Hotel Ivy, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Minneapolis

Character and identity

Set in downtown Minneapolis, Hotel Ivy pairs a contemporary tower with the 1930 ziggurat-style Ivy Tower next door, an architectural pairing that gives the property real visual identity. The cavernous lobby leans into icy minimalism, sharp edges, marble, glass and winter-white fabrics, with a mid-century modern feel that the staff manage to make genuinely warm. Across 136 rooms, the design language is spare but considered, with marble-clad bathrooms nearly the size of the bedrooms and soaking tubs facing the city. The Ivy Tower also houses 21 suites, a spa, gym and a two-storey Italian restaurant.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The defining experience here is the architectural pairing of a minimalist contemporary hotel with a 1930 ziggurat tower, executed with cool restraint and genuinely warm service. Book a suite in the Ivy Tower for the most characterful rooms, build in time for the spa and the Italian restaurant, and come expecting calm sophistication rather than downtown buzz.