Where to stay while having radiation at Mayo Clinic Rochester?

We stayed at Staybridge Suites when my husband had radiation September 2021. At first I had booked an AirBnB, which was not refundable. That made me nervous, so I canceled. Thank goodness! During his simulation, the doctor changed him from a 4 week course to a 2 week course.
We chose Staybridge because it was inexpensive, a short walk, and they allowed pets.
We had planned that again for my radiation, originally planned for September.
I just found out I need chemo first, so radiation will be in December. I cancelled Staybridge and will likely stay at a connected hotel. It’s so much easier when it is cold outside!

Thank you for the info. I have not scheduled radiation yet, have appointment with oncologist mid September. Just looking ahead of what will need to do. I do know of Hope Lodge but did not know of Serenity house network. This will be very helpful.

Thank you for responding to my question. Rochester MN Mayo Clinic is where I’m being treated.

Thank you so much for the information. This will help.
I have appointments next week then surgery is scheduled for the following Monday. I will see the radiation oncologist mid September so I do not know how long we will need to stay.
Thank you again

@deedee22. You may already know this but when you have cancer treatment you are eligible to apply to stay at Hope Lodge at Mayo Clinic. When you scheduled for radiation therapy were you given an application? If so, you just submit it back to the desk and they will apply for you. Hope Lodge is at no cost.

The Radiation Oncology Dept has a concierge right in the department who can help you with available places to stay.

When I had radiation therapy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester I stayed with a wonderful network of homes and apartments called Serenity House Network.
https://shnrochestermn.com/
The apartments and homes are completely furnished, very clean, and you have a full kitchen and laundry within the home. All the places are very reasonable in cost compared to staying in a hotel. I don't think any of the places are within easy walking distance of Mayo Clinic.

Another suggestion is to ask the hotels, etc., if they offer special rates for Mayo patients. Many lodging facilities near Cleveland Clinic offer special rates and packages. And some restaurants do as well. A friend's parents stayed at aRonald McDonald house in Boston when she was being treated for a brain tumor as a teen at Massachusetts General and commuting from Long Island. She said it was a really nice place. And had free passes to all the museums, most of the Red Six home games and theaters as well. She figures that Mickey D. helped save her life.

I don’t know about condos, we looked at some but scheduling was a challenge. We stayed at extended stay the first time we were there for 4 months. The next time we stayed at townplace suites when we were there for 6 months. We were booked at guest house international, and checked in 😳😳 and checked out the very next day. I do know that if you get on line and search for long term stays there are a ton.
I don’t know if they still run, but there used to be a shuttle than ran from Mayo to every hotel just about every hour.
There are quite a few places connected to Mayo with the subway / skyway, but we found that they were all out of our budget, and after looking at them we decided townplace was our place, they have an amazing cooked hot breakfast included, and a long stay rate. They have a functioning kitchen and comfortable beds. Rates change with seasons so this is a good time.
When are you headed to Rochester? How many weeks are you scheduled?

Hello, I will be having radiation for TNBC soon at Mayo Clinic Rochester. I had read somewhere on the Connect site of someone owning a condo in Rochester and may rent it out to patients during radiation therapy. I live in Iowa so I don’t want to travel back and forth every day. During chemo it was not bad driving every week.
Would appreciate any information in advance.

Hello @merrijohnson, I hope you had a good weekend. Sorry I could not reply right away, I was off on Friday. As others have already stated, The Hope Lodge provides accommodation to patients who are undergoing radiation treatment. All you need is to obtain a referral from your Doctor, Oncology nurse or social worker to bring to Hope lodge. If Hope Lodger has no immediate accommodation then they will provide you a list of hotels that offers special discounts to those waiting to get into Hope Lodge. http://www.cancer.org/hopelodgerochestermn; if you have any questions about The Hope Lodge call 507-529-4673.

You can also find other donation based lodging facilities such as Hands of Compassion only four blocks away from Mayo Clinic. http://www.rochesterchurchofchrist.org/#!hands-of-compassion/c1o0m, or call 507-289-6025.

You can also find other extended stay options that a well priced with weekly and monthly rates; Serenity House Network offers various furnished apartment sizes that maybe suitable for your family. For information availability contact them at 507-273-0470.
http://www.shnrochestermn.com/
Best of luck to you and you family. If you wish to speak with anyone about lodging please contact us at 507-538-8438.

Thank you.