The hotel is a good place to stop to stage a visit to Yosemite. It's very clean. The room was spotless, bed comfy, nice sized bathroom. And remodelled into the new Courtyard style. Staff was very helpful and friendly.

The hotel sits right next to the highway and even with a room opposite the road, you could still hear road noise. Not horrible horrible but if you a light sleeper it may be a problem.

The pool is on the cold side; paddle fast to keep warm.

Arrived in Merced around 1900 after a few days in Yosemite looking for stopover on journey west. Called in on spec and was greeted with friendly and accommodating receptionist. Reasonable price for single night. Delighted to have easy laundry facility too.
Large clean comfortable room. Would definitely stay here again and would recommend it.

This is probably one of the best motels in the Merced area. It was clean, reasonable, and located not far from downtown. When I walked in, the first thing that struck me was the "Bistro". The desk attendant explained that it was new. It has booths and tables. It included a bar and had both wine/beer and hard drinks. After a hot day (in the 90's) at the track in Atwater, this was a welcomed sight. The only table available had not been cleaned so I walked over to the bar and asked one of two servers if they could come and take my order. No, they don't service the table. I quickly asked if I could have a towel to wipe the table. The were reluctant to give me one. I asked if I had to wash the dishes too? They weren't amused but two nearby patrons were.

I asked if they serve appetizers and they told me humus and spinach dip. Who eats humus in Merced? I passed. Such a good idea with very poor execution. Really brought the overall rating down. Judge for yourself.

Everything you are expecting from the Courtyard hotels. Very pleasant reception desk, beautiful decor, Having a boarding pass printing station is a big plus also/computer access in the lobby.
Many food options very close by.
Room was very quiet and had very many electric outlets to charge our various phones, computers ect. Good lighting too.
It was about 2 hrs drive to Yosemite Park, what allowed us early and not crowded entrance to the park.
I would stay there again.
GG