My family & I were delighted with our stay at Cardinal Village. We loved the retro nature of the old gold miners cabins, the back to basics rustic feel.

The hospitality of Ken & ShaleAnn was a significant part of our experience there, kinda feel like extended family now!

The mountains, lakes and scenery are breathtaking and the activities like canoeing, hiking and horse riding are second to none.

The only reason we ended up in this part of California was because I was playing a gig there (I'm a singer/songwriter from Ireland) and we fell in love with this 'hidden jewel' of an area.

Look forward to going back sometime!

We are so lucky to live in Bishop, CA... it means we can drive up to Cardinal Village Resort for a yummy pancake (they're huge!) breakfast or a fabulous cheeseburger lunch! You won't want to miss this place... whether it's driving up from Bishop for a meal, or wanting a place to stay while you're fishing. Good atmosphere, great people, fantastic views!

We stayed here so we could get easy access to Lake Sabrina for a weekend fishing trip and thoroughly enjoyed the place. It's rustic, not the Ritz Carlton.

There's horseback riding, plenty of hiking and all the trout fishing you can handle. I think it would be a great place for kids. Our cabin was adequate with a kitchen area, stocked with utensils, plates and a full size fridge. We also found a small fire ring and deck chairs and a picnic table outside. There was even a grill but we didn't try using it.

Its definitely better than camping but common sense rules apply for food. A mouse had obviously stopped by our room at some point but we kept food properly contained and had no issues with "uninvited guests."

Breakfast in the general store was good but they don't serve dinner so we ended up back in Bishop our second night and we felt like we had to re-acclimate to the altitude all over again... Plan ahead and you can avoid this minor inconvenience. It's about a 5000 ft gain from Bishop to Cardinal Village (about 9000 ft elevation.)

Just got back from the village.cabins are comfortable with full kitchens,pots and pans,coffee pot and fireplace.
village also has a fully stocked country store with tackle store.
And the best review weights in on rainbow trout!came back with 15.