A machine roomless elevator comprises a car (5) within a hoistway (14), a counterweight (1) within a space between said car (5) and a wall of said hoistway (14) and on which a plurality of counterweight suspension wheels (2) are arranged, and a traction sheave (13). Hoist ropes (4) can be devided into a plurality of groups corresponding to the number of said counterweight suspension wheels (2) after one ends thereof round said traction sheave (13), each group being fixed on a counterweight side termination after rounding corresponding one of said counterweight suspension wheels (2).