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Great Basin Inn

2.0 star property
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Standard Triple Room
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Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds | Room amenity
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Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds | Bathroom

Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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701 East Aultman Street, Ely, NV, 89301
  • Copper Queen Casino
    3 min walk
  • County Museum
    4 min walk
  • Shooter's Lounge
    1 min walk
  • Ely, NV (ELY)
    6 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Suite, Kitchenette

  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds | Room amenity

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Room amenity

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Ely

With a stay at Great Basin Inn in Ely, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Copper Queen Casino and County Museum. .This motel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from White Pine Public Museum and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Nevada Northern National Railway Museum.
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What's nearby

  • Copper Queen Casino - 3 min walk
  • Nevada Northern National Railway Museum - 11 min walk
  • East Ely Railroad Depot Museum - 13 min walk
  • Bristlecone Convention Center - 2 min drive
  • Jail House Casino - 2 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Margaritas Mexican Res - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Taproot - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Racks Bar and Grill - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Great Basin Inn

Motel in Ely with free parking
Great Basin Inn offers 21 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Ely motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. LED televisions come with premium satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 21 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. LED televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free motel was built in 1950.
Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store serving guests of Great Basin Inn.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking (free) on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Family friendly

  • Corner/local shop
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Corner/local shop

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LED TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Fridge
  • Stovetop

More

  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [Shooter's Bar]
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 100 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cleaning deposit: USD 200.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • 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 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

Great Basin Ely
Great Basin Inn
Great Basin Inn Ely

Great Basin Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 83 reviews" "

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kathy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible is an understatement
I am not sure what to say. The room was horrible. It was used as a storage room. It had spider webs in window sill. Also, there was paint pan and trash from someone lunch on the table.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
The triple room does indeed have three queen beds. One is in a separate 'room' with a closable door. I put room in quotes because you can hardly walk around the bed without awkwardly turning your feet to fit. There is not really dishware as indicated on the hotels.com site and the coffee maker didn't work but there is a working mini fridge. We couldn't find anyone to check out with so we had to use the key Dropbox. The location is convenient. The beds are comfy enough. The shower has great pressure and the hot water gets really hot (and stays that way through the whole family's showers) and the cold water is refreshingly cold even in the heat of summer.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Jeff

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Memorial ride 2020
Very nice owner, friendly, place is pretty old and could used to be spiffed up a bit, very quiet.....
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
Place needs a lot of work - we were disappointed vs the reviews we had read.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smelly
Made a reservation weeks in advance for a room with a king bed. They only had a queen bed when we checked in, because he “didn’t know we were coming”. He was very nice and apologetic about it, but still annoying. Room smelled like cat pee and cigarettes, even after leaving the windows open for hours. Dirty old tub. No way I’d use the coffee machine. Uncomfortable saggy bed. For $60 you can’t expect much. If it weren’t for the smell, and the downgraded room, I’d give a better review.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Susan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not a great experience. The motel is very shabby and run down.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The outside view of the property needs considerable maintenance so curb view would be attractive. Interior looked good but could use some updating.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

William

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is old, rooms are clean though mine had a weird smell. The bathrooms could use larger vanities as well as a new tub/shower combo
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very nice and helpful, the check-in/out notes were important.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Judy, Phoenix

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would have left but it was only room in town and we were to tired to go to next town. Hotel clerk was very helpful, they are lucky to have him
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Checked in and was taken to the room with the 3 beds as there were 3 of us. The clerk unlocked the room. Did not give us a key - no way to even lock the door. The smell was terrible. Did not feel safe so we just left and slept in our trucks. Did not feel safe staying there
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

4/10 Poor

KVK, Paulden AZ

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Too much for too little.
My carpet was filthy. Electrical outlets were 2 prongs. Bathtub did not drain. Old facility unusual decorations - that's the least of the place. Adjacent units were long-term rentals for laborers. Noisy neighbors. Funky is acceptable if the price is cheap, then at least you are getting what u paid for. I've paid less in Wells NV for better. Quite pricey considering the quality.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Horse race vacation
Everything was ok but they asked to copy my credit card and drivers license and that has never happened to me before and didnt seem right but I went ahead with the reservation and the room was good and the service good as well. I would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

John, Denver

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Choose somewhere else.... honestly thankful I didnt get billed and didnt have to stay there. Had an Expedia reservation and when we got there the office was unstaffed and nobody answered the buzzer. Called Expedia and they woke the guy up.... he came out annoyed with belt undone and no shirt.... very annoyed I had interrupted his sleep... said they didnt have any rooms and my reservation was a mistake... (pretty sure Expedia stops booking the second a property notifies them they are full). Next Expedia hotel looked like 2-3 hours further down the road but we found a room about an hour away.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

alan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just say no
We stopped at the "Great Basin Inn" on our way to Yosemite, and it's perhaps the WORST place I've stayed in, here in the States. There was perhaps one worse in Europe, but it didn't pretend to be anything more than a Hostel. The AC in the Great Basin Inn would turn on with a clank, followed by a rattle, making it impossible to sleep. It was impossible to sleep if we turned the AC off, so we finally just got up early and left. No doubt it was a room designed for 1 bed or possibly 2 full sized beds, but they had managed to squeeze in two queen beds, but they were so close together that it was almost impossible to get past. I don't know how the place ended up with 2 stars, except that the shower was hot and the towels and sheets seemed clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Patty, Arizona

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Property is run down. No security lock, no working smoke detector, broken toilet paper holder.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
i left an expensive pillow there with a handmade pillow case. I called them a few hours after I left and asked them to look for it. They didn't offer to go check at that time. I called a few days later on our return trip and they said they never saw it. I was very upset to say the lest.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was old and outdated but it was fairly clean. The property looked a little sketchy. The gentleman who checked us in was polite. I probably wouldnt stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Would stay here again.
Pretty nice for an older hotel. Clean and comfortable. Good value
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Francie, Goldendale, Wa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No no no
We were warned not to smoke in room because if the maid could smell it we would be charged $250. When we tried to turn on the tv, my hand ran into a black widow spider web...and subsequently killed it. The tv never did work even after calling the mgr. The bathtub was filthy. The ceiling had unrepaired water damage. The beds were comfy. The ONLY good part.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Elly, DAB, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Safe and convenience
This place is well maintained, clean and tidy, plus the staff makes sure that you have everything you need (towels, soaps, coffees) and will clean your room on daily basis. It's very convenience to everywhere (downtown, stores, restaurants). People are nice and helpful that's why I always feel safe everywhere in here.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Karen, Buhl, Idaho

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old but Clean
Concern with when ask for ID and credit card, she took it in back room. Didn't need to take ID in another room. room was so clean the cleaning product odor was over whelming all night. The TV reception was not good. could not watch TV.. No phone to call and complain.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018