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Reviews of Little Valley Inn

2.5 out of 5
Little Valley Inn
3483 Brooks Road, Mariposa, CA

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 150 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 150 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Relaxing and convenient to two Yosemite entrances (El Portal and Mariposa Grove). Six rooms in three separate buildings. Private deck area for each room. Modern bathrooms and great AC/heat. Satisfying breakfast. Quiet rural location. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Christine & Gabriel, owners on 17 May 2022
Thank you so much for taking time to post your thoughts, Doug. It was very nice meeting you both. See you next time!

10/10 Excellent

JR7, Texas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice comfortable inn in outskirts of Mariposa town. The hostess was very helpful and provided a lot of information regarding the various tourist attractions in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from LVI Owners on 15 Aug 2019
Thank you so much for posting a review. We have also recently added to our breakfast buffet; now offering egg, meat, cheese, even yogurt!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never again, they are undependable
we tried to checking-in, but they sent us because we don't have any reservation at their place. I tried to show the booking confirmation email (conf.number), but they didn't accept it and sent us. It was very bad news for us and we were very upset because we couldn't imagine that so could happend at all. The stuff was unfriendly, rather unamiable and offered no options for us. We were tired, it was late and had to search for another accomodation…
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Treated with disrespect by both of the office personnel. They were unwilling to negotiate when we expressed our difficulties in staying a second night, but wanted to argue with us instead of listening to our concerns. We checked out immediately. The location is NOT in Mariposa, as indicated. This may affect your travel plans, as it did ours.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location - beautiful grounds as well as great room
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from LVI Owners on 16 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for taking time to post a review. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to your next stay.

10/10 Excellent

Alfredo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stop on our way to Yosemite
Very nice stay. These are independent little houses. Large rooms. Bathroom is brand new and bed was clean and very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Visited nights of 6/5/19 & 6/6/19. Quaint, reasonably priced for the area, and within 1/2 hour of Yosemite NP south entrance. Christine the owner was accomodating of our late arrival (8:45/dusk). We did not understand her written instructions on where to park that she had left taped on the office door. The next morning, upon our formal check-in, we were scolded for not parking by the pink roses by the house. The "house" was the office. The pink roses were gray/black when we arrived at dusk and along the shoulder of the road. This was not clear until she took us outside to show us the spot. Aparrently the space in front of our cabin, where we parked, was needed for a handicapped customer. We apologized several times, and we were repeatedly berated. This did not make us feel welcome at all. The room felt like a furnace when we arrived, and took 45 minutes to cool it down. It was in the 80s during the day and the A/C had not been turned on. When we returned from a day of hiking in the 80s we looked forward to colapsing in a cool room. It took 30 minutes to cool it down because housekeeping had turned the A/C off. We paid for the room, including the A/C, for 2 days. That evening we also found ants in our groceries.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Elsa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our very happy stay in Little Valley Inn
Our experience was great!! Our room was immaculate, very comfortable and charmingly decorated with attention to detail. A folder with information about sights and services in the area was in the room . Breakfast was excellent and parking very convenient. The hostess was very welcoming and helpful regarding additional information. We ended up staying one additional night
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from LVI Owners on 21 Jun 2019
Thank you, Elsa, for taking time to post a review. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to your next visit!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Be warned - no refunds
We stayed here two nights of a four night scheduled stay. There were fires in the area, not the owners' fault. However, when I stated that the smoke made staying here impossible due to asthma in my party, I was told there would be no refund and the smoke was compared (by the owner) to going to SF Bay on a foggy day. Fog doesn't aggravate asthma, folks. We also woke up on day two to a room crawling with ants. It's part of the environment - just know that you can't leave anything in the room unless it is well-sealed. We were not warned. The takeaway - don't expect to get your money back if you need to cancel for any reason, including medical.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Kate, Connecticut

