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100 day stay in Rochester, MN @ Mayo
Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Dec 30, 2025 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@loribmt thank you so much! I’ve been skimming these pages and there’s so much good info that I haven’t gotten to! I will look forward to some of your additional resources as we get closer to transplant time.
I’m glad to hear you felt the two bedrooms were worth it! Selfishly, as the caregiver, I’m hoping to choose something that keeps me comfortable and rested and on my game as well so that was a big factor in. I’d been in contact with Broadway Plaza but their two bedroom - while gorgeous - is too far out of my budget to make work. They’d told me about the 30 days so I’m already considering that in. Savings is savings! LOL
I’m planning on calling Residence Inn directly to just get all the current information and assume there’s a sales office or something who can help. That’s another skill I’ve gotten to increase while caregiving…asking for help up front to just save time and frustration.
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@wifeatbedside being the caregiver is draining. I watched my husband age that year while I was going through all the AML treatments and then the transplant. So it’s not selfish at all to want a 2 bedroom/2 bath lodging so that you can have a little retreat and your own decompression time! We were so happy that was an available option.
There were evenings when I wasn’t feeling well. So with the 2nd room, I could be sitting up in bed reading or using my own bathroom, whatever the time, without disturbing my husband. Another advantage was staying so close to the Clinic allowed my husband to quickly come and go if I had a longer appointment where he wasn’t needed. We made our hotel suite feel like our home away from home.
He set up a little office on the desk in his bedroom. Laptop, office supplies like stamps, envelopes, paper, tape, scissors, etc.
For my room, I bought one of those hanging, collapsible (12 sq) fabric shelving to put folded clothing in the closet. And another hanging shelf unit shoes and sundries. Took a flat, larger plastic tub to stick under the bed for some basic supplies, that type of thing…
Sanitation is paramount so we wiped down every surface of the hotel suite with sanitary wipes, bought a new toilet brush and cleaner so that my husband could clean my bathroom daily. We even called down to the desk to get a new shower curtain. Housekeeping brought it right up and changed it for us!
We brought some favorite things from home for the kitchen (my husband is the cook in our house) OH and most helpful was purchasing an inexpensive under cabinet light that you can stick up in the kitchen! Take it with you when you leave! But we loved having that extra light.
I brought along a sheet from home to toss over the sofa in the unit where I’d be sitting during the day.
We also had our mail forwarded to the Marriott. (If you don’t already, set up an account with USPS (postal service) to have Mail Preview. That way you can see what should be delivered to your mailbox on any given day)
To answer your question, yes, the Res Inn has great staff at the front desk. They’re used to long term patient stays and were very accommodating to both my husband and myself.
The rooms were all just recently updated. It’s not fancy but clean and serviceable…most of all close and parking right across the street in the ramp with a max of $12 daily. Or free a block away.