We stayed here while in town for a funeral. The hotel gave us a bereavment rate which was really appreciated. Beautiful hotel and great location. The only negative I would have is that the pool is very small.

The hotel is state of the art & their staff are very helpful. The restaurant is amazing and offers a broad selection of meals. Their meals were superb & their staff cannot be beat!!

I have done quite a bit of traveling, and this is the first time I have been on the road & chose to dine at their restaurant three days in a row. Try it and you won't be disappointed.

I grew up in Mankato and was down for a girls weekend so chose this hotel. This hotel is going to be your best bet if you want to stay downtown. It's the perfect central location, it's pretty new, and the quality of everything is great for the price. I do a lot of business travel and the Garden Inn is nicer than a lot of hotels I've been in, in larger cities.

Cleanliness - 5 stars. It's new enough they'd have to be terrible to miss the mark on this one. Even stairwells are kept clean and I was surprised walking out of my room this morning at how fresh the air in the hallway smelled.

Location - If you want to be downtown, you're not going to get better. It's right across the street from the convention center, one block away from a great path on the MN river, one block away from the bar scene with over a dozen choices, plenty of places to eat, free connected parking, and a few blocks away from some great locally owned shops.

Service - I called that morning to ask for a roll-away and was told it would be there. When we got there, it wasn't, and I had to call the front desk again. That was the only miss of the weekend. The front desk was staffed by a very cordial man and the two times we called down our requests were taken care of within two minutes. It was the fastest response time I've ever had.

Pool - we didn't visit the pool area or workout room so I can't say.

Food - Olives is a great looking restaurant. The prices are very high so if you aren't on business travel and you want to give it a shot, get ready to open that wallet. I didn't eat here because of the prices, but it's by Massad's which has other places locally and always provides great quality food. Olives is also talked about very positively by the locals. For something a little more reasonably priced, I'd suggest going a block down the street and giving Pub 500 a try for a warm atmosphere and quality food at reasonable prices.

I have stayed at this hotel many times in the past. I have always enjoyed my stays.

Hotel is located conveniently in downtown Mankato adjacent to the Verizon Wireless Center on Riverfront.

The restaurant, Olives, is excellent and family managed. The owner and his family can be found on site most nights. The food has a mediterranean theme, but there are also speciality nights of the week, Tuesday is Sushi night, Wednesday is Date Night, etc. I have never had a bad meal, the wine choice is very good for most parts of the world and excellent when you consider it's more rural southern Minnesota location. Service is always excellent and the bar is quite active on any given night. Breakfast can be continental or made to order, standard classic breakfasts served quickly.

The hotel is attached to a parking garage which is very nice on a typical Minnesota Winter night.

Rooms are pretty standard Hilton Garden Inn style, well maintained and pretty roomy.

Overall the hotel is clean and the service is very good. I would recommend it to anyone.