Coming from a woman traveling alone, I would highly recommend a stay at Melissa’s studio!
Located in downtown/“lowdown” St. Paul, this historic apartment building has excellent security. Between a provided key fob to access any floor above the 2nd level, to immediate phone access to “Courtesy Patrol,” the friendliest, most helpful staff, available 24/7, I was completely comfortable moving throughout the building.
The location is great! I walked to pretty little parks, tasty and affordable restaurants, and crossed a bridge over the Mississippi, with stairs that spiraled down to an island. I was attending a concert at the XCEL Center, and walked there as well.
The studio is both spacious and comfortable, and the view is excellent. The kitchen is well stocked with cookware/glasses/ plates, etc., and the refrigerator has all the room you could want.
Melissa responded quickly to any questions I had, and provided a binder with info from everything from local interests to checkout expectations, and even manuals for all provided items, such as the coffee pot, the clothes steamer, and the washer/dryer.
Finally, if you have a car, and use the Jackson Ramp (parking), you scan your credit card going in, and then again when exiting, and that’s it! No stopping at a kiosk or fumbling for a ticket you KNOW was “right here!”
I REALLY enjoyed my five night stay at Melissa’s, and will definitely rent it if I visit St. Paul again!