With a stay at The High Flyer in Ely, you'll be a 4-minute walk from Ely Museum and 8 minutes by foot from Ely Cathedral. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Stained Glass Museum and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Oliver Cromwell's House.
What's nearby
Ely Cathedral - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
Ely Museum - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
Waterside Antiques Centre - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
Oliver Cromwell's House - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
Wisbech - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
Getting around
Ely Station - 18 min walk
Cambridge (CBG) - 36 min drive
Restaurants
The High Flyer - 1 min walk
The Yard - 1 min walk
Minster Tavern Ely - 6 min walk
Bake Shop - General Store - 8 min walk
The Lamb - 6 min walk
About this property
The High Flyer
Hotel in Ely with an indoor pool and a restaurant
The High Flyer offers 6 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The High Flyer, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include wired internet access (surcharge), a business center, and laundry facilities. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
The High Flyer has a restaurant on site.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi; wired internet (surcharge)
Parking and transportation
Free offsite parking
Free extended parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Snack bar/deli
Things to do
Gym
Indoor pool
Family friendly
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Wedding services
Business services
Business center
Computer station
Conference space
Meeting room
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No elevator
Wheelchair-accessible parking
More
Smoking not allowed
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Property payment types
Important information
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
This property is professionally cleaned
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
The High Flyer Ely
The High Flyer Hotel
The High Flyer Hotel Ely
The High Flyer Reviews
Reviews
8.2
Very Good
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 133 reviews
10 - Excellent
58
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 133 reviews
8 - Good
38
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 133 reviews
6 - Okay
26
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 133 reviews
4 - Poor
7
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 133 reviews
2 - Terrible
4
8.4/10
Cleanliness
8.6/10
Staff & service
7.4/10
Amenities
8.0/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
8/10 Good
Sue
Nov 7, 2025
Few issues with missing things from the room…hairdryer and remote control for the TV. But the lovely landlady/ manager was amazing and I can thoroughly recommend this place. Central to Ely town…which is absolutely stunning. Truly a great find
Sue
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Mrs
Traveled with partner
Oct 22, 2025
Disliked: Amenities
Didn't have breakfast and if we wanted nowhere was open or unlocked
Room was clean and comfortable, food was lovely, the staff were brilliant and helpful. The only problem was the remote control for the tv didn't work and staff didn't seem to know how to fix it. While it's certainly not the most important thing we all know 99% of hotels have got TV's in them, it's standard these days so the staff should be trained in how to work or set up the remotes and there should always be spares. There should be a set of instructions near the reception or even in the rooms explaining step by step how to set it up. On the surface it doesn't seem a big issue but as I said if tv's are a standard thing these days then it's maybe a slightly bigger issue than it initially seems. Staff really should be trained in how to set them up. To explain how to set it up is nothing more than a 10 minute job. If you use 'One For All' remotes and buy 6 tv's, all the same make and model then it will be easy
Modernized and clean rooms with modern onsuite. Great facilities. Excellent value and good location. Easy check in. No car park but free next door in council car park overnight.
Would stay again.
Didnt have time to use bar or restaurant.
We were supposed to be in a "superior room". If room 6 is a superior room I wonder what the others looked like. The room was quite small, the pillows were all lumpy and not comfortable at all. There is no soundproofing in the room. After a long drive we had an early night but the kitchen extractor fan was below the window and was loud until it was switched off. After that we had to listen to the neighbours in room 5 talking over the volume of their TV, I have never watched Gogglebox but I have now listened to a whole episode. Finally, in room 6 there is no WiFi, no matter how hard I tried to get connected it didn't happen. To end on a positive note the staff were very friendly.
Alan
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
4/10 Poor
Pamela
Sep 18, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not the best night sleep
Very welcoming and shown to the room. However we were not advised the kitchen closed at 8 on a Sunday and we missed the being able to order by 1 minute (7:59)
Lots of info about tea and coffee but when it came to it there was no milk.
The bed was comfy, but the night we stayed there were howling winds outside which caused cupboard doors to rattle and a cold draft through the bedroom door. At 4:30am we finally figured what was rattling and propped pillows against it and managed a couple of hours sleep. We tried to inform reception when checking out but only found the a cleaner to hand back the key. We did return later in the day to advise the issues we had.
The hotel was comfortable and simple, and met our needs well. We did find some marks on the duvet sheet and when we woke up a bug was seen on our sheets. Not sure what that could be, but let them know.
Stay was otherwise comfortable. Walking distant to Ely high street and the Cathedral.
Great location for exploring Ely, lovely staff really helpful. Only slight downside was the room was very warm in the peak of summer!! a fan was provided. The management are really good but obviously the weather is out of their control!! In cooler months its wonderful.
Perfect location for accessing the cathedral and the town. Very welcoming with a very good selection of meals and breakfasts. Pleanty of parking and convenient Type 2 ev charging at the back of the hotel. I felt totally refreshed and set up for the day.
Room smelt of drains, broken safe, broken window security, thin walls, and fire alarm went off at 1am. The fire alarm can go off in any hotel but most send a message to their guests or even partially comp the room. No comms from this hotel following incident.
Quiet, comfortable rooms. Due to the weather, the room was quite hot and hard to cool down. The thick duvet was too much for sleeping, but the pillows and bed were very comfortable. Some instructions in the room on what to do at checkout if reception is not yet open would have been helpful.
Verified traveler
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
6/10 Okay
Moira
Traveled with partner
Jun 10, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was clean and quiet which was good. However the toilet seat was loose and bedside lights did not work. I left notification for the High Flyer so hopefully these will be sorted out as I do understand that these things can be missed if not advised. My concern was that we were told that if we wanted breakfast they would have to get someone in specially as they would not be getting in till 10am the next morning. Whilst they said they could do this it made us feel like it would be an imposition so we went elsewhere to eat in the morning.