We had booked our wedding reception there about a year in advance. When we originally met with Erin she was friendly and eager to work with us. She went through a lot of details regarding what was included in the room reservation and how set up would work. We were told that if there wasn't an even booked Friday night we could go in and decorate the night before otherwise we would have Saturday morning to decorate. We later met with Jerry for our food tasting. He was very pleasant to work with. He had the table set up to show us what it would look like the day of the wedding. We had requested to try the stuffed chicken and meatloaf. The food was incredible! Five weeks before the wedding I got an email from Erin telling me that they had booked a two day conference the weekend of our wedding and that the ballroom was booked until noon the day of our wedding. Once I got a hold of her on the phone, she told me there was no way they could reschedule the other event because her job was to sell the space and that we would have to work around it. I asked how we were supposed to get everything decorated when our ceremony was at 3pm and we were supposed to start pictures at 1pm. Our table decorations we're unique to where each table had a different centerpieces that went along with our nerd theme. I got ahold of the general manager and he also told me that their job is to sell the space and that since we didn't reserve the room before the reception (nothing had ever been said about having to reserve the space before our reception) they could book other events. When we went in for our final meeting with the hotel, we we're met by Jerry and Dustin, the night manager. Jerry informed me that he and Dustin would be handling our reception since Erin was no longer going to be with the company. Jerry had a diagram for us that laid out the ballroom for our reception and told us that half of the ballroom would be open with our tables set up the morning of our wedding. We would have to decorate the tables and leave them the diagram of what tables go where, so that when they break the room down from the other event, they could move the tables into place. Jerry also told me that he had a prior commitment and that Dustin would be running the operations of our wedding. So the day of our wedding we had everything that we could decorate set up, and instructions for anything that still needed to be done after they moved all the tables. The head table still had to be decorated after it got moved. My husband left the decorations with Dustin and he said he would take care of it. I was pleasantly surprised with how smooth the day of the wedding went. I really felt like Dustin and his crew were able to appreciate our nerd theme and took extra care to set up the head table. The food was incredible, and we got so many compliments on the choice of stuffed chicken and meatloaf. We also chose to have cheesecake through the hotel for our dessert. Jerry, Dustin and his crew really went above and beyond for us. For which I am grateful, seeing as how nervous I was going into the day after the stressful events leading up to the wedding.
This is the first time I have ever written a review on somewhere I have stayed but not doing so would be wrong. Let me start with Mr Terry the man responsible for starting every morning with my family off to an amazing start. He is the main chef/server/host and words can't describe the gratitude I have towards him for the kindness he showed my family but the key was the kindness he showed my autistic son. Every morning he knew my son would be looking for potatoes and he had them ready and even found time to bring them to him. By the time we were leaving my son hugged him and kissed him. We were only supposed to stay 3 nights then go to Minneapolis but between the convenience of them being accommodating to my Husky the convenience of the pool, spa,(which all the rooms have visual access to very easy to watch my older kids)and game room for my kids we spent all 6 days there in Mankato with an amazing staff and our beloved "Terry". Everyone seemed genuinely happy to be working there which is probably why they projected so much good energy. From the moment you walk in every part of your stay you will encounter great service. The front desk, the people cleaning, and of coarse our "Terry"You can't put a price On what they did for us. Thank you all so much for the hospitality. We will be back!
A very dated place, it's just a plain, tired out old hotel. Free breakfast, with eggs, bacon and sausage rounds. The pool was around 90° and not overly clorineated. Really weird room numbering system as the hotel is 'U" shaped and wrapped around the pool with the second floor being numbered 201-230 on the left and 250-280 on the right. Somehow twenty rooms disappeared in the building? Since we were there for events at the Verizon Center we appreciated the enclosed walk way to the venue. Parking is part of the room stay and is located beneath the hotel which is nice because this is Minnesota right?
Fair priced nice hotel. You get a big pool and hot tub . Everytime we have work up in Mankato I book here. My reason is I love having a hot breakfast each morning. It's included with your room and always a good variety. It's the small things that make the difference for me.
This is an older hotel but you still get first class service. We had a pool side room, and the kids enjoyed swimming when we were not out at the nearby hockey games. Easy to find, parking garage, and right downtown so a close walk to many places. Friendly, accommodating staff.
Mankato City Center Hotel is a US Lodging based in Mankato, Minnesota. Mankato City Center Hotel is located at 101 E Main St, Mankato, MN 56001, USA.
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