Adventure Inn

I stayed here before and after a boundary waters trip, and I would recommend this place in a heartbeat! The rooms are adorable and have a great little porch in front of each room, where my dad and I enjoyed our delicious coffee and pastries. The owners are very warm and welcoming!

If you’re looking for a gorgeous little inn with a family feel (because, literally, a family owns it and will make you feel like you’re one of them), this is the place you want to stay. I can’t say enough about my experience!
I lucked out and chose this place somewhat randomly (ok, based upon some research and its high Unilocal reviews) as an out of town guest. I liked the location — right on the main street through town, and within walking distance to many great restaurants). There is also a grocery store right across the street, if you need to stock up on supplies and stay awhile.
The room prices are great, especially for what you get and for the location. If you want to be right in the heart of downtown but not go broke renting a room, this is a perfect option. The rooms are decorated very «Northwoods chic» with warm earth tone colors, exposed wood log beds and furniture. My room was adorable and the bathroom was incredibly spacious. Everything was immaculately clean. My night’s sleep was peaceful and very quiet — beds are very comfortable, with plenty of pillows. Free WiFi is available in all of the rooms. They do serve complimentary coffee and pastries in the morning, and the front desk staff is so helpful and kind. They are pet friendly, and they are super eco-​friendly too which are big positives in my book!
If I’m in Ely again, you better believe that I’ll be staying at the Adventure Inn!

I’d give this 10 stars if I could! Great motel! Best beds and most comfortable rooms I’ve ever had anywhere. We stayed two days, and it felt almost like home.

This place is fantastic. They are earth friendly in that they use organic cleaning products, recycle, use solar power, and capture rain water. The place is completely remodeled and super comfy. I am traveling here for work and staying only one night. It seems the town caters to campers and BWCA explorers, so the motels aren’t all that nice here. This one caters to the same people, but it’s very nice and clean. I stayed on the main floor by the office and had a king bed with jacuzzi tub. The room had a microwave and mini fridge. They served coffee and local pastries in the morning. The Inn is located on the north end of town accross from Red Cabin Custard. That alone is worth it. It is a walk to town but only half a mile or so. I would definately stay here again.

Great people, nice stay! The staff was incredibly helpful navigating in parking and travel restrictions. Quintessential «Minnesota Nice». The room as clean and the beds crazy comfortable. I’d stay here again!

The only thing I would want to change is to have a little more of a breakfast. We stayed here for one night last year before we went dogsledding with White Wilderness (check them out also, PHENOMENAL!) so there wasn’t much to fill up on before we went for our all-​day winter excursion, but that aside…
The front desk gal was as sweet as they come. We got stuck in a winter storm on the way up there, and she called to make sure we were alright. We did make it alright, the room and bathroom were very clean, it was an extremely quiet and cozy place. The tile in the bathroom was gorgeous, nice to have soap dispensers, we slept peacefully in a big comfortable bed. We would stay here again!

Our family of four stayed here in March. We picked this high-​rated Inn and we are glad we did. We picked it because it was reasonably priced and dog-​friendly.
We found the room very clean and super roomy! We each had a queen size bed. Room came with free wifi (with no password needed) flat screen tv with cable, sm kitchen table with 2 chairs, microwave and mini fridge. Coffee and tea can be found in the mornings in the lobby along with muffins, donuts and turnovers. Bring a hair dryer, because they don’t have one in the room.
The owner is super nice and makes you feel comfortable and welcomed.
We will be staying there again when we go back to Ely.

I would stay here again! The staff was awesome. They brought me a coffee pot and all the fixings to go along with it, including 2 mugs. The room was cozy and had floor heat which was nice since the temp outside was –15. They had wi-​fi issues but I didn’t mind that much because everyone is always so CONNECTED to their devices. I enjoyed the stay and am looking forward to returning. The bedding was also very cozy.

