Name: Quality Inn Merced Gateway to Yosemite
Address: 730 Motel Dr., Merced, 95341, US

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2026

Brian

Charging a $100 deposit on my credit card and then saying that it would take 2-3 days to return it when I left doesn't seem like acceptable business practice.

Having a pool area where the pool is completely covered seems questionable.

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

JessicA

👍

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Cathy

Pictures show they had a pool but there wasn't one. But staff was pleasant.

Family

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2026

Adele

I did not stay. As soon as I enter my room it was dark, and had two flies buzzing around, bed frame was falling apart, then turned on the light in the restroom only to find 2 cockroaches on the ceiling. I went immediately to front desk and checked out and requested a refund. He offered another room, but if there are roaches in one room there definitely will be roaches in other rooms.

He didn't seem surprised and was very calm and refunded my room.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2026

Rhonda

Phoenix was working the front desk during our stay, & he was great, along with the housekeeping staff. The dining area was very clean & organized, & we enjoyed eating breakfast there. As for the room, the double queen beds were super cozy & comfortable, & we slept like proverbial rocks! The other in-room amenities were also great: coffeemaker, microwave, & mini fridge. The room could definitely use some TLC. The carpeting needs to be either THOROUGHLY cleaned or completely changed out, & a fresh coat of paint on the walls & doors would do wonders. The bathtub needs to be replaced, but I used a workaround to avoid standing in the tub with my bare feet by placing an extra bath/body towel on the tub floor instead of wearing my flip-flops. The blackout curtain & drapes need to be replaced as well. It served our purpose for the 1-night we needed & was definitely cost-effective.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Jess

Staff are very friendly. Have stayed here multiple times never any issues.

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jul 2026

EDGAR

This hotel should not be allowed to operate is in reality terrible condition. The elevator was literally falling apart te ceiling was exposed. The place smells like your grandmothers room. I can’t believe Expedia would associate itself with such a poor quality place like this. There was not TV available no signal. I called the front desk but they never came up to fix it. What a waste of my money.

Self

2/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Kwanho

loud noise

Self

2/10

Poor

11 Jun 2026

Judyann

The first room.was filthy n had bug in the bed. Looked like blood on the floor , switched to a 3rd floor room no elevator n I'm handicapped. That room was better but still bad..TV only 1 channel no working battery in remote, tub shower head sticking out of wall n dirty with white scum on it toilet kept running all night, the fan in bath was very loud sounded like a lawn mower,no screens in the sink or tub drains don't drop your ring. The shower was dirty n surround walls cracked the furniture is old n beat up the stairwell...3 flights, was filthy n pulling away from walls scary. The only nice thing was staff. The breakfast, had to wait over 10min for coffee, the boiled eggs were turning brown how old were they? The place needs to be torn down n rebuilt.

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 May 2026

Smarajit

I am double charged . The hotel system is horrible.

2/10

Poor

25 May 2026

Michael

I was able to feel the box springs of the bed. In the morning in the breakfast room there was no hot breakfast. The coffee was so nasty, it tasted like mud!

Partner

4/10

Poor

22 May 2026

Steven

lacking variety and not fresh .

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2026

Cleopatra

We love it here, the staff is absolutely amazing, the rooms are very clean and there's is no rift ready hanging around.Everyone is so he helpful and always with a smile on their face. (The vibe here says they genuinely enjoy working here) We will continue to visit here, I don't think we will go anywhere else again.

Family

2/10

Poor

17 May 2026

Irlanda

Room smells like urine and the room furniture was really old, restroom low maintenance. I havevto request a different room and it was supper price. $322 the night a 5 star horel price but the hotel was a 2 star hotel. Never again and I will not recommen this website.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

14 May 2026

Cosmo

Awful- poorly maintained. Suspicious characters. Non-functional amenities and bathroom issues. I slept in my clothes above the bedding. I had a multi-night reservation and cancelled after 1 night.

Business

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2026

SUSANNA

The room was outdated,, old and stinky, old outdated bathroom with old loud fan in bathroom, I would not recommend this hotel to anyone

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

Julio Ariel

Front desk was very rude, breakfast not great. Place was not the cleanest

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

18 Apr 2026

Joann

The property was very poorly maintained. Staff was good. Not much selection for breakfast. Will not be returning.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

02 Apr 2026

Nicholas

The staff was fine. The breakfast was below average but acceptable. The room was dingy but not obviously unclean.

