Nicollet Island Inn

The location of this hotel is just a short bridge away from downtown, but it is private and relaxing. There are restaurants nearby, but that is not to say that the hotel restaurant isn't wonderful. You have a view of the city. I heartily recommend this hotel.

The Inn was an historic building in a quieter, more natural part of the city but close to many great restaurants, walking trails, shopping, etc. The staff was very helpful with suggestions. The old bar was very cool and large selection of whisky if you like that. The restaurant was very good with view of the Mississippi.

The light breakfast was okay and worked for us as early risers. The first night, we were on Room 312, a bad room. The temporary air conditioning fix was a large portable vented out the only window with cardboard and duct tape. Because it stayed warm outside, we had to run the AC all night. It was so noisy, we slept little. We were fortunate that your Friday morning deskperson was able to move us across the hall to Room 310 for our remaining six nights. We enjoyed the Aquacentennial fireworks show from our room. It was spectacular.

I really liked the hospitality of the staff. The decoration of the bedroom was also good. They cleaned my room regularly. Both the bathroom and bedroom were very clean and equipped with necessary stuffs. If I were to visit Minneapolis again, I would be happy to stay at the same hotel (Nicollet Island Inn) again.

Beautiful property and beautiful building. Good food places 5-10 minutes away (listed in a helpful guest book) we went to the Aster Café which was a quick walk and Pizza Lucé which was a quick drive downtown. The staff were nice and there was complimentary coffee each morning. Quiet, not many other guests that we saw while staying there. They were very accommodating with the additional requests prior to our stay and check-in/check-out was quick and easy. The room had a physical key rather than a card like most modern hotels and I loved it. However, that means there's only one key.