Arnold Timberline Lodge

We stayed here one night, got a family room, sleeps 5. The layout was pretty nice, 3 total beds. The gas fireplace ia a nice touch. (Not all rooms have them). Beds were ok, not the most comfortable and made alot of noise when you move ariund, but adequate. Everything was clean. Hwy 4 is right outside, so expect noise. Not terribly bad though. But since room 9 is right on the corner, theres a lot of people walking by, kind of annoying at 730am, when others are still trying to sleep. Front desk and check in is nice, quick and easy.
Oh ya, the fire station is just behind, expect to hear them as well.

Very nice and cozy. Enough space for a family of 4. I thought they were a little pricey compared to other places in the area, though– thus the 4 stars. But Colleen was very friendly and helpful. Lots of different places to eat within walking distance and very quiet despite the fact that it’s right on the highway.

This is a wonderful place to stay. It is beautifully styled and the staff is thoughtful and kind. The rooms are super cute in a log cabin style. They are very clean with coffeemaker, microwave and refrigerator. We will be back.

Spent last night there. In town on business.
Reception was excellent and cordial.
I was in rm 12. It was very clean and comfortable. The thermostat was easy to use and I was comfy.
The bed had a clean duvet and was superb. The bathroom was spotless.
I used the small refrigerator but did not use the microwave. The tv was fine. And they provided free wi-​fi.
It was a happy experience.

For arnold it’s good the beds are tough had to move around alot meaning not alot of sleep visiting sister for holidays. nice overall good room I like the furnace in room overall clean microwave was clean and also the ice container thing. If they upgrade beds it. would be ideally this was overall opion of others

Very comfy and clean. Yes I love having a fridge and micro along with coffee! I have stayed here two times.

Was a little worried by the outside and location of this hotel. The rooms were nice and clean, the shower was so very tiny, loved the fireplace, microwave and mini fridge, although the beds were horribly uncomfortably hard. We stayed a Friday and Saturday night and the road noise was hardly noticeable. If avoidable stay away from the ace hardware side of the hotel @6:30 am they were out setting up the store along with they’re leaf blower!!! I thought it was very overpriced for what was offered.

Stayed two nights. Beds are comfortable. Price is good. Showers were hot. Our room had a bed for my daughter too. It also included a microwave, mini fridge and coffee maker and cable TV. WiFi was good too Everything was close by too (Ebbetts pass sporting goods, Sarafini and the Mexican restaurant). The road noise can be tough on light sleepers.

Just passing thru as the Tioga pass was closed. As its was late after visiting Yosemite we stayed here unexpected… Warm welcome at the reception desk. Nothing fancy, Rooms were clean, warm and nice fireplace. The wifi internet access was slow, but everything else was fine.

DONT WAST YOUR MONEY there were no stars hear the owner told me that she like me to stay at the pet friendly place down the way I told her its is a serves dog she was so unfriendly to me DONT STAY HEAR

I phoned and made a reservation for 2 nights over Thanksgiving on Sept 29 2014. I phoned Oct 20^th to cancel as my husband and I could not make it afterall and was told there is a $ 25.00 cancellation fee. With the Thanksgiving holiday and plenty of time for the lodge to book this room, this «processing fee» is an extra way for these small hotels/​lodges to make money unfairly.
Read the print on confirmation carefully as they do state this fee, however, this is a completely unnecessary charge they have no business doing. They should rethink this and charge people that don’t have the courtesy to phone and cancel as it’s possibly lost revenue for them, but cancelling with sufficient notice and still being charged a «processing fee» is a plain ripoff to the consumer.

We broke down on the way to a camp site. After being towed to a local mechanic we needed to get a room. We stayed at the Timberline & were very pleased! Colleen at the desk was very accommodating as we also had a trailer to park. We found the room to be very clean & comfortable. The mattress was the best!
Michelle in housekeeping was very kind & helpful as well. We would most definitely stay again & enjoy the town of Arnold.
8÷28÷14

Great place to stay! Rooms are clean and comfortable. Staff is friendly. Beautiful area with lots to do. We will stay here again!

