Walker River Lodge

Bed was hard as a rock and there was a towel folded in the bathroom that had makeup all over it, definitely used and washed. In my opinion expensive for the price. And they didn’t mention they had room over by the river

I’ve stayed in many hotels and motels across the country but this motel was awesome. It was clean and quiet, the two most important factors to me. And the décor was modern. The staff was so nice. The internet speed was the best Ive ever had in any lodging. I was going to tell the nice lady in the office how wonderful it was, but then I spilled a whole cup of coffee all over the breakfast bar. She wouldn’t let me help clean my mess up, but I tried. This is a wonderful motel if you need a place to sleep while traveling through the area. Tell the lady at the office the klutz who spilled the coffee sent you. She’ll probably remember me.

My family and I rented 3 rooms here during a trip to Bodie. The front office staff was nice & helpful. The rooms are clean & have a lot of amenities (flat screen tv, mini fridge, table & chairs, etc) and they offer a continental breakfast. Don’t miss out on the muffins at breakfast. They are AMAZING!
My favorite thing about our rooms were that each of them had a sliding glass door & deck looking over the river! It was very quaint :)

It was clean. Need I say more! I didn’t get into the pool or spa but smelled chlorine from a short distance. Good in my book.

This place cost $ 185/​night for a small room with a king bed. Clean, nice place, but definitely not worth $ 185 a night. For $ 185 it should have been a much nicer place. My wife complained about the price for our room, and the front desk person said we were not the only ones complain about the price of the rooms. She said she would give us a credit on our credit card… still waiting for the credit. If the credit goes through the price of the room would be a more reasonable $ 110. The rooms have a nice back porch which faces a nice grass area… and unfortunately an airport. On the day we stayed there was a fire in the hills and the water dropping helicopters were using the lake, and landing strip. It got pretty noisy! Would I stay here again… probably not… unless they lower their prices… Or improve the hotel. Ok place, but charge too much for what they offer.

We just stayed at the lodge this past week for an overnight on our way to June Lake; two adults and three children under the age of 6. We booked at the last minute AND were arriving late at night — neither of which was a problem for the motel. The room accommodations were great and wow! the view we noticed from the slider and our back deck and grass area was utterly incredible! What a fantastic way to wake up! The staff were very friendly and the office even had breakfast and coffee available to the guests for free. Lastly, they handled our late check-​out request in a lovely manner, even offering to extend beyond what our requested time was (given our late check-​in). We’d definitely come back to Walker River Lodge and would highly recommend it for anyone seeking an upcoming stay (last minute or not).

Do NOT judge this week place by what it looks like on the outside. I am not the motel type, but we stayed here and I loved it. The rooms are very clean and cozy. Would stay again.

Stayed in King River View room twice and it’s always beautiful and really clean. Bedding is new, carpet is always vacuumed, showers have great pressure. In a tiny mountain town you can’t ask for more. Free breakfast in the morning offers great coffee and bagels and friendly staff. Really dog friendly too, love it ! :)

Decided to give this place a 4 out of 5 due to the location and limited resources within this small town.
Let me just say that I was pleasantly surprised by the friendly people. This hotel was recommended by a few locals and after searching Unilocal and reading the reviews we couldn’t help but to try this place for ourselves. The nightly rate was $ 140 (midweek price) which turns out is the avg asking price.
The room was clean and spacious for a family of 4. The showers had great pressure with plenty of warm water. The beds were comfortable. Our room had a cute little deck with a nice green lawn to BBQ or relax in. We had been on the road for some time and so the kids were very happy to indulge on some cable tv. The contenintal breakfast was great. They provide trays for those wanting to take food back into their rooms :). It allowed us to get a head start on our road trip without having to sit down at a restaurant. Over all we would recommend and most likely stay here again should we find ourselves in this part of town.

We stayed in this lodge for memorial weekend and although at first it seemed like a cheap motel it over exceeded our expectations. We had a lodge of two rooms that fit 8 people, a beautiful back yard and private bbq & picnic table area. All of this for a very reasonable price. Breakfast was included and they let us take it to-​go to our room so we could mix it up on our bbq area. The town itself has so many hidden gems, including gorgeous hot springs (travertine & buckeye are my favorite) and a beautiful lake (twin lakes). Overall our experience was very positive! The only thing we struggled with was the fact that our lodge only had 1 bathroom for 8 people, but given the low rate we managed to get through it. Keep it up guys :).

Nice, decent place to stay in this small tourist town. Making reservations was easy, email confirmation sent immediately. Friendly staff, always addressed us when we came in office, easy check-​in, easy parking. The room we got was just as expected, a little crowded, small fridge, working DirectTv. Bed was comfortable, had to use extra pillow in closet though.
Downsides, plumbing VERY loud, sounded like a train going through the room when the shower was on. The AC was VERY loud as well, we planned to sleep with it on since it was stuffy in there, but after a couple of hours of tossing and turning, we shut it off and opened window instead. This worked fine since it was October and night temperatures dropped, but I don’t know how we would have managed if it had been a hot summer night.
In addition to that, minus one big ugly star for cleanliness. Hair in the tub AND on sheets when we first got into room. Eww. That’s never a good first impression. Upon returning to room on second day… hair still there. Not sure what the «cleaning crew» did while we were gone, except to replace towels and make bed with the same sheets. Bummer.
Worth the $ 100 a night (off season)? Ehh, not really, but up here you don’t have too many choices so I guess they can charge what they want. At least it’s a safe and friendly place… these days that’s more than a lot of other places have!

