The downtown Minneapolis skyline at sunset seen over the outfield from inside Target Field

Where to Stay Near Target Field

The quick read

Target Field sits inside the North Loop, the converted-warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis, and that puts a real hotel scene within walking distance of the gates instead of a highway-exit cluster. Two tiers cover it: a boutique set in the North Loop itself, and a run of reliable mid-range hotels a few blocks over in the wider downtown core.

Minneapolis is a one-team baseball market. A Twins game by itself rarely moves the hotel rate calendar the way a Vikings weekend at US Bank Stadium, a concert at Target Center next door, or a big downtown convention will. Check what else is on the calendar for your dates before assuming a random Tuesday game means a cheap room.

Cold-weather note: many of the downtown mid-range hotels connect through the enclosed Skyway system, a network of elevated indoor walkways linking downtown Minneapolis buildings block to block above street level. On an April night game, that turns the walk back into a warm one instead of an open-air one.

The North Loop boutique tier

The Hewing Hotel occupies a converted farm-implements warehouse in the North Loop, with a rooftop pool and sauna that doubles as one of the better cold-weather amenities in the neighborhood. Figure about a 12-minute walk to the gates.

The Chambers Hotel is the downtown art-focused boutique pick, a step further from the ballpark than the Hewing but still inside the walkable core.

Downtown mid-range, skyway-connected

Element Minneapolis Downtown sits in the North Loop itself, close enough to the light rail and the ballpark that the walk barely registers. TownePlace Suites Minneapolis Downtown is right there too, about four-tenths of a mile out, with the extended-stay layout that makes sense over a multi-night trip.

Embassy Suites Minneapolis Downtown runs about a 14-minute walk, still inside the range worth doing on foot before a game. Cambria Hotel Minneapolis Downtown, Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown, and Loews Minneapolis Hotel sit further into the downtown core, all skyway-connected, all a fair walk or a short rideshare from the gates depending on the weather that night.

This is the tier to book for a trip built around baseball rather than the hotel itself: a fan who plans on spending most of the day at Target Field, in the North Loop bars, and around downtown, and just needs a reliable bed to come back to.

How to choose

  • One night, keep it simple: Element or TownePlace Suites, both close enough to walk the North Loop in cold or warm weather.
  • A stay built around the neighborhood: The Hewing. The rooftop and the converted-warehouse building are as much the point as the walk to the park.
  • A multi-night downtown trip: Embassy Suites, Cambria, Royal Sonesta, or Loews, all skyway-connected for the in-between days when the weather turns.
  • The art-and-design pick: The Chambers Hotel.