The big problem is that I found a bedbug on me later the afternoon after I stayed here. Room 315. Never coming back here again.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2026

Juan

Won’t stay again

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2026

Mary

No problems

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Ying

Lucas the staff was very nice and professional! Lucas made my check in process, nice and easy. I think that the building condition was poorly structured. Outside of the rooms did not seem clean. I really wished the places was more clean and nice. I paid $70/night. Breakfast was so cheap. There was not hot food such as scrambled egg, sausage, or anything like that. I won’t book again, unfortunately.

Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Mar 2026

Courtney

When you walk in to the hotel it smells like smoke, room smelt bad, very outdated. Looked like blood splatter on walls. Lifted covers and looked like dried blood on mattress protector. No sense of care for the front desk people when brought to their attention

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

Kris

The pool is completely boarded up, however they are associated with the hotel next door and use of that pool. The associate who checked us in was very nice. Some of the clientele were a bit sketchy, which isn't the hotels fault, however when those people partied/fought between midnight and 530 am, it was loud, disturbing, and a bit scary. No, we didn't notify the hotel about it. The room was clean, no issues there. Somewhere I read the words \"Breakfast Buffet\". Their version of that and mine are not the same. The only hot item was waffles. Anyway, the price was fine, staff was nice, and room was clean. Easy stop between Vegas and home.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

05 Mar 2026

Marina

Killed a cockroach in my room as it crawled up the wall behind my nightstand…all towels were dirty, had to wait for receptionists to finish giggling/joking with 2 other coworkers behind a curtain prior to acknowledging me sitting at their desk for a few minutes. My thermostat was not working, the linens looked used, the elevator seems like it’s going to break soon, the breast was very basic but ok.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Tad

Staff was very kind and polite. Rooms were clean and well taken care of. Breakfast was great!

Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2026

Rosario

Amenities!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

15 Jan 2026

Matthew

I reserved a room that was an handicap accessible room and they gave me a room on the 3rd floor and get this the elevator was out of service for my whole stay. So my wife and I had to climb up three flights of stairs! Breakfast is exactly what you would expect nothing special. No bacon or sausage. Just hard boiled eggs with cereal, yogurt, waffles, juice, coffee and bread bagels. Also no laundry room and Crackheads everywhere beware. Didn’t see any security on duty.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Jan 2026

Alberto P

I had reserved a king bedroom. at check-in, i was given a double bed. The elevator is broken, and the room's interior looks like it had been overlooked by housekeeping for a month.
The Breakfast bar Guy was very rude. I will never stay here again.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

11 Jan 2026

Daniela

Bathroom had a very wierd smell sink had a big crack, room was not in good conditions , would not recommend. Checked in and had to leave 30mins after .

2/10

Poor

20 Dec 2025

Naomi

The bathroom ceiling had mold and cracks, the doors and walls and surfaces were very dirty, the elevator was broken, the walls are super thin so you can hear every footstep above you and every convo around you. Then they have the audacity to charge $100 deposit which is $20 more than the cost of the room. I have stayed at other hotels in Merced for the same price and they were clean and fine so I didn’t think this one would be so bad but it was one of the worst motels I have ever stayed in.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2025

William

Awesome

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2025

Jamie

Needs updated really ran down

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Marisol

clean room

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Nitin

Good stay. Friendly staff.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Timur

Thanks

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2025

Shankar

Worst hotel ever. Cheap maintenance. I went with my family for a night and I got disgusted with in so many ways. First the clerk asked me to swupe credit card for depaoit, which I did twice and he said it was declined but my bank showed transaction went through 3 times. Inspite of me showing the transaction he asked me what is my CC limit, very odd.
2nd, elevator did not work so we had ro go up 3 floors with luggage. 3rd room key did not work, so I came down and the guy tried and he said thw key card machine is not woking. It was night 1am and was tierd figuring out their technical issues. Finally he said I will.open with master key so I can get in. 4th, found two cockroaches, at that point ignored and slept. 5th issue, next day morning, no hor water, called front desk and said he told maintwnance and asked me to wait 10 minutes. 6th issue, Breakfast is a joke. I just left the hotel and told the clerk But he didn't care much. Stay away from this hotel.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

19 Oct 2025

Vibhor

Hotel overbooked the rooms and then one of our friend slept on the floor with blankets, horrible management.