This was a pleasant surprise since we were driving through and saw the vacancy sign. It was late and we had an hours drive ahead of us if we didn’t stop. It was a nice clean room with complimentary breakfast. The rate was very good for California. The beds were very comfortable. We would recommend them even though it is an older motel.

Pros: Friendly staff, VERY clean room, bed was incredibly comfortable. Room was very quiet, we never heard the neighbors despite the fact that it was a sold out night.
Cons: The motel is run down… Needs major repairs like new deck, roof, and replacement of the sagging ac units. With this in mind, the $ 175 for a Friday night was outrageous… But to be fair, it was on par with pricing at other local motels and this was clearly the best in the whole city.

I looked at the standard room and river view… The river view is the one I chose. It’s like 30 dollars more… Worth it if you are on vacation. If I was on a fishing trip… I’d go for the cheaper room… Beds are good. Great pick for a Bodie trip. On your way to Yosemite or for whatever reason you are in the area…
Don’t do Bridgeport Inn!

Das Allerletzte
Die sog. Lodge befindet sich an einem kleinen Bach, der aber nicht stört. Ich habe nur hier eingecheckt, weil ich nicht noch weitere 230 Meilen fahren wollte.
Die ältere Dame am Empfang war äußerst unfreundlich. Nachdem ich ihr meinen Ausweis und meine Kreditkarte gegeben hatte, hat sie mir den Schlüssel auf den Tresen geknallt. Auf meine Frage welches Lokal sie im Ort empfehlen könnte, hat sie mir mitgeteilt, dass ich das selbst herausfinden soll.
Das Zimmer war verhältnismäßig groß, aber es hat gemüffelt, als wäre hier über längere Zeit nicht gelüftet worden. Zudem hatte der vorherige Besucher imZimmer geraucht (Kippen in der Toilette). Als ich mich an der Rezeption deshalb beschwert habe und um ein anderen Zimmers bat, wurde mir gesagt, dass die Lodge ausgebucht ist. Dies stimmte nicht, da noch zwei Zimmer in der gleichen Reihe frei waren.
Abschließend bleibt festzustellen: Total überteuert und ekelig.
NIEMALS WIEDER.

The Lodge sits near a slow moving river, making it a perfect spot for mosquitos. Mosquitos are only an issue as the sun sets. Be sure to bring bug repellent and long sleeved shirts and/​or sweaters. Otherwise, the Lodge is wonderful. There’s a pool and jacuzzi. Dogs are also welcome.

My husband and I stayed in a king lake view room, and found the accommodations to be very pleasant. The bed was comfortable, and even though the bathroom was small, it still worked for us. I especially liked the back deck with the view of the river.
Two things to note though. This is a pet friendly property, so if you don’t like dogs running around, you won’t like the place.
Additionally, smoking is not allowed in the rooms (which is good); however people do smoke on their decks and by their front doors. This is problematic as the smoke wafts back in the rooms. Personally I hate the smell of cigarette smoke, and I don’t want to smell it while I am enjoying the sunset from my deck. Management should either make all areas of the property non-​smoking, or designate a specific area (away from the rooms) as the only smoking area on the property.
I just had to close my front window because a young lady was perched outside it getting her nicotine fix.

Great place. The front desk lady (night shift) was nice and friendly. The room was very clean and updated recently. You can tell they really put effort into making everything look nice and clean. It was quiet and the beds were comfortable. The downside is that it is fairly expensive for what it is but all in all, a good experience.

I don’t know if this place is really Shangri La, or it just felt that way compared to my night before over at the Bridgeport Inn. But either way, I was very happy with my stay!
We just stayed one night in a king suite (one of the ones on the parking lot side as the river side was closed for the winter). The room was clean, well appointed, and had a rustic lodge feel to it (lodge pole furniture and all). The bed was maybe a little hard, but again compared to my night before, it felt like sleeping on a cloud!
By the way, they are pet friendly! Hooray!
Also, this is not a complaint, just a general observation about hotels… Why is the plumbing so loud? Every hotel/​motel/​resort I have ever stayed in has plumbing that sounds like a 747 coming in for a landing. if your neighbor turns on a faucet, flushes a toilet, or heaven forbid… takes a shower, you are well aware. What’s up with that?

We stayed here one night during our trip to Bodie this summer. We were in room 10 which had a little deck off the back. Despite having a dumpster view the deck was a nice touch. The beds were very comfortable, but the sleeper sofa was one of the worst I’ve ever encountered. We were 2 adult couples staying there and had planned for 1 couple to sleep in a bed and the other to sleep on the sofa bed. Thankfully the room had 2 real beds because the sleeper sofa was unusable. So that was unfortunate instance number one.
The other thing is the layout. When we first went in we actually thought the layout was cute. We quickly found out, though, that there is absolutely no ventilation to the «living room» area where the sleep sofa is. If you wanted privacy for the couple on the sofa bed and closed the door to the bedroom, there would be no air. It was very hot and very stuffy back there with no vents at all. Poor choice! We ended up sleeping in the bedroom portion anyway because the pull out sofa was so crappy.
Otherwise it was adequate. There were a great number of power outlets which is always nice, beautiful artwork, plenty of towels and storage space, and very comfortable beds.

This place was the only place open in Bridgeport but it was wonderful. We got one of the rooms overlooking the little frozen river and the beautiful lake. The room was amazing (compared to where i’m staying tonight) and the fridge actually worked. :) If you want the wifi code and password there a little paper slip that you should grab from the front desk because they change it ever now and again. Or you could call. What ever you are comfortable doing. Have a nice stay!