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title: "Mother Lode Motel, Placerville (CA) | StayVersus"
description: "Mother Lode Motel in Placerville (CA): rated 7.8 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Motel · ★★
# Mother Lode Motel

Smithflat, Placerville (CA), United States

7.8 ·  Good 6 reviews ·  #5 #5 of 6 in Placerville (CA) ·  1.8 Location score
## About Mother Lode Motel

Mother Lode Motel is a motel in Smithflat, Placerville (CA), United States. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 6 reviews. It is 2.9 km from the centre of Placerville (CA). The nearest airport, Sacramento International Airport (SMF), is 72 km away.

- **Type:** Motel

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 1

1940 Broadway [motherlodemotel.com](http://www.motherlodemotel.com)

## How Mother Lode Motel scores

Compared with the average hotel in Placerville (CA).

-   Guest rating **7.8**
-   Location **1.8**

Placerville (CA) average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **1.8**/10

- **Walk grade:** **0**/100 Car recommended

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **0**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **0**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Sacramento International Airport (SMF)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">72 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">163 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Placerville (CA)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2.9 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Compare

## Compare Mother Lode Motel with nearby hotels

Similar hotels within 3 km. Open a match-up to see where each one wins.

-   [Gold Trail Motor Lodge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/gold-trail-motor-lodge-placerville-ca/) Motel ★★ 110 m away
    
    7.7 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/gold-trail-motor-lodge-placerville-ca-vs-mother-lode-motel-placerville-ca/)
-   [National 9 Inn - Placerville](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/national-9-inn-placerville-placerville-ca/) Hotel ★ 1.4 km away
    
    8.4 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/mother-lode-motel-placerville-ca-vs-national-9-inn-placerville-placerville-ca/)

## Questions about Mother Lode Motel

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Mother Lode Motel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is Mother Lode Motel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Sacramento International Airport (SMF), is 72 km away in a straight line.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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