Redwood Motel

Terrifyingly bad experience! I stayed her yesterday and day before and had worst experience ever. The manager walked into our motel room at midnight not once but twice without knocking and flicked on the lights scaring my family, demanding we had to pay. We had gotten in late the night before and stopped by in the day to check in. Later that same day, stopped in again and told him our room # and he gave us bizarre look but didn’t ask us to pay. Like most places he had our credit card and thought we paid at end of stay.
I Do not recommend this place!

They have bedbugs. Not just in one room, but many. Owner refuses to make amends for it either.

Last night I encountered bed bugs at the Redwood Motel, room 17. I discovered the bugs after 11:00 pm so the office was closed and I couldn’t change rooms. At 8:30 am, after a sleepless night spent in the desk chair, I informed the owner, Ed, that my room had bed bugs and showed him one I had trapped in a cup. He proceeded to ask me why I didn’t just sleep on the floor in my sleeping bag and told me that I should be used to bugs since I’m hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (the chief difference being I don’t pay $ 75/​nt to sleep on the ground with bugs). He never offered a word of apology or regret for what had happened.
I was stunned by his behavior toward me and also by how entirely he dismissed the importance of one of his guests encountering bed bugs. You may wish to keep this in mind if staying the night in town. There are several other comparable options in Bridgeport. Everything else about this town was great.
Ed did refund me the cost of the room and was clearly upset about doing so, though I never asked for a refund or discount. From the moment I mentioned that I had bed bugs he turned extremely hostile and combative. First (and hopefully last) treatment of any serious hostility that I have encountered on the trail.

The place is old and the rooms are a bit on the small side but it’s a nice friendly place. Lots of very hot water seems like at times they run out of cold water tho! Holy cow I was taking a shower and had it just right! You know not to hot not too cold. Well I got wet and shut off the shower and soaped up (we are in a drought here in California ya know) but I saw where the handle was and put it right back to that spot and I think that some how lava was hooked into the shower it wasn’t just a bit to get to lava it was Instant!
But other than that I really did enjoy the place! Now if you have your fishing gear with you but don’t have a way to get out to the lake (you can rent fishing stuff from kens sporting goods) but for a fee a really nice guy Lou Hill will take you to the lakes and pick you up!

Clean, pet friendly, great staff, affordable price.
There aren’t a lot of options for lodging in Bridgeport, and we ended up staying at the Redwood Motel while in bridgeport. The clerk at the front desk was extremely polite and helpful, he let us know the way to the Travertine Hot Springs, as well as the fact that complimentary towels were available from the motel. They also provided a breakfast pastry and a juice drink from the office the night before, and for a reasonable cost.
The rooms were VERY clean, and nicely stocked — kitchenette area, heaters that worked and kept the room warm, free wifi, and a nice relaxing porch outside the room to sit and chill with a beer. From the amenities offered, with what they have, it’s obvious the staff and owner take pride in the motel, and give you the most value for your dollar for staying there.
I would not hesitate to stay here again next time I’m in bridgeport.

Awesome owner!
We decided to stop at the Redwood Motel around 9pm — so tired of being on the road all day. Our doggy was with us. Owner was very friendly. He offered us some breakfast goodies for our dinner since all restaurants were closed. Doggy even got a treat and its own sheet to sleep. Room was very nice.
We really loved the mall town atmosphere.
We will definitely stay over again.

Stayed here 10−24−14, 5 stars all the way!
Clean, quaint, reasonably priced, friendly and had pastries and juice for customers upon arrival. Heck yeah, we’re going back! Walking distance to everything which was nice and close to our off-​roading adventures which is why were in Bridgeport in the first place