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I and my hosband stayed in the 'deluxe suite" place with my sister and her husband. The location was good,the facilities and the ground kept well and can be charming. however the room was warm upon our arrival, took awhile to cool down to the comfortable level,The air quality was bad as the forest fire near and was warned to close the window and turned air condition on. the second day, we left the air condition on before we left for the day trip to Yosemite. as the air quality was warned to be un healthy ,Upon returning in the evening we found the air condition was turned off again by the management and found the room was warm and smokey. felt like I would pass out . could not open the window as ashes flying in and unhealthy air comes in. Dismayed the fact the management turned off the aircondition off to save their electiric bill under this circumstance without considering the customer's comfort my husband left two star review .The morning at the very basic bare continental breakfast the lady at the front confronted us asking why my husband left only 2 stars and asked us to leave before 10am as we had "miserable stay" Overall, I was stunned over her rudeness, she might have saved a few dollars on the electricity but won't get any recommendation from me. No concept of hospitality, she is in the wrong business. We had the worst experience ever!! Stay out!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Shiraz, Santa Clara, California

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Poor Customer Service
Two things you don't do in any business; don't treat your customers with respect and secondly, and more importantly, threaten your customer. There is a gentleman on the premise who when asked questions always scowled. When leaving I asked the owner about this person to let her know he should be trained in customer etiquette, it turns out it was her husband. I then enquired about leaving a little late and was told that 10am was the cut-off, and if I was till around, her husband would come over. Wow....you should not be in the hospitality business.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from LVI Owners on 24 Jun 2018
Sadly, I expected bad comments from you, Shiraz. You gave me a hard time from the day you made the reservation and didn't want to pay for it in advance. You think your family should receive special treatment? Sorry, but breakfast is served for 2 hours; Health Dept rules. If you do not want to bother coming in during that time; there will be no breakfast. 10am is check-out time. These rules apply to everyone. We are in the business of providing a nice, clean hotel room, not babysitting your family. If I could rate you, I would give you a 1 out of 5..

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best little bed and breakfast
What a fantastic place, private, quiet and the owners were absolutely delightful and helpful. I highly recommend this place to anyone wanting to visit Yosemite. In addition the entry to the park from there is less crowded and easier access
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from LVI, owners on 1 Jun 2018
Thank you, Steven, for taking time to post a review. We appreciate guests such as yourself. It was a pleasure having you stay with us here at Little Valley Inn.

6/10 Okay

Plinio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very neat inn in the mountain
The host is super friendly and helpful. She made me feel more like at a home rather than a hotel, and gave me a lot of good advices on touring Yosemite, even check road conditions for me. I had home-made muffins as breakfast these days. Very delicious. Enjoyed the stay very much.
Response from LVI Owners on 5 May 2018
Thank you, Ran, for taking time to post feedback. We thoroughly enjoyed having you stay with us. Glad you like the muffins!

2/10 Terrible

Sohom

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Rude owner
The hotel’s location was not easy to find at night and the owners were super rude people. When we could not find out reception(everything was closed) and any person to assist to check in we knocked on the door lightly as we were not sure egat to do.The owner came out and shouted at us for disturbing everyone. It was around 9 pm. Again the instructions and our room key was not visible as there was little light and we are visiting the place first time. They could have informed us about this process before, how will we come to know? This was s racist behavior and insulting too.
Response from LVI owners on 14 Nov 2017
We would have the same reaction for any people that rudely disturb our other guests. We are not racist and are disgusted that you would even use that word. Next time, look on your reservation for details on check-in times and procedure. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Team Ford, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great find
Our family of four stayed for two nights. The cabin was very clean, well appointed & significant attention to detail had been given to the bear themed decor. We stayed during the Detwiler Fire and the owners went out of their way to help us get safely in & out of Yosemite. Despite the nearby fire we enjoyed three great days in Yosemite with little loss of visibility. The nearby cafe served very tasty food & added to a happy stay in this pretty cabin. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from LVI Owners on 26 Jul 2017
Thank you Team Ford! We appreciate your review. It was a pleasure having you stay with us.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rude service, extra charge, terrible bed, no wifi.
Unusually bad experience. The mattress is old and terribly uncomfortable, we couldn't sleep even after a full day of hiking. The internet either doesn't work or too slow to be useful. We were charged at the checkout $25 late fees, and were not even late!! We arrived 10-15 min before the closing. The door of the office was locked and the note was left for us, and we had to find the room and the key in complete darkness. We did not complain about her early closing and not meeting us. But how surprised we were that she charged our card $25 late fee! Zero service! The owner lives right there with her son, but seems to be literary hiding from her customers. Except on the first day at the breakfast she suddenly appeared behind me with the comment that my bowl of milk is too full and may spill. I apologized and she quietly went away. The 2nd time I saw her when we came back from hiking and there were no toiletries on the bathroom. I had to ring her bell and ask her to replace our toiletries, which was not replaced on the 2rd and 3rd day. She appeared very annoyed, and only gave me a shampoo, and said “that’s all I got”. Then she quickly retreated to her room and closed the door behind before I could ask any question about fresh towels, etc. So we had to use the old towels to avoid confrontation. It seems that this lady gets confrontational and unhappy any time she sees the customer, her biggest nuisance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from LVI owners on 19 Sept 2017
As written on your reservation details; you will be charged a late fee for late arrival IF you do not bother to notify us. You are disgruntled, we get that. Next time take the time to read your reservation details; they are different for every hotel. As far as your other complaints, "this lady" laughs at your imagination.

