Amy's house is amazing. It's near the city, but not in the city. It has all kinds of unexpected goodies, from crackers to coffee to water. The noise levels were low, the neighborhood is peaceful.
One word of warning, if you plan to go to downtown Minneapolis and come back around 5-7 pm, you should rearrange your schedule. The one day that we did come back in that time frame, it took a good 1.5 hours to get to Amy's house. This is not to detract from Amy's house, just be aware of it.
We would absolutely stay at Amy's house again if we stop by that way.