotel. The stories about Lyle are so very true, we had quite an experience while we stayed there.
Response from Front Desk on 2 Aug,2023
Rebecca, please return soon to our friendly staff and our clean and comfortable rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food is really good and the bathrooms are nice!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Front Desk on 9 Apr,2024
Hello Julia, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you took the time to tell us about your experience. We're happy to hear you had a wonderful stay.

4/10 Poor

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bummer…
Super cool looking hotel. However, couldn’t use the AC and my room was 80 degrees till after 11pm. Also, went to take a shower the next morning and the knob to turn the water for the shower on, just spun and never engaged the water flow. So ended up taking a sink shower in stead.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 23 May,2023
Hello Michael, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience.We're sorry to hear it was not pleasant and about the issues you ran into with the shower. We have corrected the aforementioned issues and hope you will consider giving us another chance the next time you come to the area.

2/10 Terrible

sheri

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Front Desk on 9 Apr,2024
Hello Sheri, Thank you for staying with us. We're very sorry to see you did not enjoy your stay with us. Please know we now have new management and work hard to provide excellent service to our guests. We have made many changes over the last year.

10/10 Excellent

Heather, Gilbert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to Yosemite and historic site.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 11 May,2023
Hello Heather, Thank you for staying with us, we appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience. We're happy to see you enjoyed your stay. Please think of us the next time you travel to our area.

8/10 Good

Kathy M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Adequate room for an adequate price
The hotel was affordable and 30 min from the Yosemite gate and 60 min from the valley floor. It was Thanksgiving and the hotel was understaffed. Thanksgiving dinner was in the bar and they ran out of food and it came out cold. The TV was set on a cartoon movie for the child of a woman who worked there. Normally a bar would have football on esp for Thanksgiving. It was unbearable. The TV in our room didn’t get football either. It was difficult to set up onto our Xfinity account. The staff was really nice. The bartender (man) gave us a lot of info on what was closed and he saved us a lot of time. The women that worked there gave decent restaurant recommendations. Our room was really small and with the king size bed there was very little room to walk around. The bed was on top of a wooden box and we banged our legs pretty badly because the room was too small to walk around. Parking was free and wifi was free.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 4 Jan,2023
Kathy thank you for your visit and we appreciate your stay with us. We will review your comments and make the changes necessary for all of our guests. Please return soon to our friendly staff and our clean and comfortable rooms.

4/10 Poor

Khai

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 4 Jan,2023
Khai we are happy that you enjoyed our friendly staff and our clean and comfortable rooms. Please return soon.

10/10 Excellent

Annahi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 4 Jan,2023
Annahi thank your for your comments on our great hotel and our wonderful staff. Please return soon to Groveland and enjoy the beauty of the area.

6/10 Okay

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 4 Jan,2023
Thank you Carol please return soon and enjoy the beauty of Yosemite and the Groveland area.

10/10 Excellent

Bina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cute property, simple and very clean for a hotel from the 1860's. Very friendly staff. Ideal location for access to Yosemite.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 4 Jan,2023
Yes Bina we have a very friendly staff and a very cute hotel and our hotel is also clean and comfortable.

8/10 Good

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 4 Jan,2023
Dean please return soon to our clean and comfortable hotel and our friendly staff.

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Management on 24 Oct,2022
Thank you for staying with us. We'd love to know more about your stay and how we could have better met your expectations. Thanks again and safe travels!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very nice!
This is a very nice hotel to stay over night on the way to Mammoth. Very clean and suite room with engaging details. The only issue is that, since this is a very old building, you hear all the noises from upstairs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 24 Oct,2022
Thank you for staying with us. We're delighted to know you enjoyed your visit. We hope you'll visit us again soon. Thank you and safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

deborah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is 108 years old and very well taken care of. The pizza factory was delicious and walkable. We enjoyed our stay in Groveland. My son is going n a wheelchair. Everyone was helpful and we had front row parking. My sons wheelchair is 23 for inches wide. We fit in all the doorways.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 10 Oct,2022
Thank you so much for staying with us and the kind words. We're thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your visit and always happy to accommodate all our guests. Hope you can visit us again soon and safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historical experience
Our stay was ok - the experience was unique which is what one has to expect staying in a historical hotel. No one at the desk except between the hours of 4-8pm. Of course, no elevator! Room on second floor - Our water was dirty/rusty for a few minutes - they did provide 2 bottles of drinking water. Central air - so no controls in the rooms. They did turn the temp down and provided me with a room fan that allowed me to be able to sleep. The pillows were big and firm-fluffy and not comfortable to me - glad I had my own.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 29 Sept,2022
Thank you for staying with us. Our front desk is actually open from 8 am - 9 pm. The hotel was built in 1849, so there was no elevator installed. Also dude to the age of the building it does have a few quirts which we're constantly working on. Hope the rest of your trip was lovely!