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The main things that were a problem were (1) it was very expensive for the kind of room it was and (2) it was extremely hot when we were there (100 degrees or more) and when we left each day, someone came in and turned off the AC. For the price they were charging, I would have thought they could have kept the room cool so that we could have returned to a comfortable place. Otherwise, ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
visiting Yosemite but enjoyed visiting town of Mariposa !
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017
Response from LVI owners on 3 Jul 2017
Thank you for taking time to post feedback. Mariposa is a tiny town packed with lots of charm as an old gold rush mining town from back in the early 1800s. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great comfortable inn
Very comfortable room. Fresh baked goods in the morning for breakfast from the host. Would definitely stay here again for our visit to Yosemite
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
Response from LVI owners on 1 Jul 2017
Thank you for posting a review! We would love to have you stay again.

8/10 Good

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfully peaceful place - a good place to base yourself your Yosemite.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
Response from LVI owners on 16 Jun 2017
Thank you !

10/10 Excellent

Wilson Felipe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from LVI owners on 3 May 2017
Thank you! It was a pleasure meeting you both. Hope to see you again, next time you visit Yosemite.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owner screaming was a real turnoff. Hope it was just a bad day, but really inexcusable behavior.

8/10 Good

Ken, Brighton, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice accomodation
Spent three nights here. Accomodation overall is very nice. Good sized room with two queen beds that gave us room to live out of our cases. Lovely bear themed decor. Had a detached chalet type room set in the grounds of the house. Simple breakfast served in the main house. Very small thing, but if you like milk with breakfast bring your own as owner does not provide it, homemade cakes though are lovely.

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness
An ok place for the price

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very peaceful setting. Close to Mariposa
Nice surprise. Very cute western style place. Loved the little breakfast area. Inn keeper very helpful.
Response from LVI Owners on 22 Sept 2016
Thank you, Cindy, for taking time to post feedback. It was a pleasure meeting you both. We hope to see you again next time you visit Yosemite.

8/10 Good

Michael, TN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Neat, quiet little place about 10 min drive into Mariposa. Clean and staff is friendly and helpful. Cons: no cell phone service until driving into town.

10/10 Excellent

Liz, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended! 👍
We had a wonderful stay during the Labor Day weekend. The owner is friendly and accommodating. Only an hour drive to Yosemite.

8/10 Good

JP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice inn outside Yosemite park
Staff was friendly and allowed me to checkin later then usual. Room was comfy and had everything I needed for a pleasant stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice but far
The hotel and room was nice. The breakfast is poor. The hotel is rater far from the park but if their is no other choice it is good choice

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely oasis of cottages
This small collection of cottages was neatly nestled off highway 49 about twenty miles from Mariposa. In all aspects of what travelers expect, our stay was delightful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Room comfort and safety
Our initial impression was great, friendly, helpful staff, but each evening when we returned from Yosemite late, the outside light by our room had been turned off (we left it on each morning) and the air conditioning had been turned completely off in our room, making it feel like a sauna. Very unwelcoming and hard to see our way to the room at night.
Most of the time, people leave lights on accidentally. Since you never said anything to us during your 4 night stay, we had no idea of your concern for the dark. As far as the air conditioning goes, they turn off and do not cool the room all day long while people are out visiting Yosemite. Thank you for your feedback.

