Bristlecone Motel

2.5 star property

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Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms (2nd floor) | Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets
Property entrance
Point of interest
Exterior
Combined shower/tub, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
700 AVENUE I, Ely, NV, 89301
  • Copper Queen Casino
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Nevada Northern National Railway Museum
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Ely Renaissance Village
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

Pet Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 312 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms (2nd floor)

  • 376 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Mini Suite with 2 Queen Beds

  • 360 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 312 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 221 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Bristlecone Motel

Ely motel walkable to White Pine Public Museum
This smoke-free motel features laundry facilities, a garden, and a picnic area. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a vending machine.
Bristlecone Motel offers 31 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Ely motel also offers a vending machine, a garden, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Bristlecone Motel is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.

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
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 20 accessible parking spaces
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (32 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 10.00 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 10.00 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Alcohol is not served at this property
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Bristlecone Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 375 out of 863 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 317 out of 863 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 111 out of 863 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 37 out of 863 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 863 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, cozy and located next to great restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Audrey

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
First room we had was not great but we got moved to a wonderful room that appeared newly renovated. Very charming, and comfortable. Breakfast was packaged sweet buns so unimpressed. And the laundry used very strong scented soap so being sensitive to scents we both had headaches. That was my only complaint and not everyone realizes how much Gain and Fleecy bother others. If not for the laundry soap I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's a waste of your money to stay here.
The heaters made a buzzing noise all night. I could not sleep because of it. I thought if I turned on the bathroom fan it would drown the buzzing sound out from the heater. The bathroom fan sounded like a diesel truck. So that did not help. I did not brother the front desk cause they could not change out the heater or the bathroom fan. This hotel needs to be remodeled. Do not stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ricky

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Janet

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed for 4 nights during Thanksgiving weekend. Everything was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

William

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
We wanted an inexpensive hotel that is clean and functional and Bristlecone did the job. It's nothing fancy, but it was clean, in good condition, and comfortable. Breakfast is pretty meager, some cereal and packaged muffins, etc. Everything in the room worked well, bed was comfortable, and the heater worked well. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

norman

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel Bristlecone Motel
heater in room very quiet and efficient which was nice on a cold night!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Crystal

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Heater did not really keep room warm.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Troy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not too shabby!
Nice room for Ely, especially after a long day driving.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
My pillow smelled of stale smoke
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Heather

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

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My favorite!
Bristlecone is my stay of choice in Ely ....always clean! The staff is slways friendly! Very good value! My favorite!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven, EL CENTRO

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's Ely at night on a weekday. Not much going on. Bristlecone is the best place in Ely in my opinion. Mexican restaurant next door is good and rooms don't stink of cigarettes or pot like the other hotels.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Fraser

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven, EL CENTRO

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I always stay here when traveling to/from family in Elko. If they don't have a vacancy, I push on to Elko/Vegas. My only regret this go was that I arrived late and was put in the room closest to the highway so I had some noise but managed to sleep anyway.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Clarence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Middleton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a problem with Expedia not crediting me on a date conflict. The Bristlecone Motel fixed the problem immediately and were a pleasure to work with.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thumbs up!
Good place to spend the night while traveling.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Breakfast was included, but only included two types of dry cereal, coffee, two types of juice and two types of bars. No fresh fruit or anything hot, like eggs. Our room was near the street and traffic woke us up all night long. I would not recommend this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randy

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great beds,quiet,ok breakfast,great employees
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, convenient location.
We enjoyed our stay at the Bristlecone. The staff were very friendly. The room was dated but very clean. Mexican restaurant across the street was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was helpful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024