Fat Nats, MC Show & BBQ

[dajuice]

If i were one of you from out of town, I'd do this...

I normally stay in either the Marquette Hotel or Doubletree when I need a place downtown. Both are Hilton Brands, the Marquette is in the IDS tower, I see $100 a night on Kayak, I've stayed there for as low as $65 and it is a nice place with a great view of downtown. The Doubletree I see for $70 a night and is more basic than the Marquette and doesn't have as good a view. You can walk to the Convention Center / Market BBQ from both. I think parking is $20 a night or so at either, I know the Marquette lets you come and go as often as you want for free and I'd assume the Doubletree does also.

I'd drive out to Fat Natts then return to the hotel and grab an Uber or walk to the convention center. Then Stumble or Uber back to the Marquette at the end of the night. Uber will be the $5 minimum to get those few blocks. I've come to use Uber quite a bit. I had a cab ride in Orlando a few months ago because the airport locked out Uber from picking up. It was a $75 cab ride out. Uber could bring me back and it was $25.

For hotels closer to St. Louis Park, I don't have any experience with them but I see quite a few options in the $60-100 range looking at Kayak.