Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis

Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis

Ask for a river-facing room and the Mississippi shows up in the floor-to-ceiling windows before breakfast arrives, with the water itself just 0.3 kilometers from the door. Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis sits 0.1 kilometers from Nicollet Mall and within a few blocks of Target Field, First Avenue and the Skyway Theatre, close enough that an evening out downtown doesn't require a cab. The 222 rooms range from a 474-square-foot Superior with skyline views to a 619-square-foot Executive Suite, and several categories keep an indoor fireplace, a feature that sets this apart from the other downtown hotels chasing the same river-view guest. There's a rooftop pool, a second pool indoors, and a spa that runs to sauna, steam room and massage on top of the usual gym. Pets are allowed, which counts for more here than in most cities given how walkable the neighborhood is. Parking runs 54 dollars a day on top of the room rate, so this suits someone who has already decided the address and the service are worth paying for, not someone comparing rates on a spreadsheet. Business travelers get a full conference and photocopy setup; families get a playroom and babysitting on request, and the hotel's own nightclub means the lobby can turn from quiet to loud depending on the night, which won't suit anyone hoping for an early, silent bedtime. Concierge, laundry and a 24-hour desk handle the practical side without fuss. Check-in starts at 3pm and checkout is at noon. The fireplace is the detail that lingers after checkout, a small luxury few downtown properties bother to include. Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis puts the Mississippi in the window and Nicollet Mall at the door, with 222 rooms, a rooftop pool and an in-room fireplace few downtown rivals offer. It suits guests happy to pay for the address and the service, not those hunting the lowest nightly rate.