Quality Inn Yosemite Valley Gateway, MercedQuality Inn Yosemite Valley Gateway in Merced, United States has a corrected score of 1.9 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 18 of 20 hotels we score in Merced. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 1.6 before correction: Booking.com 1.3, Tripadvisor 1.9, Agoda 1.6. Rooms from about $199 a night (cached, not a live quote).Quality Inn Yosemite Valley Gateway is a 2.5-star hotel situated on Motel Drive in Merced, near the San Joaquin Valley. It serves travellers heading towards Yosemite or those visiting the nearby Castle Air Museum and Applegate Zoo. The property contains 65 guest rooms featuring cable television, hair dryers, and coffee making facilities. Guests can access a business centre, an outdoor swimming pool, and a hot tub. A complimentary breakfast buffet is provided daily alongside free WiFi and parking. While the rooms are spacious, the hotel interior and bathrooms show signs of age.What stands out

Free breakfast buffet

Outdoor swimming pool

Spacious guest rooms

Free WiFi and parking

Watch out for

Dated bathrooms

Hard beds

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