Priceline Hotel: 3* Minneapolis-St Paul (Downtown Minneapolis) The Hotel Minneapolis

[Pat Barclay]

Coming into town for the Vikings home opener, really wanted to stay downtown if possible for the experience, plus we are leaving (via a bus) from downtown at 7 AM Monday morning, didn't really want to spend the extra half hour that early in the morning traveling from a hotel in the MOA/Airport area. Needed two total rooms for 3 adults and one three year old child.

Started bidding for a 4* at $41 (hey, you gotta try something, right?). Rejected.

Added 3* and upped bid to $42. Rejected.

Added 2.5* and upped bid to $43. Rejected.

Added 2* and upped bid to $45. Accepted!!!

Was a bit leery when I saw what hotel I got (not recognizing the name), even though it is a Doubletree property. But the reviews of this property on TripAdvisor are great. TripAdvisor rates it a 4 star hotel, and users rate it 4.5 stars with 43 reviews, the #2 most popular hotel, with 35 reviewers rating it "Excellent" and 3 rating it "Very Good".

$180 for two rooms, two nights, $33.16 in taxes and fees, total $213.66. Happy to save some money and stay downtown to boot...was looking at Hotwire and was certain of getting the Park Plaza (which used to be the Wyndham, which I have stayed at before and found to be very nice) for $49/night, with taxes and fees would have been $228.53. The savings will just about pay for our rental car for one day, which we will use Saturday to go out to the Minnesota Renaissance Fair.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Thank you for sharing your results with the board. Glad to see you're pleasantly surprised with the hotel and that this will work well for your plans.

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Enjoy your stay.