2/10

Poor

15 Oct 2025

Robert

Too much activity all night long staff seem to be somewhere but not available.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Albert

Close to my home

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

Eugene

Spot homeless around parking area.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2025

Rudy

The elevator wasn’t working and I have difficulty using stairs. The person behind the desk is seldom there and there is no bell to get their attention. Also, why is the swimming pool boarded up?

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Sep 2025

Cindee

Merced

Someone went into our room while we were out.. not sure if anything was missing but the feeling of safety was gone. I was paranoid all night and to make matters worst. The people next door was partying all night! we didn’t get any sleep all night until morning. Tired with a long drive home. I have to say.. it was a terrible experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Ronald

During my stay, some teenagers were up to about 1 am being teenagers, and later in the evening the internet was nearly unusable. However, the bed was really comfortable, the fridge worked well, the toilet had a powerful flush and breakfast was plentiful.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Jerome

Everything is excellent

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2025

Teri

We would not stay at this Quality Inn again. We stay at many Quality Inns but this was a disappointment

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2025

Brian

Good price, but the rooms need updating. Breakfast was limited to waffles, bread, cereal and yogurt. There are better budget accommodations in Merced.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

12 Sep 2025

Gopinath Reddy

DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT CHECKING OUT IN PERSON!!!

The most senseless front desk person who extended my booking for random people (or himself) without confirming my details.

The idiocy of the manager there has reached the moon. Dumb and blind, not sure how he scored that, but has not got the slightest effort to understand what has happened and avoid checking the CCTV, to verify our existence, because he wants to pocket some more money. Looks like a professional in this dirty game!

I would kindly advise all and any travellers visiting Merced, book a better hotel for some more money to avoid getting overcharged later. You'll thank me later!

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2025

Devin

My stay was okay. The receptionist was out when I arrived and I had to wait 10 minutes for the person to return. The receptionist did give me the quietist room possible, but there was a lot of noise from the guests and the freeway.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Mary

The security was great.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2025

Sherry

Stained mattress, bugs, bathtub caulking was mild dew.

Business Friends

4/10

Poor

08 Aug 2025

Deborah

TV and internet initially did not work, had to have front desk personnel come to our room to solve

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2025

Carolyn

Dirty rug, uncomfortable bed and dirty bedding

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2025

Carolyn

Bed uncomfortable, rug dirty

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2025

Janae

The rug was stained and torn. The bed looked like it had not been made, linen looked unclean

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Inna

Worst hotel

Extremely bad hotel, very dirty, horrible service, rude staff

Business

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2025

Gilberto

He estado en hoteles de la misma cadena y nunca me había ido tan mal.
Empecemos por lo bueno, una buena ubicación a dos horas de Yosemite, con gasolinera y algunos lugares cercanos para comer, el desayuno que sirven es bastante abundante y variado por lo que acá no hay problema todo bien. Ahora los puntos que definitivamente deben mejorar, las instalaciones en general bastantes sucias, las paredes manchadas, los cuartos con señales de desgaste donde se nota que no se han preocupado por mantener el hotel, las camas si eran cómodas, pero el cuarto tenía ruidos por todos lados, encender el aire acondicionado era tener un ruido espantoso en el cuarto y con el calor de julio tuvimos que decidir entre dormir con ruido o dormir con calor, optamos por dormir con calor ya que el ruido del aire acondicionado era aterrador, el refrigerador también hacía demasiado ruido por lo que tuvimos que desconectarlo para evitar, ir al baño y encender la luz ni que decir ya que el extractor de olores hacia un ruido horrible (normalmente en otros hoteles siempre hay dos interruptores, uno para la luz y otro para el extractor) pero acá si hacía mucho ruido, al caminar por el cuarto se sentían como agujeros en el piso que se cubrían con la alfombra, la TV estaba como asegurado con un tubo y al pasar frente a la TV sonaba feo y vibraba. El cuarto tenía un olor a humedad y los dos días que estuvimos nos apareció chinches del campo (insecto inofensivo para el humano, no es la chinche tradicional).

