We got bailed at a different place that we had booked in advance and had to find a room quickly on a cold December night. This hotel had space available at a reasonable price, we got very kind attention at check-in, everything was working great - we had a good night sleep prior to a very active day in Yosemite.

Americas Best Value Inn, Oakhurst CA, does not provide cleaning for stay overs.
According to a person called Mitch, who is at the front desk, and is an extremely deceptive and invidious individual, whatever mess you create you should clean it yourself. This freak should be working in a salt mine, not in a hotel that requires a mature, honest, and well balanced person.

All hotels provide daily cleaning. Hotels that do not provide daily cleaning disclose this fact upfront. Americas Best Value does not disclose that they do not clean rooms daily; nor do they disclose that if guest complains about his room, he is denied all future lodging, and the sheriff is called and an incident report is done on the guest; nor do they disclose their tyrannical check out policy. Tyrannical is a perfect description. None of this is disclosed by this crooked and very corrupt hotel. But it should be disclosed and the public should know how this grossly dishonest hotel operates.

What kind of a business calls the sheriff on its customers? Do business owners who have sound judgment and operate with honesty and ethics want the sheriff around? Doesn’t it look bad for business? To call the sheriff where no criminal act has been committed and have him pound on hotel doors and harass and intimidate a paying customer is what crooks who engage in criminal practices do. This is the method of operation employed by Americas Best Value in Oakhurst CA.

The worst thing any business can do is call the sheriff on any customer. Without knowing the truth about these egregious and harmful acts, which are intentional and not accidental, of hotels against travelers, people cannot make an informed decision on whether they want to give their money to such a tyrannical business. People need to make a choice about where their money goes.

There are health violations because the trash is never emptied. The trash is always flowing over and there are always family members of the employees sitting in the lobby and hanging around, falling asleep. Children of the hotel maids sitting in the hallway while their parents are working. What other hotel operates like this?

Each room has a statement that says: “check out by 11:00am (and rooms keys must be brought to front desk upon checking out letting us know everyone is out of the room) There are no ifs ands and buts about this (no exceptions of any kind are or will be made) It is hotel policy. If you do not check out by 11:00 your card will be charged. Charges to the card if all guests are not out of room by 11:00 and keys brought to front desk are as follows:
If you are out between 11:01 - 11:31 you will be charged $25 fee
If you are out between 11:32 - 12:00 you will be charged $50 fee
If there are any damages done to the room or the room is ruined in any way a $150 fee will be charged.”

This statement of Americas Best Value Inn’s officious policy fails to also state that if you are not out by 11:00 they will use the sheriff as an abusive tool. It fails to state that if you complain about your room not being cleaned or touched, you will be denied all future lodging. All of these injurious and deceitful acts against the customer are hidden but should by law be disclosed. Upfront disclosure should be required by law. Is this the type of place you want to give your money to?

Good location to the south entrance of yosemite national park (40min drive). Very friendly staff. Spacious, clean and well equipped rooms (fridge, air conditioning, tv, water boiler). Fast wireless internet. We are coming back!