Lodging outside of Mammoth? Need your advice. - Snowboarding Forum

Triple8Sol · 10-11-2010, 03:12 AM

So I'll be in LA around Thanksgiving, and Mammoth is supposed to open a couple weeks beforehand. It's < 6hr drive up US-395. My gf is down for a day trip, and while driving roudntrip + riding all day is doable, it would be brutal. Since it's a holiday weekend, all the lodging in Mammoth (through their site, at least) requires a minimum 2 night stay, not to mention being expensive anyways.

So I'm thinking of heading up the night before and spending a night somewhere along the way. Better if it's somewhere along the way on 395 so we don't waste time driving past the resort. Just looking for a clean room for 1 night, hopefully < $100 but not a shady property or area, and not too far from Mammoth. Let's say maybe within an hr drive or so?

I've done some random searching online, but I wanted to get some real insight. Does anyone have any specific recommendations of nearby cities/towns to look into, or even specific hotels/motels? Hopefully somebody out there has stayed outside of Mammoth Lakes before...

j.gnar · 10-11-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Triple8Sol

So I'll be in LA around Thanksgiving, and Mammoth is supposed to open a couple weeks beforehand. It's < 6hr drive up US-395. My gf is down for a day trip, and while driving roudntrip + riding all day is doable, it would be brutal. Since it's a holiday weekend, all the lodging in Mammoth (through their site, at least) requires a minimum 2 night stay, not to mention being expensive anyways.

So I'm thinking of heading up the night before and spending a night somewhere along the way. Better if it's somewhere along the way on 395 so we don't waste time driving past the resort. Just looking for a clean room for 1 night, hopefully < $100 but not a shady property or area, and not too far from Mammoth. Let's say maybe within an hr drive or so?

I've done some random searching online, but I wanted to get some real insight. Does anyone have any specific recommendations of nearby cities/towns to look into, or even specific hotels/motels? Hopefully somebody out there has stayed outside of Mammoth Lakes before...

bishop is probably the closest city outside of mammoth, its around a 45 minute drive in favorable weather conditions. here's some lodging info http://www.bishopvisitor.com/lodging/index.php3

**killclimbz** · 10-11-2010, 12:10 PM

Yeah, Bishop is the spot where you want to look. You'll probably find fairly reasonable prices there too.

clankfu · 10-11-2010, 10:12 PM

Motel 6 in Mammoth

Motel 6 Mammoth Lakes Hotel - Mammoth Lakes, CA - Motels & Hotels

$69 for one night. Relatively clean and close to the slopes. Nothing special but does the job.

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10-11-2010, 12:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
killclimbz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Front Range Posts: 9,255	Yeah, Bishop is the spot where you want to look. You'll probably find fairly reasonable prices there too.

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clankfu Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 125	Motel 6 in Mammoth Motel 6 Mammoth Lakes Hotel - Mammoth Lakes, CA - Motels & Hotels $69 for one night. Relatively clean and close to the slopes. Nothing special but does the job.