The hotel is known for its entrance with floor-to-ceiling windows, crystal chandeliers, marble floors and a custom art collection featuring Minnesota landmarks by Minnesota artists.

It has 821 rooms and is 25 stories tall.

[1] It has a 25,000-square-foot ballroom and 35 meeting rooms.

It is the largest hotel in the state of Minnesota.

DiamondRock Hospitality purchased it in 2010 for $152 million and sold it in 2016 to Walton Street Capital for $143 million.