@retirement75 Hello, I have stayed in different hotels that connect via the subway but not the skywalk. I believe most restaurants within hotels have reopened since many were closed in 2020. You will need to check to make sure.

You will want to gauge how much walking you would like to do. The hotels that connect via the subway and skywalk vary in distance.

The "big" Marriott on 1st St. SW offers an onsite restaurant. I haven't stayed there but have visited friends who stayed in that hotel and liked it very much. They have strict COVID policies that they enforce.

The Marriott Residence Inn connects to the subway and is a relatively short walk via the subway. There is not a restaurant on site. We've stayed there and liked it. They also have strict COVID policies.

I do not recommend Kahler Inn and Suites which is very close (across the street from the Charlton Building of Mayo Clinic) because we had a very bad experience last October with their lack of COVID policies. There was a large group of adolescents attending a state conference that were booked into the hotel when we were supposed to stay there. The lobby was completely filled with the teens and no one was wearing masks and there was no social distancing. We even talked with management at the Kahler Inn and Suites about this and the manager did not take our concerns seriously so we reported this to the County Health Department.

Like Jennifer, I recommend that you consider contacting Concierge Services at Mayo Clinic. They are very helpful in matching people up with their needs and prices ranges. I coped Jennifer's information below:

Phone: 507-538-8438

Live Chat: https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide

Email: concierge@mayo.edu

Web form: https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/minnesota/becoming-a-patient/concierge-travel-services
In-person in Rochester MN: Lobby hours are 8:00-5:00 Monday through Friday. Offices are located in the International Center in the Mayo Mathew’s Lobby, Executive Lounge on Mayo 5, Radiation Oncology Lobby – Desk R

I hope this helps. Would you please come back and let me know where you decided to stay?

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