aloft Minneapolis
155 rooms and suites
2,000 sq. ft. meeting space
Indoor Pool
Fitness Center
Developer: Sherman Associates
Builder: BOR-SON
Architect: ESG Architects
Interior Design: ESG Architects
Hospitality Development Consultant
Management Company
Minneapolis/St. Paul Biz Journal
Finalist | Best Hospitality Development/Redevelopment 2007
aloft Minneapolis is located on Washington Avenue within the avant-garde Mill District in downtown Minneapolis adjacent to the Guthrie Theater and Gold Medal Park. The University of Minnesota and its campus is only a few minutes away. Interstate-35W can be accessed within half a mile. The five-story urban adaptation of the newly created aloft prototype joins Zenith, a two tower residential project within this mixed-use development. The residential and hospitality components of this development share a common courtyard and an underground parking garage.
aloft Minneapolis features 155 rooms, all with roomy 9-foot high ceilings, exclusive platform beds, free Wi-Fi, plug & play, 42" plasma TV's, in-shower bliss®-dispensers with radio, oversized showers & rain showerheads, signature coffee and more.
aloft - A Design Vision of W Hotels promises the traveler a fresh, forward-thinking alternative with loft-inspired design and free-flowing energy. aloft Minneapolis offers more than a comfy bed and a friendly smile, it is a whole new travel experience. XYZ, the famed bar of W Hotels is the centerpiece of activity within the living room. The adjacent outdoor backyard offers peeks into Splash, the indoor pool.
Wischermann Partners assisted Sherman Associates with hospitality development consulting services, negotiated the license agreement with Starwood Hotels Worldwide and opened the aloft Minneapolis on August 7th, 2008.