Stayed here for two nights over Memorial Day weekend 2012. I don’t think a two-​star rating for this place is warranted at all. Our two-​room suite was very clean, new, and reasonably spacious. The kitchen had a full sized fridge with dishes and silverware and a coffee maker. Other amenities are simple but adequate– you don’t come to Ely to stay in your room, anyway! The proprietress was very friendly and knowledgable. Free wi-​fi with a password and free coffee and pastries in the morning at the front desk. Our largish dogs were welcome but we had to pay a $ 10 fee and put sheets over the duvets to protect them.

Clean, comfortable, warm and eco-​friendly but the doors can be a bit noisy
On our recent visit to Ely, my partner and I were walk-​ins after a local friend of his recommended this place. Fortunately, there were rooms available and we were reserved in a King size room for 2 nights. Our room was very spacious, and open with ample room for all of our things and then some. It was also incredibly clean, and in like-​new condition (we understand it was recently renovated). Another thing we really appreciated was how eco-​friendly the inn was. There was very efficient hot water floor heating in our room and the hotel welcome binder shares more information such as the 10″ thick insulated walls and organic cotton sheets. I also thought the soap dispensers were a thoughtful way to reduce waste.
The only cons that occurred to us that the walls did carry noise, although like most things, this can be greatly dependent on who is residing in the adjacent room. Our first night was unfortunate as our neighbors (a large-​ish family) were going in and out of their room, letting the door slam shut which in turn rattled our door (they’re in metal door frames).
We didn’t get much sleep. By the second night they had checked-​out and we slept wonderfully on the comfortable mattress and down comforter. The breakfast snacks in the morning were as good as others have said, especially the scones. My only complaint was with the flat-​screen TV in that the volume (possibly linked with the cable box remote?) was absurdly loud even when dialed down to 0. Our play was very pleasant, the owners very hospitable, and we would have no problem staying here again or recommending this place to others, although we may make our own doorjamb next time with a towel or washcloth.

We were driving through Ely in July and decided to stay over night at the last minute. Adventure Inn had 3 rooms available for us (we had a party of 11 people). They were very kind, friendly, and welcoming. The rooms were newly done and very cute. Ours was decorated in an up-​north cabin style. The coffee/​tea/​pastries were tasty and plentiful. Our kids all loved it too. I would definitely stay here again.

This was so clean, friendly and convenient. We will stay here again for sure. They had wifi which we needed, the owner was so helpful, she even hooked us up with local advisors when it turned out we were looking for sites for black fly reserach. I would love to return and stay here!

we stayed in the new (i think it just opened late 2011) Solar Inn building as our jumping-​off point for the BWCA — and were really happy with our choice.
Rates were reasonable — among the cheapest that I saw in Ely — and the rooms were really thoughtfully designed and decorated. things like locally made furniture in the rooms, really soft organic cotton sheets, and i’m not sure but i think that was a feathertop mattress. felt really luxurious for a budget motel.
And, it’s solar powered! and they have a really huge rain cistern to water the grounds. huge props for that. would recommend to anyone, and stay there again in a heartbeat. also, the scones in the morning were way better than anything i’ve had at a continental breakfast.
A win!

We really enjoyed our stay at the Adventure Inn. The owners and staff were great! I had forgot my slippers and didn’t make it 3 miles before Sue called me. The coffee is off the hook Great. The tv in our room was a bit small, but it’s a flat screen. The wifi was pretty slow, but I got on line. They do not accept AMEX cards.
All in all I would highly recommend this place. They even knocked 10 bucks off our rate when we checked in. Thanks folks, see ya the next time we’re in Ely!

Clean, fairly new, and well maintained. However the owner lady, Sue, really jacked our reservation arrangements. First of all she give away the room we requested and reserved many months before to someone else, and if that was not enough of an insult she totally forgot to pencil in the second nite and when she realized her mistake she booked us into a not so nice motel nearby… Unreal! What a nut.