What to expect: Located at the center of the Canterbury Park-Valleyfair-Mystic Lake Casino triangle, this is the closet full-service hotel to ValleyFair, Canterbury Park, and Mystic Lake Casino. Mall of America, Chanhassen dinner theaters, and the Minnesota Zoo are also minutes away. Guests are primarily families and vacationing travelers.

Amenity highlights: A complimentary Continental breakfast is served each morning poolside, where guests sit beneath a skylight in a castle-themed atrium. Other amenities include an indoor atrium, indoor pool, two spa tubs, and a fitness center. Live music is performed on weekends in Arizona’s Lounge.