HotelChatter - Tag: Minneapolis Hotels

Are You Ready for Some Football...Packages from Expedia?

MsRebecca — 2010-09-23T13:27:37-05:00

It's a dream of ours to hit the road and go to NFL games all around the country--hell, we'd even go and see the Browns play the Bills. In December. So we love that Expedia helps football fans save money on last-minute trips to see their teams.

If we hadn't just returned from Miami, we'd totally be Jett-ing down there this Sunday for New York's game against the Dolphins. Who doesn't want to be there to see if Rex Ryan flips off Dolphins fans all over again?

Minneapolis: For the Sake of Hotel Art: Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis' Entire Gallery

JetSetCD — 2010-09-14T15:49:49-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ChambersGallery.jpg" class="top"> Is the WiFi free? Does the gym have good machines? All these things get noticed when checking into a hotel, but what about the atmosphere of the placespecifically the art on the walls or on the floor? All this week, we'll be highlighting properties around the world that do their artwork right, and the specific pieces you should stare long and hard at when next you drop by. Today: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4476">Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis</a>' Burnet Art Gallery. Many months ago, a friend sent us a curious photo via text message. It was a picture of one of artist Damien Hirst's embalmed sharks, and our friend said that this piece resided at a hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It's

Minneapolis: The Graves 601 Hotel is Now a Wyndham

juliana — 2010-01-18T09:39:44-05:00

It looks like Wyndham Hotels is doing their best to gussy up their brand not just by introducing a "fashion" hotel to NYC but also by snapping up cool, independent hotels like the Graves 601 in Minneapolis.

The 255-room hotel has just joined the Wyndham family and it's official name will now be: Graves 601 Hotel, Wyndham Grand. But that seems to be the only thing that's changing here. The hotel is not undergoing any on-site changes, aside from adding "Wyndham Grand" to the signage, said Benjamin Graves, the Graves Hospitality president, in a statement:

Minneapolis: The Hotel Ivy: Starwood's 'Secret' Luxury Collection Hotel

Heidi Atwal — 2009-12-18T09:31:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ivyminneapolis.jpg" class="top"> A guest snapshot of Hotel Ivy "You're gonnnna make it after all!" So goes the cheery <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBTWF1bDPn0">theme song</a> to Mary Tyler Moore, which gets us thinking about visiting <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> just about every time we catch a rerun on television. Finally, we've stumbled across a hotel that "suddenly made [a trip]...seem worthwhile"at least from the looks of things. Just two years ago, Starwood opened a very, very debonair luxury hotelthe <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1721">Hotel Ivy</a>in "the heart of downtown," as these things go. While some might think Minneapolis is all lakes and industry, the city has a very active theater and arts scene which Ivy's urbane air is aligned with. It also boasts some hefty rock star cred,

Minneapolis: Stay a Night at Graves 601, Help a Homeless Child Sleep Tight

KatieK — 2009-10-20T09:58:40-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/graves601ext.jpg" class="top"> Minnesotas Niceguy image scarcely needs polishing, but those ever-friendly Midwesterners have gone ahead and stepped up their do-goodery once again. Thats right, Minneapolis's prairie-chic <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Graves+601+Hotel/ian/207083">Graves 601 Hotel</a> recently unveiled a new Giving Room package that helps guests give back the community without even lifting a finger. All guests who book the Giving Room promo have to do is, well, pay for a standard room rate. In exchange, Graves Hospitality will donate a night of housing at a local shelter for a needy child or family, with the donation placed in the guests name. Graves Hospitality is working with a local family organization called Perspectives, which works to break the cycle for at-risk families and children. Of