100 day stay in Rochester, MN @ Mayo

Hello,

I’m working on narrowing our residence choice for my husband’s upcoming but currently unscheduled stem cell transplant for AML. I know this is a highly personal preference type decision, but would love some input from people with experience with this type of relocation.

A few background pieces: 1. We stayed at Kahler Inn for some prelim appts recently and have taken it off the list as an option. 2. We did also tour Gift of Life which is an amazing resource but for various reasons feel it’s not the best fit for us. 3. Transplant is likely mid to late February so winter weather/conditions and still in the crazy construction phase. 4. Lodging will be fully out of pocket for us as it’s not covered at all by our insurance.

Our current top choice is the Residence Inn connected via the subway just for ease of access. The two bedroom is $$$ for that length of stay but it seems like having two separate sleeping spaces (and one not being a sofa bed in the middle of everything) would be a good idea? Has anyone stayed there and have feedback? I figured that with all the return visits we will have to make post-100 days, earning points towards free nights might also be a good perk and we can use the, for follow ups.

Aspen Suites is also high on our list and they do have a shuttle and are slightly less expensive, but I wonder if the convenience of the Residence Inn is worth the extra expense.

I don’t know…this piece is more overwhelming to me than his month long induction at our home hospital. I feel like there’s so much opportunity to choose “wrong” and be stuck somewhere that isn’t a good fit but with a severely immunocompromised partner who won’t be easily moved to a new location.

Where did everyone else stay that wasn’t Kahler or Gift of Life?