Grand Ely Lodge Resort, Ely

We stayed at the Grand Ely Lodge in late October and found it to be a great place. It was too cold outside to do the paddling we'd normally like to do anyway, so we didn't mind not having lake access right out our door. The lake view from our room was beautiful. The common areas of the lodge and the guestrooms were tastefully decorated with Northwoods decor...very pretty. Our room was clean, had a very comfortable bed, and nice bathroom amenities. We ate breakfast in the dining room, and had a good meal for the price. We'll definitely go back here again.

i have been here many times service could be a little better but ammenities are great old town atmosphere i look forward to going there every year! nice pool hot tub close to town overlooking a beautiful lake friendly staff restraunt slow though but your on vacation whats the rush?

We thought we were going to a northwoods lodge instead we arrived at a hotel in a residential area on the edge of town. No real ambiance other than the nicely decorated hotel which is far nicer than its surroundings. Too bad it is really not out in the surrounding area. The price is far too much for somewhere with their location.

Arriving in Ely we found a Old Run Down Town. Even the main street is full of houses that should be torn down. To get to the Lodge you have to go past broken down machinery and crumby shacks and a old gravel pit with a eye sore of a building on it right by the lodge. When we mentioned this to our waitress and bartender both ignored it and even chuckled. We feel for these prices we should have been going to a property with some class. The entire town looked like it hadn't seem any remodeling in decades. There are no parking lots downtown and the streets were poorly maintained in winter. We saw for sale signs on many buildings and were told half the town is for sale. We hope to never have to visit downtown Ely again.