Grand Central Motel

2.0 star property

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Premium Room, 1 Double Bed
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
Family Studio Suite | Interior
Standard Room, 2 Double Beds
Premium Room, 1 Double Bed

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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1498 Lyons Ave, Ely, NV, 89301
  • Place, County Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Ely Renaissance Village
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Jail House Casino
    ‪10 min walk‬

Room options

Economy Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Premium Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Bunk Beds

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About the area

Ely

A stay at Grand Central Motel places you in the heart of Ely, within a 10-minute walk of White Pine Public Museum and County Museum. .This motel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Bristlecone Convention Center and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Ely Renaissance Village.

What's nearby

  • White Pine Public Museum - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • County Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Ely Renaissance Village - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Jail House Casino - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Nevada Northern National Railway Museum - 2 min drive - 1.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Love's Travel Stop - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Margaritas - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪La Fiesta - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Hometown Pizza - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Grand Central Motel

Motel in Ely with free parking
Grand Central Motel offers 14 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Housekeeping is provided on request.
Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping on request

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift (single-level property)

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  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Restaurant dining guides

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  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 6 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • Administrative fee: USD 2 per accommodation, per night

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

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 6 per accommodation, 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, 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Grand Central Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 86 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 86 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 86 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 86 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 86 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dewayne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

jeff

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Fred

Average.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

David

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

JOSEPH

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
N/A
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew H.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Remote checkin via text. A code is sent to you for entry to your room. Very old school decor but the bed and bedding is top shelf
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
While check-in was easy (though impersonal, mediated by no human beings in the flesh) and the owners of the property seemed to be nice via text messages (could have been AI), and while the bed was comfortable and sockets for charging plugs were conveniently located on the nightstand, the room was very small, there were no luggage racks or place other than the floor to put suitcases, and the brown shag carpet and floor slanting down toward the back of the room and the low bathroom counter and old bathtub were all signs of the age of the place and suboptimal maintenance. The ice machine didn't work, and the vending machine sold mostly sweet stuff. If it had been half the price, it would have been more worth it, but at $123 for the room we felt ripped off.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Shelly

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My favorite part is parking right in front of my room, unloading my things into the room, having a code to get into my room, and I really like the ambience of the TV being on the screensaver.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
OK.. So I got the code to someone else's room.. They were QUITE surprised when I started opening the door at 1am.. We got it sorted out.. excellent room for the price!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking was easy and secure
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrei

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
FABULOUS GEM! This place is super cool and a nice updated take on the “Route 66 roadside motel”. I arrived after riding a motorcycle across the state and the self check in was AMAZING. Room was super dooper clean. Mattress and pillows were comfy…I slept like a baby. The Roku TV was a nice touch. Great Mexican restaurant across the street.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in a convenient location and staff was courteous.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

JoDene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed. Very reasonable for travelers
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice comfortable bed, clean and comfy room. The breakfast was awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Don

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was unique in a vintage motel, small and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One nightstand lamp did not provide enough lighting in the room. I believe, in time, improvements will be made to correct this.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David, South Jordan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Older motel, but clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Grand Central is nothing fancy, but it is truly clean and comfortable. One of those last little motels that you can stay in that is safe clean and inexpensive. Loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025