6/10 Okay

Russell

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 29 Sept,2022
Thank you for staying with us. Hope the rest of your travels were delightful! Thanks again!

10/10 Excellent

Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay. The staff was very accommodating and the meals prepared by Chef Shawn were the best we had in our 8 day stay in California.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 29 Sept,2022
Hi Nelson thank you so much for staying with us. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your visit. Please come see again soon. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean & the beds were extra comfortable. The staff were friendly & accommodating. It's a great location for easy access to Yosemite NP. Easy walk to restaurants. It's a beautiful historic building.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 23 Sept,2022
Hi Lynn, thanks so much for staying with us. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your trip. Safe travels and we hope you'll visit us again soon!

2/10 Terrible

Malay

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property did not leave up to the price we paid for. Amenities provided were disappointing.. No Microwave or TV and room was very small. The coffee maker did not work on day two. No room service or support system at all. However, shops were close by and had other areas for breakfast and dinner and that helped. Its a over rated property with minimum facility.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Management on 23 Sept,2022
Hello Malay, we tried to reach you a few times by phone but were unable to connect. We're very sorry to hear you found your stay so disappointed it merited that rating. We had to return the TV to the vendor as it wasn't working property and are still waiting on replacement. We also were not told you had an issue with the coffeemaker until checkout. Its been replaced with a new one. We also set our rates based on seasonality, availability and comparables in the area. Our amenities are clearly stated on our partner sites like Expedia and on our website. There are very few hotels in the area that offer room service. Sorry that was not clear when you made your reservation. Hope the rest of your travels were great. Thank you again for the feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 13 Sept,2022
Hi Brian, Thanks for staying with us and for the great rating. Hope your trip was fantastic, and please visit us again soon. Safe travels!!

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Close to rafting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 13 Sept,2022
Thanks for staying with us James. We're happy to hear you enjoyed your visit. Hope your rafting trip was great and please visit us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 31 Aug,2022
Hi Bruce, Thanks for staying with us and the high marks. We're so thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit. Hope you stay with us again in the not too distant future. Safe travels!

8/10 Good

svetlana

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
A unique historic hotel in a very quaint town, conveniently located withing a short drive to the Yosemite National Park. The bathtub in the room we stayed in probably needs to be refinished or replaced, and the A/C in our room was not keeping the room cool at night (hence the fan that was in there when we checked in?)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 31 Aug,2022
Hi Svetlana, thank you for the feedback and we're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay. We're sorry to hear about the AC. We are in the process of renovating most of the guest bathrooms over the winter season. We also just had the HVAC system fully serviced. Thanks again for the feedback and we hope you'll visit us again soon. Safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved this old property ……. A perfect location to access Yosemite National Park.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Groveland Hotel Team on 28 Jul,2022
Hello Lynne, thank you so much for staying with us and the kind review. Enjoy the rest of your travels and hope you'll visit us again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay. Staff was super friendly and helpful.The historical hotel is charming.Food was really good! This was our favorite stay on a 2 week trip from Wisconsin.We would stay again and again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Guest Services on 26 Jul,2022
Thank You Nancy for sharing your experience! We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and are looking forward to serving you again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not Clean
The staff was friendly and the location is great but the room I had really needed a facelift. There was a musty damp smell and when I entered the bathroom I found it. The white shower curtain had good 12 inches of red mold all the way across the bottom working its way up the fabric so I can only assume it never gets washed. Also there’s was no liner, just a wet cloth curtain. The hand towel had brown and black stains on it, probably someone’s make up. After seeing those two things plus a bunch of dust on the light fixtures, chipped paint on the walls, etc, I decided to leave a couple hours after checking in. Disappointed because I lost the $ I spent and it seemed like a nice place apart from the actual room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Meng

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022