After all the preceding glowing reviews, it's hard to add anything else concerning what a great place this is and what excellent hosts are Dennie and Kevin. I'll just say we wholeheartedly agree! I will add a few words about the location, though, in case anyone reads reviews to choose where to stay based on that criterion.

Here you have the charming immediate neighborhood for short walks to a small market, a few restaurants, or just to look at all the interesting homes - safe day or night. For longer daytime walks, you can visit downtown, including Target Field and Center and Orchestra Hall. Even closer is the Walker, or a bit further to the Guthrie and, eventually, the new NFL stadium. At night, these, as well as many restaurants and nightclubs are just a quick taxi ride away. Or you can catch the #9 bus 2 blocks away to ride to/from downtown. Once downtown, you can use the excellent light rail system to reach the airport, downtown St Paul, or many other places.

Our favorite walk was 5 minutes south across Bryn Mawr Meadows Park, to join the Cedar Lake LRT Regional Trail. The trail follows an abandoned rail line, away from roads and through meadows restored to original prairie vegetation, until you reach Cedar Lake. Following the trail to the south end of the lake takes you about 2.5 miles. From there you can return or continue east to Lake of the Isles, and then south to Lakes Calhoun and Harriet. Around all the lakes and return will take you more than 12 miles - hard to find a better full day city walk anywhere. If you have bikes, the whole circuit is an easy, paved, level ride, entirely off city streets.

For driving, you can do the whole lakes circuit in an hour or two. Downtown is only 10-15 minutes away, and the nearest freeway entrance/exit is only 2 blocks (though I would strongly advise against using that during rush hours.)

In all, you would have a hard time finding a better location, a more beautiful property, or more welcoming hosts for your visit to Minneapolis.