The 10 Best Hotels Right Now In Minnesota

Whether you are looking to travel to Minnesota or are just planning a little getaway within the state, finding the best place to stay is an important part of your trip planning.

Of course, the location where you need to stay and your budget play important roles in deciding which hotel to book, but even with those factors in mind, there are often many hotels to choose from within any given area.

To help travelers decide where to stay, a recent report was done to rank the best hotels in Minnesota for this year, which took several important factors into account.

Finding The Best Hotels In Minnesota

While traveling decisions are very personal, the study done by U.S. News & World Report had strict criteria in place for any hotel to be considered, including:

• Select Hotel Class Ratings: Predominantly luxury lodgings are predominantly ranked, as these are the type of accommodations travelers seek when researching the best hotels and resorts in a given destination. U.S. News defines luxury hotels as those that consistently receive a 4- or 5-star "hotel class" rating, which is determined by comparing the published class ratings assigned by several sources. However, they also rank exceptional 3-star hotels in select destinations.
• Property Type: Properties must be classified by their data partners as a hotel or resort to qualify for the rankings. They do not currently rank apartments, hostels, or other niche property types in the Best Hotels rankings.
• Minimum Review Count: A hotel must have at least 20 reviews from previous guests across various sources at the time of data collection.

Next, an overall score is computed based on the number of awards and recognitions a property has received, the hotel's class, and guest ratings, which are worth up to 12.5 points, based on the number of underlying guest reviews and overall sentiment.

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The 10 Best Hotels In Minnesota For 2026

After crunching all the data, the report listed the best hotels in Minnesota this year, and these were the Top 10.

#10 JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America

Located at 2141 Lindau Lane in Bloomington.

#9 The Westin Edina Galleria

Located at 3201 Galleria in Edina.

#8 Elliot Park Hotel, Autograph Collection

Located at 823 Fifth Ave S. in Minneapolis

#7 Canopy by Hilton Minneapolis - Mill District

Located at 708 S 3rd Street in Minneapolis.

#6 Maddens On Gull Lake

Located at 11266 Pine Beach Peninsula Road in Brainerd.

#5 Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area

Located at 10 E. Center Street in Rochester.

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#4 Omni Viking Lakes Hotel

Located at 2611 Nordic Way in Eagan.

#3 Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Located at 201 S. 11th Street in Minneapolis.

#2 Hewing Hotel

Located at 300 N Washington Avenue in Minneapolis.

#1 Intercontinental Hotels Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport

Located at 5005 Glumack Drive in Minneapolis, the Intercontinental is the only 5-star hotel on this list.

You can click here to see the Top 25 Minnesota hotels and get more details on all the properties that made the cut.