The surrounding grounds and communal spaces were fabulous. The kitchen area has what you will need to take back to your room. Therefore there is not a glass or anything in the room. We like to settle in to our room and keep to ourselves after we sit outside and enjoy the views and the sunset, which was very lovely at this location.

The bed was miserable. The frame was inadequate and the mattress was lumpy. The room had so many windows with pull down blinds and there was way too much light. The room was not as clean as I would have liked at all, the shower especially. This room would be nice for a lot of people but with no television and being very worn it wasn't for us.

Everything was superior

There's a lot going for this hotel, and a few major issues (which I'll highlight below). Beautiful grounds with hammocks, landscaping, and relaxing outdoor seating areas (which would not be usable in the winter). Bishop is lovely, and the location is convenient. The staff are also friendly. Our room was clean. Favorite part was probably the guesthouse cat, who is very cute and even caught a rat one day. The common room was generally nice. The kitchen was said to be fully equipped but it only had portable camp stoves and the fridge was stuffed chaotically the entire 4 days of our stay. There's only one sink, which can be a bottleneck for shared kitchens. Despite the negatives (below), I genuinely liked the vibes and atmosphere here. I think the guesthouse could correct these issues and become a truly wonderful place to stay.

1. Misleading room name and description: We booked the "Deluxe Double" on Booking and it was absolutely tiny and barebones - only room enough for a bed, no chairs, no space to turn around, only one small shelf. But this room is called the "Micro Private Room" on their website - a much more honest, realistic name. I notice all other room names are the same between their website and Booking.com - except for this one. It feels deliberately misleading on their part to use 'deluxe double' here. We've stayed in and loved other tiny rooms that are ergonomically designed to be small - they have built-in cubbies and shelves and it works. This literally is a bed crammed into a room. The room description also includes multiple features that are actually part of the common room. But it's placed in the section for in-room amenities, so it reads as if this room has its own kitchen and fireplace. The hotel should correct this. 2. Common room hours: Almost every single hostel, guesthouse, and mountain lodge I've stayed in Europe is able to open their common rooms 24 hours. This is absolutely necessary in a hotel where the rooms have zero sitting area or are shared to allow guests some space to relax that's not their bed. But common room/kitchen hours are 6am to 10pm. If you arrive late and want to refrigerate your food, forget about it. The hours are also biased towards early birds and not night owls - nowhere to sit or eat if you have a big day in the mountains. If the concern is about staff hours and security, please don't have the staff work more - just secure it with a key pad and key code. Trust your guests to be adults and clean up. Put up some rules. 3. This hotel also charges two taxes - 12% city tax and an unspecified 14.5% tax. All other Bishop hotels only charge the 12% tax. What is this other 14.5% tax for? For 4 nights in a tiny room, it was about $750.

Loved the informality of the place, the common room with morning tea/coffee, the availability of a washing machine, the friendly staff.

Stayed in 2 different rooms. One room had a comfortable bed, the second room had a very uncomfortable bed.

Really nice combination between high class hostel and a hotel. Rooms are modern and super clean. Kitchen has everything! Seriously do not even bring salt if you want to cook. Otherwise, restaurants are walking distance. No TV , who need it? Fireplace and bbq grills for everyone to use .

I would add a mirror in the room.

nice charming spot near the mountains, usd as a stop between Mamoth and D.V

some rooms are in front of the main road (noise, traffic, no charm) rooms are small I shall recomend to go direct to Mamoth lakes for the night, for the ones touring the country & looking to visit the place in 1 day, half day

Clean, apparently recently renewed, and very basic; amenities included wonderful towels, very good shower, and feeling of security. Parking was plentiful, access was easy. Private. Good community room.

Sterile to the point of seeming like a clinical examination room. Bed was uncomfortable, merely a foam slab; sleep did not come and aching bones continued to ache. Room needs softening, perhaps with throw rugs (especially for bare feet when getting out of bed), pictures on the walls, a better mattress, perhaps a chair.

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