Picking a hotel on-line is very scary. Pictures on so many sites are so different from the actual hotel when you get there. I was looking for a week-long stay due to my daughter being a patient at Mayo. I called and spoke to the hotel ahead of time and they were very helpful, but you still just never know. I had never been to Rochester. I needed a bigger, comfortable room with a frige and some food storage space so we wouldn't always have to go out. I took the chance with Brentwood due to more research and it being connected to Mayo via the Subways.We made our trip to Minnesota from Missouri the 1st week of October. I have never been so relieved! The room was very nice, clean, and extremely comfortable for the two of us for a week's stay. The mini kitchen amenities in the room made is SO nice for us, as my daughter was tired some days and just didn't want to go out. The king size bed was fantastic, and the staff was excellent with making sure we had a clean room and anything we needed. It made a trip to the hospital "not as bad." We have to return in December of this year and I have no decision making problems in where I'm going to make our reservation.

Upon check-in we were told room rates were $66 a night as listed on this site. Later were told our rate was $84/night due to the event we were in town for. After coming back to talk to hotel staff, other desk personnel claimed there is no such price as $66. There is nothing to do at this hotel. They have another one across the street (pool, hot tub, sauna) price there is $74.50 a night (had friends stay there, same weekend, same event, lower rates) what gives? One of our keycards didn't work at all. No shampoo in the shower. Entire hotel was like a sauna (so I guess we had one too, indirectly). The pizza place listed on the TV channel guide would not deliver to this area. Not impressed.