I've stayed at several ****** hotels over the years, including a few in small, remote Nevada towns. Typically, cheap Nevada ****** hotel rooms come with the bare minimum amenities. That was NOT the case at Hotel Nevada in Ely. All of the staff are very friendly, including the maintenance dude who chatted with me in the elevator. The room was a reasonable rate, and one of the cheapest rooms in town. From the outside, the building looks old - it is a historic building in a historic mining town. Yet, I saw active paint work occurring on the outside during my stay. And the inside rooms are fully renovated with modern furnishings. The bed was very comfortable with plenty of pillows. The AC worked well, and was supported by a cool, modern looking ceiling fan. The bathroom was tight, but fully remodeled. (The size is probably due to the age of the building). The room itself was sufficiently spacious and there were two chairs for sitting. WiFi was also sufficiently fast, especially for the remote location. Free basic breakfast from Denny's and a free basic drink from the ****** bar were added bonuses to an already high value stay. Only two concerns, neither of which warranted dropping my rating. First, there was no microwave or fridge in my room. There was a fridge in the room across the hall, so perhaps you just have to ask. But I'm not sure why this can't come standard. And second, be sure to return your keys to the front desk at checkout, as there is a $5 fee for not doing so. (I've never seen that before... That's an unusual thing to charge a fee for). Otherwise, very excellent stay! I'll definitely return if I'm ever passing through Ely again.
My wife and I were on our first day of a 7 day trip and stayed in Ely for the first night. We have stayed in Ely several times before with our motorcycle group but this time we were traveling on our bike by ourselves and decided we wanted to stay at the La Quinta Inn instead of the other hotel we had stayed at before. The room was very nice, clean and a very comfortable bed. Both the check in and check out process was easy and quick. The front desk even suggested we could park our motorcycle out in front under the canopy if we wanted to. Which we did. We appreciate being able to do so as it provides a little more safety for the bike.