Newlyweds in Minneapolis -- hotels?

My husband%26#39;s boss gave us an overnight trip to Minneapolis as a wedding gift. We%26#39;ve never been to The Cities (just moved to Duluth from Florida) and will be staying -- on the boss%26#39; dime -- at the Chambers Hotel, which looks nice, next Saturday night. Friday night we%26#39;re going to be staying on our own and haven%26#39;t selected a hotel yet. Being near The Chambers wouldn%26#39;t be bad but it%26#39;s not essential, especially considering I have no idea what that neighborhood is like anyway. We like neighborhoods with bars, record stores, and good vegetarian grub.

Under $100 a night would be fine, it doesn%26#39;t have to be fancy (that%26#39;s Saturday!), and it definitely doesn%26#39;t need to be a chain hotel. Bonus points for big neon signs. Any ideas?

Newlyweds in Minneapolis -- hotels?

You%26#39;ll like Chambers -

check out the roof top bar, as well as across the street - the rooftop bar at Seven.

Close to Chambers, you might be able to get decent rates, depending on what else is going on in town at the time. Try Expedia for downtown Minneapolis - try

Westin

W-Foshay

Marquette

Radisson

Marriot CityCenter

The Hotel Minneapolis

Minneapolis Grand

Crowne Plaza.

We have an Electric Fetus, like Duluth.

Even a Hell%26#39;s Kitchen.

Try Cafe Brenda for Vegetarian.

All else fails, try Priceline. Most likely you%26#39;ll get the Hyatt or Millenium.

Newlyweds in Minneapolis -- hotels?

I think your budget number of $100 is a little low for a weekend rate in downtown, so I would echo the recommendation of Priceline (there are a couple boards that people use to guide them with bids, betterbidding.com and biddingfortravel.com).

I reassessed our needs and ended up booking us, thanks to recommendations of betterbidding and Priceline a $67 room, taxes included, at the Hilton Bloomington on American Blvd West.

My husband gets in late from a West Coast flight that evening and I think our priorities will be comfort and room service, so we%26#39;ll save heading out on the town for Saturday!

I second using priceline.

I did that and got the Hilton by the convention center for $75 I think.

Just say 3 stars downtown Minneapolis.

I do like The Grand Hotel for fancy romantic stuff and The Graves for fun.