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Motel Ely

2.0 star property

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Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Room, 1 Queen Bed | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Basic Room, Multiple Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets
Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
1047 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, 55731
  • Superior National Forest
    1 min walk
  • Dorothy Molter Museum
    16 min walk
  • International Wolf Center
    3 min drive
  • Ely, MN (LYU-Ely Municipal)
    10 min drive

Room options

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Room, 1 Queen Bed | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Basic Room, Multiple Beds | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room, Multiple Beds

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

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About this property

Motel Ely

Ely motel steps from Superior National Forest
Along with a business center, this smoke-free motel has free self parking and free WiFi in public areas.
Motel Ely offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This motel offers access to a business center. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Motel Ely is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily until 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Motel Ely Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 291 out of 467 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 136 out of 467 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 467 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 467 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 467 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved staying at Hotel Ely! They have screen doors so you can actually have your door open to enjoy the beautiful weather. Shops and dining are easily walkable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carelie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was in Ely for just 2 nights for hiking and eating, best restaurants up there and I have some favorites. The owner was friendly and suggested a trail I could manage, I am fat and out of shape. She also told me about a local favorite restaurant. Motel was clean. Good water pressure and air conditioning. I will return
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is now one of my favorite motels. The staff was friendly and the room was extremely clean. After 6 days on the boundary waters this place was comfortable with a welcoming warm shower…however, you do need to bring a hairdryer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, very helpful with dining options, things to do etc. Nice location at the end of downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were going to drive down to the local beach to have a little bon fire and the owners GAVE us firewood & matches. How NICE is that?!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Howard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A really nice comfortable place to stay before departing to the boundary waters! Definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good experience except for parking space - very limited. Parked on street, which the hostess let us know might be best. We appreciated her honesty.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is a throwback to the 50s. I remember the hotels that you stayed in then you pulled up to the door, walked into the room, unpacked everything and your car was right there waiting for you the next morning. The rooms were extremely clean and although looked like the 50s, they had all been redone with new carpet and fixtures. They still had the wallpaper border around the top of the walls. The owner was wonderful when we checked in and gave us all the information we needed for dining out for breakfast and dinner. Her recommendations were right on. If we are ever in Ely again we will definitely stay at this motel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Service was very friendly and the location was good for downtown access.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is convenient and the staff was very helpful and friendly. And reasonably priced.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The parking lot was a little small but manageable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sean

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

jackie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I can not wait to stay at the Ely Motel again. This place was the cleanest I have ever been to. The room was so cute. We absolutely loved it. I drove from about 8 hours away and they went above and beyond to help me get checked in a tad bit early. Extremely friendly. Loved the place!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was wonderful, but outlets and a lamp did not work, and the toilet was too low for comfort in getting up, as an elderly person.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randy, Rochester

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to spend the night before going into the boundary waters Liked that they allowed dogs
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Robyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
When I booked, I didn't expect much although reading reviews that said the property was clean, was my biggest reason I considered Motel Ely. We had to book a three-bed room; the price was the same as for a one-bed so I went ahead & did that; it wasn't a problem. The bathroom was clean. There was NO service while we were staying & I'm not sure if that had been stated in the information on the Expedia site. As crazy as it may sound, I banged my toes into the bed frames many times because the supports stick out & having just had surgery two weeks ago for a toe injury, I was annoyed. IF you are a family booking into Motel Ely, thinking three Q-size beds is a great help, please know the room has ONE TV in the room with two beds but the channels are pretty sketchy; good thing we always have reading material & our laptops; lighting was minimal. There really are no other "amenities." As for being close to the Wolf and Bear Centers, they are & there is a park nearby. There are several restaurants on the main road but if you're not interested in bar food, be forewarned. We found ONE place for breakfast on Friday morning. No one in the office was around much to help answer questions; they had very few attractions to recommend; few advertisements for them. There is a gas station across the street. It's an old property; the parking lot can barely accommodate today's vehicles so if you're pulling a boat, plan on parking on the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Feels like an old-school "motor inn" 😃. Rooms are small and very basic, but they have beds and clean bathrooms (the bathroom was updated and nicer than expected!). Air-conditioning, TV, fridge & coffee pot! In Ely, if all you want to do is lounge in a room, this is maybe not the place for you. But if you just want a clean, quiet place to sleep & clean up, this is perfect! Plus, I asked for recommendations for places to eat breakfast & dinner. I was given several recommendations for each. We stayed on the list and all places were fabulous!!! We had a great stay!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024