In Minneapolis, we’ve never had that “one thing” that makes us a great meeting and events destination. Is it our compact, easy to get around downtown? Is it our 9,000 centrally located hotel rooms with over 4,500 rooms connected to our Minneapolis Convention Center? Is it because we have so much going on that Prince chose to stay in his hometown? Well, we decided to stop trying to find the “one thing” and instead we’ve narrowed it down to the “Top 8 Reasons Why Minneapolis Should Be Your Next Meeting Destination.”
About Minneapolis
Taxes
- How much is the total cumulative hotel tax? 14.025%
- How much is the F&B tax? 8.02%
- How much is the average F&B gratuity? 22%
Airport
- How many miles from the airport to downtown? 13 miles (15 minutes)
- Is there public transportation, such as a bus or subway available? Yes! Blue line light rail train as well as bus options
- How much does the public transportation cost? Price depends on time of day
- What is the shuttle bus fare from the airport to downtown? Light rail is typically used $2.00 ticket required
- What is the taxi fare from airport to downtown? Depends on time but between $29-$39
- How many daily flights into the airport? Between 500-600 daily flights
- How many daily flights out of airport? Around 500/day
- Is the airport a hub for any carrier? Delta Air Lines & Sun Country Airlines
- What are the major carriers serving airport? Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air France, Alaska Air, American, Delta, Denver Air, KLM, Spirit, United, Allegiant, Condor, Frontier, Iceland Air, Jet Blue, Southwest
Hotels
- How many committable hotel rooms downtown on peak night? 4,000
- How many committable hotel rooms downtown on peak within walking distance to convention center? 3,200
- How many headquarter hotel properties? 2 (Hyatt and Hilton right off convention center)
- How many rooms available on peak night at the largest headquarter property? up to 700
- Can you list hotels by rating?? 5-star, 4-star, 3-star? Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott City Center, Royal Sonesta, Four Seasons
Convention Center
- How many total gross square feet of exhibit space at Convention Center? 475,000 Gross square feet of exhibit Hall Space
- How much of this exhibit space is contiguous? 376,000 gsf is contiguous
- How many total gross square feet of meeting space is available at the Convention center? 131,429 sq ft (not including the auditorium main, Lecture Halls 1-2-3)
- How many meeting rooms does the convention center have? 87 individual meeting rooms, not including Ballroom AB & the auditorium main, Lecture Halls 1-2-3)
- How big is the largest meeting room? Room 101 A-J & L100A-J
- How many ballrooms does the convention center have? One Ballroom
- How big is the largest ballroom? Ballroom AB-28,000 Sq Feet
- When was the last renovation or expansion? Ongoing renovations every year
- When is a future renovation/expansion scheduled? TBD
- Is there free Wi-Fi at the convention center? In all public Lobby spaces yes
- Is there an exclusive in-house Electrical provider? MCC handles all electrical in-house for meeting rooms & Exhibit Halls
- Is there an exclusive in-house AV provider? No exclusive in-house AV provider
- Is there an exclusive in-house decorator? No exclusive in-house decorator
- Is there an exclusive in-house caterer? Kelber Catering is our In-House exclusive catering company
- Is the convention center a union property? Yes
- If union property, can you provide estimated pricing list? See attached for 2022 Labor Rates
- Here are a list of labor unions with whom planners will be required – to work at the convention center: See attached list of unions represented at MCC
Off Site Venues
- How many off site venues within walking distance can host up to 2,000 people?
- Lumber Exchange Event Center (has 4 different venues in one that can accommodate 2,000 people) (0.9 mi)
- The Armory (0.7 mi) https://armorymn.com/
- First Ave. (not sure how flexible they are with private events) (0.9 mi) https://first-avenue.com/event/2022-07-sharma-boy/
- US Bank Stadium (0.9 mi) https://www.usbankstadium.com/host-an-event
- How many off site venues within a ten-minute bus transfer can host up to 2,000 people?
- International Market Square (1.4 mi) https://damicocatering.com/venues/ims/
- Walker Art Center (Would have to reserve multiple spaces) (1.1 mi) https://damicocatering.com/venues/walker/
- The depot ((0.9 mi could walk too) https://thedepotminneapolis.com/
- McNamara Alumni Center (3.7 mi) https://mac-events.org/rooms/index.html
- Minneapolis Institute of Art (0.8 mi could walk) https://new.artsmia.org/private-events/
- Nicollet Island Pavillion (1.7 mi) https://www.mintahoe.com/venues/nicollet-island-pavilion/
- How many restaurants are within walking distance of the convention center?
- Hell’s Kitchen (0.5 mi)
- Brit’s Pub (0.4 mi)
- The News Room (0.6 mi)
- Manny’s Steakhouse (0.4 mi)
- Crave American Kitchen & Sushi Bar (0.8 mi)
- Hen House Eatery (0.6 mi)
- Can you list 3-5 local attractions and their whereabouts?
- Any of our Museums (Mill City Museum located on the ruins of an old mill in downtown.)
- Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden located right outside of downtown across highway 94
- Minnehaha Regional Park: 53 ft high waterfalls and beautiful scenery – 4801 South Minnehaha Park Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mall of America located in Bloomington, a first ring suburb of Minneapolis