Holiday Inn Express Oakdale is close to the town center at 828 E F St - CA 108, part of the main route to Yosemite National Park from the San Francisco area. The hotel is a 2 floor property with the accommodation block set back a little from the road, and receives good reviews on account of its comfort, cleanliness & extensive free continental breakfast. Amenities include an outdoor pool, health/fitness center, whirlpool and guest laundry.

The three main hotels in Oakdale, CA, are all east of the town center along the main road through town (CA 108; East F Street) in a built-up area with plenty of shops and restaurants. Best Western Rama Inn is the furthest east, close to the edge of town and opposite the largest shopping center in the area. It is a new-looking, 3 storey building of 47 rooms, all containing a microwave & refrigerator, and some with a fireplace. Several types of suite are available. The inn serves the usual continental breakfast.

Right opposite the Holiday Inn, the Quality Inn Oakdale has 70 large, recently renovated rooms linked by exterior corridors, arranged around 3 sides of a central parking area with an outdoor pool at the center. The hotel has its own restaurant (Almond Tree) that serves free full breakfast in addition to lunch & dinner. Other dining outlets are found close by along the main road, East F St, and one of the more unusual attractions of Oakdale, the Hershey's Chocolate Visitor Center, is a mile to the south.