What to expect: The Embassy Suites Hotel Minneapolis Airport adds a touch of the tropics to suburban Twin Cities with its 10-story garden atrium decorated with live foliage, gazebos, seating areas, and water features. All 310 suites are arranged around the atrium. Guests include businesspeople taking advantage of the spacious suites and meeting spaces and families in town for sports events or private gatherings.

Amenity highlights: The atrium is the setting for free cooked-to-order breakfasts in the morning, and two-hour evening manager's receptions with complimentary snacks and drinks. Also on site are a steak house restaurant, a corner bar, an indoor pool and spa tub with a steam room and sauna, fitness and business centers, and 12,500 square feet of meeting space. Complimentary shuttle service is offered to the airport and the Mall of America.