6/10 Okay

suzanne, staunton va

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
private, but traffic noise and temp were bummers
It took 3 hrs to cool down room. No internet. 4 working tv channels. Muffins and instant oatmeal for continental bfast. I just expected more for the price. Very clean rooms and comfortable beds. Wouldn't stay during summer heat again.
Thank you for taking the time to post feedback. While we do not have any control over the weather in the summer time, all of our air conditioners are currently in good working order. We did notice when you checked out, that the air conditioner was set in the red section; which means heat. If you would have asked for help using the TV or internet, you could have enjoyed the Direct TV Premiere package with over 315 channels and commercial free movie channels.

6/10 Okay

Vaibhav

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Valley Inn experience
My wife and I really liked this hotel! It is close to Mariposa (a cute town with shops and restaurants that is close to Yosemite National Park). We went to the Yosemite valley floor on our first day, and Tuolomne meadows area the 2nd day.

6/10 Okay

Linda J, Scotland

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
B&B was fine, room was clean, small though & little hanging space.Not much information about what to do in area. Had to find out ourselves when in Mariposa from tourist information.Good places to eat & plenty choice. Went to Yosemite NP which was very busy but amazing views, did the log train & gold mining which was fun

8/10 Good

Chris, Des plaines il

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location if your visiting Yosemite
Yummy homemade muffins, decent breakfast. Friendly owner Cristine

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, not far from YNP entrance
Had a great stay here with YNP being not too far away. Staff was really nice. Great food in downtown Mariposa!

10/10 Excellent

Cody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Gregory, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small property with cottages
This is a very inviting small property. There are only a few cottages laid out in a rural setting. We found it quiet and the owner was very helpful in giving information about Yosemite, but also where to go for meals and other necessities. Room was comfortable and very clean. Television had many channels, as it was on a satellite feed. Wi-fi was stronger than most properties we have stayed in. Will try to stay here again if we are traveling in the area. Loved the personal service from the owner. You can tell this is a labor of love for her.
Thank you, Gregory! Most guests do not comment about our 300+ HD channels including all the movie/sports channels; or the decent WIFI signal. We really appreciate when guests notice the little things that we do in an effort to make a guests' stay more enjoyable. It was a pleasure meeting you, here at Little Valley Inn. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was large, private and quiet.
Friendly staff, gave great recommendations for local restaurants. I'm returning with my family soon.
Response from LVI Owners on 10 May 2016
Thanks so much for taking the time to post some feedback. We certainly enjoyed having you, and we look forward to meeting the wives !

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great base for Yosemite
Great hospitality and really enjoyed the stay....and close to Mariposa and a good base for nearby Yosemite.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely get-away spot
This was the perfect R&R spot for us! The manager was delightful and had much info on the surroundings, not to mention the recommendation of a fabulous "night out" restaurant in Mariposa! We just needed a restful get away and this was it! The only drawback was the weather turned fiercely hotter than the previous week, so sitting out on the deck during the afternoon didn't happen much, but naps in the comfy bed did! And...I am the fussiest of pillow critics and ended up BUYING one from Christine because it was so perfect! We would love to go back again!
Response from LVI owners on 15 Sept 2015
Thank you so much for taking the time to post some feedback. It is refreshing to see locals enjoying their local surroundings. We wish you many restful nights sleep with your new pillow! Hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay except the owner was not very customer/service minded about the check out. She said we were allowed to check out at 10.30 am, so we planned for that, but then she came knocking on our door at 10.15 am complaining that we hadn't checked out yet. That was really strange and not the way to treat your customers, never been rushed out of a hotel before. Anyway, the room was nice and clean.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unpleasant surprises
The room was OK until 1) we found a scorpion in our bed and 2) the management more or less accused us of taking a TV remote that was apparently misplaced or made into the bed by the housekeeper. At least they did let us move to another room after the scorpion incident, and the rooms were pleasant and nice. The breakfast was good. But between the scorpion and the accusatory tone of the manager about the remote, this place left a sour taste in our mouths. Also, Mariposa is quite a ways from Yosemite National Park, and in the warmer months, a hot, dusty town. I would recommend staying in the park or at one of the entrances if you can get a room there.

6/10 Okay

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Decent value
We were the only guest for our 2 day stay Front desk staff helpful and knowledgable about park