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2025

Maria A

Weir smell .

For some reason the room had this weir smell that I had to ask for spray and a lady provide me some . We vicited a year ago and it was ok including breakfast but this time the cooking lady didn’t provide eggs even when I ask .

Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2025

Leslie

Roaches

4/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Victorino

Rooms were not ready upon arrival.

Phones in the room does not work.

No remote control for the TV, had to request several times for remote to be provided.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

Jose

During my stay it was fine, except for the breakfast they have. In my opinion, they need to improve and provide better service.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Jose

Breakfast was lacking. Toast and waffle.

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2025

David

Very nice property I like it a lot had a good time which day there again

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2025

Elizabeth

The service was great. The only complaint i would have would be the tv only had one channel orher than that it was good.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2025

juan de jesus

Near UC Merced

Comfortable beds, enough room for my 2 nephews, son and i .

Breakfast provided, need to mix the waffle mix more.

Cost effective, and close to UC MERCED

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

20 May 2025

Verified traveler

The hotel was in rough condition , extremely noisy and the AC was broken.

2/10

Poor

18 May 2025

Joanie

The iron holder didn’t fit the iron and came off the wall the carpet smell curtains was dirty side chair was dirty the fan in the bathroom didn’t work pillows need to be replaced worst hotel we ever stay in… and what’s happening to the pool area. Elevator was painted black covering up all that writing on the wallThank God I was only here for my son’s graduation. Wish I could attach pictures PLEASE REMODEL ASAP!!!

Business Partner

4/10

Poor

18 May 2025

Jessica

When getting there the sheets had rips in it . Walls was dirty. It was just dirty all around

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

12 May 2025

Scott

The Motel and Room from Hell!

We were placed in an accessible room that had not been prepared for us. This room should never have been occupied, the carpet in the room was soaking wet from runoff from the shower. There was no phone, chair, coffee maker, or clock. How folks would contact anyone if we had a problem was unknown. As I usually do, I placed my worn underware on the floor by where cloths are hung, they were soaking wet the next morning. There were no clathes hangers for handing trousers, only clip hangers, and if one used these for trousers, the trousers would have been wet. No effort was made on our behalf, although, we were offered a change of rooms but by then we were unpacked and only staying one more night. We reported the problems but except for being allowed to take the desk chair from the lobby, which I had to lift over the bed to get it to the desk, no change. This room should never be rented until the entire bathrooom and shower is fixed so the water from the shower doesn't flow onto the carpet in the room.

Partner

4/10

Poor

09 May 2025

Robert

Garbage (beer bottles) in trash can. Shower rod was built badly with the ends being higher than the middle the curtain kept sliding down the rod and allowing water all over the floor.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2025

Fernando

Chill place

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2025

Lewis

In Ridgecrest, there was easy access to the room.
In Artesia, access to the room wasn’t easy, and the breakfast was lousy - complete with frozen waffles and sloppy, soupy oatmeal.
In Merced, the door lock on the room was broken. Front desk staff had to accompany each time my wife returned to the room in order to unlock it with a master key.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Lenore

Overall, this hotel is a good experience

Overall, this was a great deal for the price. I would say this is a three star hotel. The pros are that it offered a full breakfast, was reasonably priced, and our room was pretty nice. The cons are that the bath/shower were a bit old and rundown with rips in the shower curtain. Also, the front desk clerk said that they would offer breakfast meat however, when we arrive for breakfast the next morning, no breakfast meats were offered. There was plenty of parking and the hotel staff was very accommodating and courteous. There is no pool as the pool area was boarded up. The hotel is situated in a moderate, middle income residential area. The hotel is conveniently located approximately 6 miles from the UC Merced campus, which makes it convenient if you’re staying in town to visit a student.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2025

Judy

Old property. Needs a lot of upgrades.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2025

lizbeth

Our room was okay. Beds/ sheets were clean room had fridge and microwave front office was nice
But our restroom light / vent was super loud walls were dirty.
Didn't have time to try the breakfast but it lookd like they had a good set up.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

