St. Paul Hotel holiday suite
Local Hotels Get Creative During a Holiday Season Without Travel With occupancy rates as low as 18 percent, the Saint Paul Hotel, Hewing Hotel, and Afton House Inn appeal to local cabin fever.
With Covid-19 cases setting new records every day and health and government officials pleading with people to stay home for the holidays, business looks bleak for hotels. Occupancy rates in Minneapolis are hovering around 18 percent, according to the latest numbers available from Meet Minneapolis. With business travel wiped out and tourist trips at a minimum, some hotels are getting creative, and playing on local cabin fever in hopes of drawing holiday business. Here are four options.