Lodging near Uptown

We%26#39;re seeing the Elton John/Billy Joel concert at Excel in early May. Will be picking up one near the intersection of Highway 100 and Excelsior Blvd. Would like to find lodging for the night in that area.

It doesn%26#39;t seem like there%26#39;s much/anything there.

Any well-kept secrets?

Lodging near Uptown

To be honest, there really isn%26#39;t much for lodging in Uptown. You%26#39;re only 20 blocks from downtown, so you might have better luck there, or on the 394 Strip (394 and XeniaParkPlace near 100, there%26#39;s a DoubleTree).

Are you looking for any post-concert activities? Being downtown you%26#39;ll have a tonne of other stuff to do, too.

Lodging near Uptown

Thanks, Downtown. Not really looking for much in the way of post-concert activities. We%26#39;re having dinner and such before the concert.

What would be the logical route from Excelsior/100 to the Excel? Might you recommend a hotel along the route? Preferably nearer Excelsior/100 than the Ex?

From Excelsior to 100, to get to SP it%26#39;s best to take 100 north to 394 east to 94 east. (and then the Marrion Kellogg exit, right at light).

Going that route the hotels along the 394 corridor would work fine. Pretty wide selection.

I meant from Excelsior AND Hwy 100.

OK . . . 394 at the area of 100 would work well. I believe there%26#39;s a Holiday Express somewhere along there too . . . will do some more research. Thank you!

There are several hotels on 394 near 100. I personally can recommend the Marriott Minneapolis West it%26#39;s a lovely hotel with a very good pub inside called Kips. It%26#39;s 7 miles to downtown Mpls. and 15 miles to St. Paul.

Is there any reason you don%26#39;t want to stay downtown by the Excel? The Holiday Inn there is awesome, right across the street from the Center and in the middle of active nightlife. I personally would arrive in St Paul early to avoid traffic and take your time getting back the next day. It%26#39;s a concert - have fun, go out before AND after and relax a little.

Yeah - if you could pick up your guest let%26#39;s say around 3 p.m. at 100 %26amp; Excelsior, then jet over to St. Paul, before rush hours.

Then check in - dinner - beverages, then walk a block to the Exel for the concert %26amp; walk back - you%26#39;d save alot of headaches %26amp; traffic.

There%26#39;s several St. Paul options to choose.

If not, there%26#39;s a few hotels on 394, a tonne in downtown Minneapolis, and then a few between Mpls %26amp; St. Paul on 94.

If you click the link ';Minneapolis Hotels';, there%26#39;s a feature called interactive map where you can zoom into an area. In SLP, in the same I394 area mentioned, there is a Springhill and Townplace. If you head further south on 100, you get to the hotels around 494 and 100.

Not much else in between, but I%26#39;d echo staying in St. Paul to make things easy.

Just wanted to report that we stayed at the Super 8 in Golden Valley. Nothing fancy, but it was clean and very quiet with a nice breakfast and very cordial staff.

Staying near the Ex didn%26#39;t appeal . . . wanted to get away from the hub-ub after the concert . . . and one in our party had to work in the morning so couldn%26#39;t stay with us.

Had drinks at the roof-top patio at Stella%26#39;s and dinner at Amazing Thailand, both in Uptown.

It was a lovely evening.