This is a great little motel and only, after tax, 94/​night. I think that was the AAA rate but not positive.
The town of Bridgeport, CA (not to be confused with the CT city 20 minutes from New Haven parodied on South Park: think New Haven minus the boutiques, theater and Yale) has a population just under 1000.
There is one main drag dotted with an old courthouse and little motels with charming, kitschy signage.
It’s quite pretty. And after driving through some of the ugliest, godforsaken places I’ve ever been in my life – China Lake, Inyokern, and pretty much everything on the 395 and Route 14 from Bishop to the first evidence of civilization in Lancaster/​Palmdale), I am even more enthusiastic about this quaint little town about 45 minutes from Yosemite’s East Entrance.
As with most very small towns, everyone seems to know everyone. Whether you walk into the general store, Hays Diner (see separate review), or the Sportsman’s Lounge, people are friendly and chatty.
As a good friend off and on FB noted, the décor of rooms at the Redwood Motel is something out of motel Central Casting. The wallpaper has borders and there are old lamps with a touch-​tone phone! It’s all pastel, and the Kleenex is tied in an elaborate bow. Cute!
The office has the same model of Sharp fax machine I bought on QVC in 1998 (one of two things I have ever bought on either QVC or HSN). I got a picture because that struck me as too bizarre a coincidence not to capture photographically.
The layout is typical of motels you pass on road trips through small towns. I’m not an architect so i don’t know the name, but it’s essentially a one-​story horseshoe or square with an office and courtyard.
The room is *immaculate* and there is real pressure in the shower. My bath was steaming hot and it filled in far less time than many more upscale hotels which have converted to low-​flow.
I don’t oppose that: the drought in CA is serious and you can see how much in the Sierras is dried up. But I can’t deny that I hate shower heads which make you feel like someone is peeing on your head. I have lush, thick, long hair and standing there for 15 minutes to rinse out conditioner is annoying.
The blinds keep the light out admirably, but I awoke before sunrise anyway. And the bed is more than decent. I slept soundly. The motel allows dogs, or at least turns the other way. I got pit bull kisses from another guest’s 3-​year-​old, Harley.
Christy at the front desk is friendly and efficient. She lent me a much-​needed beer opener for the last of my Lagunitas from the Yosemite Lodge store. I didn’t use the coffee machine but sure that it was functional.
The a/​c is hilariously loud (I had to take a video), but it works. This is important because the temperature swings some 50 degrees within a single day in the Eastern Sierras. The high was in the mid-​70s but felt warmer. When I arose before 6AM, there was frost/​ice on the hood of my car. I didn’t bring gloves so I couldn’t do the hour or so walk I had planned before a long drive back to Southern California. The low was 30 and the projected high on the late September day we drove back was 75!
Bars close between 9PM and 10PM and one bar observes the «3 person rule»: if fewer than three are seated at the bar, they close but not before 9PM.
For a town with a single main drag, there are quite a few bars and food options.
Bridgeport Lake (now dried up) is 2 miles if the sign is right. Fishing is big here. To wit: Hays Diner opens at 6 during «fishin’ season» and 7 during «freezin’ season.» I took a walk up Aurora Lane by the cemetery which is worth seeing.
I personally think burial is silly and a waste of money. But that’s because my frame of reference includes places where the average house costs 900K. Eating up prime real estate – places without affordable housing or space to build except up – to put an overpriced wooden box with a corpse is to me the height of irrationality.
But in the middle of farmland or desert, where land is neither scarce nor expensive, the concept of a cemetery doesn’t strike me as nearly as dumb. Some graves are 150 years old and some of the headstones were quite moving. You see many references to John Muir Yosemite and surrounding areas and one headstone quoted one of his many beautiful sayings.
I walked at sunset and even an ugly place – but not Inyokern (which falsely advertises itself «Sunshine Capital of the World,» which I assure you is false as it’s not the capital of anything) – will be nice as nightfall. But Bridgeport is pleasant and even nicer at sunset. It’s picturesque in a slightly barren sort of way. And compared to the scenic horror I drove through after leaving Bishop, it’s Yosemite Falls. The Eastern Sierras are beautiful but you have a lot of awfulness to traverse before you get to anything either civilized or pretty.

AWESOME little motel. I was in town for the 4^th of July (ps prices go up steeply everywhere in B-​port that weekend but it is SO worth it) and a Forest Service archeology project and the Redwood (as well as Ed the owner and Christy? the day manager) was fantastic — clean, quiet, good-​functioning appliances (caffe, micro, fridge) in the room, generous access to the ice machine, juice and sweetrolls in the AM, nice sitting chairs and shade area/​trellis outside, wonderful cleaning service from Magda… I really liked this motel and hope to stay there repeatedly for years to come.

I’ve stayed at the Redwood Motel many times over the years. Most years, I’m with a group of photographers I conduct to a variety of locations on the east side of the Sierras. The motel is a good base of operations.
The motel isn’t fancy. It’s clean and comfortable, though, and the price is very reasonable. With a variety of bric-​à-​brac on the motel grounds, the place exudes a quaint charm not found at any other accommodations in town.
The one story only motel units are on a courtyard, so parking is in front of your door, or only yards away.
T.V? Check. Phone? Check. Internet access? Check. Easy parking? Yes. Friendly staff? Yes.
I wouldn’t stay anywhere else in Bridgeport.

Exhausted, and googled rooms in Bridgeport, found this little motel. It is cozy and pet friendly. bathroom too small. The atmosphere is great, the room is good. Double size bed really hard. I enjoyed the people who ran it, and the Swedish pastries and juice offered for breakfast. They give you that when you check in. Room clean and quiet. Still $ 85 for room Pet Fee/​Walter $ 20

This place is very dated. The rooms were small. The cable TV was not clear. It had a wall heater which I have not seen since the 70, s. we opened the windows when we first arrived to air out the room and the screens on the windows were not sealed and I woke up to a mosquito buzzing my head. Other than that it was clean. The bathroom did not have anyplace to place makeup bag. The wall air condition worked very well.

Just checked out of room 18, not a bad little place to stay, kind of old school-​ish motor lodge. Clean, quiet, and a good value. The Internet connection here is pretty poor for anything other than email, but I didn’t come here to sit behind the computer all day but it was nice to have something as I do work while I’m on the road. Next time I’ll ask for a room with some desk space. Friendly staff, easy reservations, pleasant property. I’d stay here again

Booked well in advance on planning our US tour, not sure what to expect but pleasantly surprised, comfortable clean rooms, friendly and amusing owner, didn’t see the dog!
Good value for money would recommend

Redwood Motel has been our choice of accommodations each time we’ve visited Bridgeport for about 5 consecutive years. (Had to miss it last year, bummer.) There’s nothing fancy about it, but it’s a good value, clean, conveniently located, and beats the heck out of a tent. The owners and resident dog are really nice. There are quirky touches here and there, such as the kitschy décor along the road and signs in the rooms reminding fishermen to use the towels appropriately (did you know that Power Bait is forever)? They bill themselves as pet-​friendly — I’d recommend calling first, as I haven’t used this perk myself. Another BIG plus is walking distance to Rhino’s bar; see my other review for that!