Hotels are making a comeback on Lake Minnetonka

First hotel built on Lake Minnetonka in 100 years now open

A former office building on the shore of Lake Minnetonka has been transformed into the first hotel built on the lake in a hundred years. "I kept looking back at the historical photographs and there ...

Lake Minnetonka’s historic hotels

The Landing in Wayzata will pick up a tradition for which Lake Minnetonka was once nationally known: boutique hotel hospitality. In the book “Images of America: Lake Minnetonka” volunteers from the ...

The Hotels of Lake Minnetonka

This month 100 years ago, wealthy families from all over the Twin Cities and the U.S. would have been arriving by steamboat and streetcar to swim, fish, picnic and enjoy the beauty of Lake Minnetonka ...

This Gorgeous Lake in Minnesota Just Got a New Hotel for the First Time in 100 Years

Lake Minnetonka’s only waterfront hotel, The Shoreline, opened on May 1 with 27 guest rooms, including a presidential suite, a restaurant, a 32-slip marina, and a sandy beach. Most rooms feature ...

Owner transforms building into rare Lake Minnetonka hotel

First new hotel on Lake Minnetonka in 100 years, featuring 27 rooms and lakefront amenities Repurposed 300-year-old oak tree into décor and bar top at Cabana Anna’s Restaurant Inspired by personal ...

First hotel on Lake Minnetonka in more than 100 years opens for business

SPRING PARK, Minn. — To say this business opening has been a long time coming might be a bit of an understatement. "This has been three years in the making," Kelly Olsen said. "Actually, a hundred ...

Sage completes $10M renovation of Minnetonka hotel

Making good on a promise to refresh the property, Denver-based Sage Hospitality has completed a $10 million renovation of its Minneapolis Marriott Southwest hotel in Minnetonka. The 323-room hotel, at ...

Plans for much-anticipated Lake Minnetonka hotel in Excelsior withdrawn

After years of planning, a proposal for a much-anticipated Lake Minnetonka hotel has been nixed. The developer withdrew his application this week for the 58-room boutique hotel in Excelsior — ...

Hotels are making a comeback on Lake Minnetonka

For more than 15 years, several developers have dreamed of resurrecting the era of hotels on one of Minnesota's most famous and busiest lakes. Now, two highly anticipated boutique hotels in Excelsior ...

Minnetonka defeats Buffalo 14-10 to win girls lacrosse state championship

Minnetonka won its first girls lacrosse state title on Saturday after defeating Buffalo 14-10 in the state tournament ...

Minnetonka sweeps Class 3A girls golf tournament with Reding’s individual title and team title

Minnetonka senior Ruby Reding had one final putt to cap off her high school career with a pair of state championships. She ...

Minnetonka girls golf team seeking back-to-back state championship titles

They made program history last spring as the first-time girls golf state champs, and they're looking to prove they're not a one-hit wonder.

Girls lacrosse: Minnetonka stops Buffalo to win state title

It marked the first state title for the Skippers, whose only previous state tournament appearance came two years ago.

Best Things To Do In Minnetonka

Even though it was settled in the mid-1800s, you might be surprised to learn that one big suburb to the west of the cities wasn't a city until 1956. Minnetonka may share the name with a huge metro ...

After backlash, Minnetonka moccasins relaunch style with redesign by Indigenous artist

The moccasin-maker Minnetonka, 2½ years after apologizing for cultural misappropriation, has relaunched its best-known style after a redesign by a Red Lake Nation artist. The Thunderbird, first ...