Monica

La mesera en el restaurante muy buen servicio

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

09 Apr 2025

Jennifer

Property not well maintained. Graffiti in elevator,

4/10

Poor

07 Apr 2025

Diana

The rest room was full of mold, when getting a towel to take a shower I noticed it had a red stain like blood. Looks like they don't wash their towels good. the hotel is really not UpToDate and the needs a lot of maintains. will never stay there again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Rochelle

Clean rooms and breakfast room! Great breakfast options. Quiet! Friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Elizabeth

It's my first time staying at this hotel and I can say it is pretty good. The staff are nice and helpful. The surrounding area is not too bad either.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

brian

Trip

Nice place for the money

Business

4/10

Poor

01 Mar 2025

Jesus

Old room dirty, the curtains and carpet

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Feb 2025

Barbara

It didn’t look like the pictures. It was very old and a little dirty. I smelled smoke while I was trying to sleep

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2025

Margarieta

Decent and quiet

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2025

Margarieta

Decent enough to feel comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

02 Feb 2025

Thomas

Elevator was very dirty.
Carpet in room was sticky.
Bath curtain was inefficient and water got all over the floor.
Loud ac/heat and bath fan but i still got my sleep so no negative opinion on this.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

Myles

Friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

Israel

Great motel

2/10

Poor

26 Dec 2024

Orlando

Very bad experience

The beds are super uncomfortable, the frames are coming apart and the sheets and towels are like sand paper. We had our infant baby and our toddler, and could not shower them because there was no hot water. The front desk people really did their best to accommodate us by moving us to three different rooms but they all had no hot water. We ended up moving to a different hotel. They told us we would be reimbursed but could not issue the reimbursement directly to us because the reservation was made through hotels.com
It's been 6 days now and I received an email from hotels.com saying they could not process my reimbursement.
This is a summary of a extremely long and inconvenient experience.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Dec 2024

Ana

The staff was nice but the conditions of the hotel were horrible. The sheets were dirty and had stains. The floor and walls were dirty and the restroom was beat down!!!! The property was so horrible. DO NOT BOOK HERE.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2024

Robert

Location

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2024

Joanna

Comfortable I will make this my stay there every time I am in merced

Self

2/10

Poor

24 Nov 2024

Alexsandria

Unfortunately i have to leave this review. Staff service was accommodating but the room experience was not. We arrived at 11pm. The first room I was given the furniture was pulled out and the electricity did not work. The receptionist told me that the whole 3rd floor was being remodled and just made available. The second room was not accommodating our reservation needs and the furniture was pulled out, and Devon was very helpful to say he would look to see if there was another room available after finding us the 3rd room by 12a.m. the room was fine but had trash behind the chair. It was a horrible room experience!

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2024

Edwin O

It was a good stay but it had a few issues. The shower head was really dirty the tv remote didn’t work well and the ice machine had water all over the place so it was really dangerous to walk.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

06 Nov 2024

Maria

The room was clean, carpet worn off. Too noisy, people making lots of noise until 2am

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

The bed was great.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2024

Michael

Housekeeping needs better training and someone needs to follow up to be sure cleaning is completed. Behind and the bottom of the toilet is often overlooked. In my room there was dried urine and hair at the base of the toilet. Lots of scratches and paint missing on the walls and some sort of splatter on the ceiling. Just things that can be easily fixed to bring up the room a bit.
One other thing is the very large gap ubder the door that allows the cold air to blow in but a bath towel took care of that.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2024

Alexis

Breakfast is never fully ready at 6

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2024

Alexis

Breakfast wasnt ready at 6am. Only eggs, potato’s, and toast

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2024

Beatriz

Good price, ok for a one night stay. The rooms need a little updating and maintenance, there's visible paint chipping, etc. The exhaust fan in our specific bathroom was very noisy! I also don't understand why hotels insist on using curved shower curtain rods, the curtain never stayed closed and consequently the bathroom floor got wet.

The breakfast is very basic, just breads, cereal and waffles, juices, yogurt and milk; coffee ran out and the person in charge of the breakfast area was MIA. I had to go to the front desk to request more coffee, they then offered me coffee from their lobby coffee pot but even that one was empty. It took about 10 minutes for her to come back in, at which point she started cleaning up even though there was still about 30 minutes left of breakfast time. It also took another 10-15 minutes for her to put out another pot of coffee.

Leisure Family