Our South Rochester lodging is located just minutes away from the heart of downtown Rochester, MN. This hotel near the Mayo Clinic is also just five miles from the Rochester International Airport (RST) and a number of Rochester attractions. While staying at our lodging in Rochester, tour Mayowood Mansion, settle down with coffee and a book at the Barnes & Noble Chateau Theatre or stroll through the Rochester Art Center. Enjoy all downtown has to offer when you stay at our Rochester lodging.
During your stay, enjoy these local attractions:
Assisi Heights (7.2 miles) Visitors to this convent are welcome to tour the beautiful gardens at this 100-acre center founded in the 1870s. Phone: (507) 280-2180
Barnes & Noble Chateau Theater (6.8 miles) Barnes and Noble has remodeled this former vaudeville theater and turned it into a very impressive bookstore. Phone: (507) 288-3848
IBM Rochester Facility (8.9 miles) Our Rochester lodging is only a short drive from IBM's sprawling Rochester campus. Phone: (507) 253-4011
Mayo Civic Center (5 miles) Southern Minnesota's largest event facility hosts many different types of events each year. Phone: (800) 422-2199
Mayo Clinic (6.6 miles) This world-class medical institution treats over half a million patients a year. Our lodging near the Mayo Clinic is the perfect place to stay when visiting this hospital founded by William and Charles Mayo. Phone: (507) 284-2111
Mayowood Mansion (6 miles) The former home of the family of Dr. Charles Mayo is now a historic house museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Phone: (507) 282-9447
Rochester Art Center(5.2 miles) The Rochester Art Center's desire is to cultivate an appreciation of modern art through creative education and engaging presentations. Phone: (507) 282-8629
About Rochester
Named after Rochester, NY, this city in southeastern Minnesota's Zumbro River Valley had rather humble beginnings, starting out as a mid-19th century stopping point for westward-heading wagons. In 1857, Rochester vied with nearby Marion to become the county seat and, in the end, lost by a questionably slim margin (both sides are said to have cheated). Nevertheless, the town was incorporated a year later, and in subsequent years surpassed Marion in both size and importance, eventually taking over the role of county seat. In August of 1883, a tornado ravaged Rochester, leaving doctors and nurses overwhelmed with injuries and casualties. Dr. William Mayo and his sons were called in to help treat patients; thus began the city's long association with the Mayo Clinic, whose concept of multi-specialty group practice forever changed the medical profession. However, the town is not just an overgrown medical community. It has also attracted a wide range of professionals in various fields and annually ranks among the top five most livable cities in the United States. Most notably, IBM maintains a strategic center in Rochester that's responsible for the design, development, and manufacture of (among other products) the company's e-Server iSeries. Indeed, for a city its size, Rochester offers a wealth of leisure and cultural opportunities for the entire family. A highlight is mid-summer's RochesterFest, a terrific celebration that includes live music, street dances, a lumberjack competition, and a bike race.
Did you know?
One of the most important institutions in southeastern Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic can trace its roots to 1883, when a tornado ravaged the area and left many residents dead or injured. The Sisters of Saint Francis, a teaching order recruited to care for survivors, requested the assistance of Dr. William Worrall Mayo and his two sons, William J. and Charles H. Mayo. As the community grew, the three doctors invited other surgeons and specialists to join them, thereby establishing a new method of practice: utilizing a cooperative of doctors with a wide range of skills to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients.
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