Nestled between Hidden Valley trails and Ely's cute downtown, a perfect homebase

Pictures don’t do it justice! Spacious, peaceful, completely wonderful. I could sit all day and eve in the great room with a fire in the wood burning stove and the spectacular forest view out the windows. Kitchen is terrific. Super location—minutes from town but feels like the middle of the woods. There are 4 units in this building but the building is so well designed it doesn’t seem like anyone else is around. The experience was sooooo easy. (And pro tip if you’re coming from the cities - spend the extra 20 minutes taking the “scenic route” from Two Harbors. You’ll arrive in a fantastic mood!)

Loved staying “in the woods” and being so close to town!! Wonderful living space lined with windows to view visiting wildlife. Large, well equipped kitchen.

The home was very clean and the kitchen had everything we needed to cook our own meals. Communication was smooth and everything was ready when we arrived.There were plenty of books and games to keep us busy.We were close enough to town to be able to grab a quick bite but far enough away that we were in the woods. We saw deer and several kinds of birds right outside the window!

It was a great get away location. Close to different hiking trails and minutes from downtown. Loved the big kitchen. Lots of nature, bear within 50 feet. If we find ourselves back in the area, would stay here again.

Great place to stay! Initially communication w/ property owner was a challenge, but after we arrived and needed to reach out the communication was prompt. I'd definitely stay again, but one thing to be aware of--this is actually part of partially underground 3 or 4 unit building--so while this has a lot of windows, it's also basement level and the forest is within arms length of the window, so you never see the sun. I'd also suggest leaving a folder or sign somewhere w/ checkout instructions---we had to send messages asking for both check in and checkout instructions. But great spot for exploring Ely, the state parks, mesabi trail, many hiking trails and the BWCA.

Family trip Our family went to Ely to ride the ATV trails. The property is very close to the trails and easy to get into town. The property was clean and a great place to come back to at night after a long day of trails. The neighbor was horrible so be aware.

Lovely home. Great location! Enjoyed the tub. More washcloths would have been nice and kitchen dish towels as well. Bummed there wasn't a Scrabble board game. We forgot ours at home. Doh! Tried to find one in town second hand, planning to leave it there for you guys. LOL. Only one we found was in Ben Franklin and was 40! Whoa, Nelly! Needless to say, we didn't buy it. Was pretty humid and buggy all weekend so didn't get to enjoy the patio, but it's lovely; we really wanted to be able to. Oh well, next time! Defiantly we want to have a next time. Only complaint is, in your notes to guests before arrival please include the fact that the area is in a black out space, there are no street lights past Main St. We got in around 10 Pm, kinda tired from the 4 hour drive, and we just about lost our minds trying to find the cabin in the woods with only our headlights to help us see. You'd think headlights would be enough, interestingly they are not. We got very turned around with all the inlets to other places, and missed the sign a couple times. If you included photos of what the cabin as a whole looks like in the parking area, that would have helped us a lot just figuring out if we were in the right place or not. We did find it, then couldn't recognize anything, drove out again, came back. I'm telling you we thought we were in The Twilight Zone there for a few minutes. LOL now, but not in the moment. We took one of the winter catalogs of things to do and we hope to come then!

Clean and spacious. A great place for a family.

Outstanding experience! We *loved* our stay. I knew the location would be great (basically next door to the International Wolf Center in Ely), but I didn't know in advance how spacious, quiet, and green the place would be. We enjoyed playing a number of the board games in the evenings. My spouse and I were both especially taken by the adorable groundhog who lives outside under the deck, and who popped up at times to bathe in the summer sun.