Strawberry Inn

The food was average and the service was bad, but the location was really mesmerizing. We packed our food and went to the river bank. The landscape was stunning and was great to click on photos.

I was really disappointed with our stay. First of all, there was a complete lack of customer service. I tried to change the dates of my reservation (they had availability all week) because the days I booked coincided with when the restaurant and bar were closed (Monday and Tuesday), which was one of the main reasons we chose to stay there. I never received a response. We arrived on Monday, and there was no one there to check us in. Additionally, there was no cell service, so we couldn’t call for help regarding the hotspot we were accused of running out of. There were no toiletries in the bathroom, and no staff came to assist us. All of this while the place is extremely overpriced. I recommend saving your money and staying in Long Barn instead. The only reason I gave it two stars is that it was reasonably clean and the beds were comfortable.

Many thanks to Vic, Judith, and Larry for their hospitality at the Strawberry Inn. To sum it up in a word, the Inn is charming! It can?t be easy to be one of the few remaining family-owned accommodations. Our room, #11, faced the South Fork Stanislaus River which was high due to the spring snow melt and we slept to the sounds of the river. Fantastic! The room was very spacious, with 2 very comfortable queen beds, a chair, table, large dresser, an open closet, an air conditioning unit, shower/tub bathroom, coffeemaker, and DirectTV. The only drawback of the room was the bathroom vent, connected to the bathroom light, which was an older model and very noisy. I recommend bringing a night light or you will wake up others in the room if you have to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. No microwave or refrigerator but the nice staff at the restaurant provided ice free of charge. We decided against paying for WiFi which I think is per day per device. Cell reception is non-existent as is the case for most of the Pinecrest area if you have AT&T (I think Verizon customers get better reception). But there are rewards to being disconnected from the Internet. There is a lovely outdoor area with shaded outdoor tables and chairs. Veteran anglers will enjoy fishing the area just below the Inn. This early in the summer season, the restaurant was not open for lunch, dinner, but Mia?s down the road has excellent offerings and Dodge Ridge just opened its bar and grill for the summer. The Strawberry General Store is just across the street. Parking is plentiful and the location is great for enjoying hiking and fishing the Sierras. We enjoyed our stay very much!

About the restaurant there, there is outdoor dining in when there's no snow, and the staff are great. It is crowded in the bar area, but it's fine in the dining areas. The food is good, but nothing amazing. Good place to eat if you're up there, but nothing to go out of the way for.

Excellent location. Very close to dodge ridge ski resort. We stayed with two small kids for couple of days during our visit to dodge ridge for snow activities? rooms were clean enough. The restaurant food was so fresh and delicious.