We stayed for 3 nights and had a great experience. Staff was very friendly and the room was very spacious. We had 2 queens and a double and the whole family slept very comfortably. The room had a mini fridge and a microwave which is always nice when you’re traveling with the family.
Arnold is a great little town and its a 10 minute drive to Big Trees State Park in one direction and a 20 minute drive to Murphy’s in the other direction.

I find it difficult to judge this lodge. All of the negatives and positives others have noted are true. My complaint is the noise. It doesn’t matter what room you’re in, the noise level is so high you can’t sleep. If you’re in the front you hear Hiway 4, if you’re on the side you hear the bar, and if you’re in the back you hear noise from the gas station and the post office (people come by at all hours to pick up their mail). And everyone seems to be driving a vehicle on steroids. I will not come here again because I can’t get any sleep.

I stayed in room one. We were here for one night for a wedding. There was at least 5 or 6 other rooms booked for the same wedding. The room was okay. There was two double beds and a twin. A coffee maker, roomy closet and bathroom. But there was only one roll of toilet paper and two towels… the lady at the front desk wasn’t very nice. We tried to walk to the office around 9AM to get towels and toilet paper, there is a sign on the door that says they won’t be back in the office till 11. Hmmm… As were leaving we tell the lady at the front desk there was only one roll of tp and two towels, she told is we should’ve called the front desk, okay who was going to answer? My grandma accidentally got a room with only one bed online, so when we showed up she charged her a $ 25 cancellation fee to change the room. When we checked out (front desk lady says to check out «whenever you want» just leave the key on the table. Yet housekeeping is at the door at 930 asking to clean for the next night?) I asked her why she needed to charge her, as my grandma called 4 days in advance to change the room, thinking that would be more than enough time. The woman says «we charge that if you don’t cancel 5 days in advance, as they don’t get enough foot traffic. Then she goes on to say «even if you had called a whole week in advance id still have to charge you the $ 25»…what?
We probably won’t stay here again if we decide to come back this way, others complained of the same things. Too bad, is a cute little lodge.

I stayed in a room with 2 full beds for 2 nights. Everything was clean (rooms made, coffee replenised, etc. The beds are on the firm side, but fine for a short stay. The room faced the hwy, so you can hear the traffic during busy times (when everyone is heading off of Bear Valley!), but it’s not too bad at night.
I almost gave the Timberline Lodge 3 stars due to the extremely loud partying from the bar next door, but it’s a really convenient place to stay when heading up to Bear Valley.

This place was pretty great. For less then a $ 100 you have everything you could need. Bed was comfortable and room was spacious. I loved the deck where me and a couple of co-​workers could unwind after a long day. Colleen and the rest of her staff were friendly and very helpful. Its proximity to Calaveras Big Trees State Park is a plus, being 5 minutes down the road. Internet was on the slow side, but it was fast enough for the amount of work I had to do, and I imagine is town-​wide.

OK everyone, Arnold isn’t exactly the yuppie capital of the world so if you are expecting new construction, modern ambiance and a cookie-​cutter chain hotel look, you should probably vacation elsewhere.
If you want comfortable beds, nice people, a nice place to sit outside, a good TV with lots of channels, a shower, rocking chairs, and coffee, the Timberline is for you. It isn’t modern, but it is clean and functional. You probably aren’t going to be hanging around the room anyway because there is so much to do in the area — hiking, kayaking, skiing, fishing, swimming, etc.
We really enjoyed our stay here. I was kind of surprised by some of the low ratings. We’ll definitely be back!

2 ½ stars, extra half for friendly. We don’t expect 4 – 5 star service in little mountain towns, and we like the old historical places, but there were a few unforgivable misses:
— the hardest bed ever. There was a queen bed and a twin. After the first night I had to sleep in the twin which was a little more comfortable
— one bar of soap for two separate areas; however, the desk did give us another on request.
— there was a coffee maker in the room, but after use the first morning housekeeping didn’t clean the pot or clean out the used coffee pod.
— an «air conditioner» that sounded like a jet engine, making watching TV almost impossible and forget using during a hot night.