Motel Ely

2.0 star property

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

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
$99
includes taxes & fees
Nov 3 - Nov 4

Explore the area

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1047 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, 55731
  • Place, Dorothy Molter Museum
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, International Wolf Center
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, North American Bear Center
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(51 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(28 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Basic Room, Multiple Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 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.

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

  • Smoking not allowed

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. 366 out of 572 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 572 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 572 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 572 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 572 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

skip

Always friendly, always clean!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice owners!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very unique fixtures. Always a pleasure.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Special touch was the coffee pot was ready to go in the morning!! Super clean Other than the guests that sat at the patio table giving the rest of us the stink eye, perfect!!! Their problem, not mine!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good, will return. Within walking distance of the downtown and shopping. Helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good

Really helpful and kind staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Islay

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
We received a warm welcome from the owner who chatted away about what was going on in town, places to eat & things to do. Our room was spotless & bed comfy. We loved Ely, the Wolf & Bear Centers & perusing the shops of Sheridan Street. I even had a dip at Semer’s Beach on recommendation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable and super friendly staff. It was walkable to all of downtown Ely. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Chad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I feel it was pretty expensive for a small room and being a motel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Everyone was very nice and it was clean. It just hadn’t been updated in a long time. The bathroom layout is awkward.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The woman at the front desk was so friendly! Made us feel like family and the room was comfortable and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

douglas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dark and claustrophobic. No breakfast. Overpriced Nice to have refrigerator and microwave.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very clean & nice.!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was great! Staff were very nice and had great advice! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

mike

Liked: Amenities
Nice, simple, friendly place.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet, Toledo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
So clean nice customer service loved it
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

DeAnna

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in close proximity to everything I wanted to see. It was clean. The staff was amazing and very helpful. My only complaint is that the mattress wasn't very good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Micca

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners are the best!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025