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The Saint Paul Hotel & The St Paul Grill

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The Saint Paul Hotel

Enjoy accommodations for 2 for one night in the luxurious Ambassador Suite plus a $100 gift card to The St. Paul Grill.

Hotel Stay Expires: March 1, 2024


The Ambassador Suite is a charming corner suite overlooking Rice Park with sophisticated décor and four-poster king bedroom, connected to a spacious sitting room separated by French doors.


History of The Saint Paul Hotel

“St. Paul's Million-Dollar Hotel” opens with much enthusiasm and ceremony on April 18, 1910, with guests such as James J. Hill, the builder of the Great Northern Railway, Lucius P. Ordway, businessman and early 3M investor, and John Ireland, Archbishop of St. Paul."

1927 - Charles Lindberg returns to St. Paul from his trans Atlantic flight and a dinner is given for him at the hotel.

1920-1930's - During St. Paul’s gangster era, Leon Gleckman, known as the “Al Capone of St. Paul,” maintains his headquarters for business dealings in a suite at The Saint Paul Hotel. Mike Malone, a U.S. Treasury Department official who infiltrated Al Capone’s syndicate in Chicago, also rents a room at the hotel to observe Gleckman’s activities.

1937 - A young band leader named Lawrence Welk begins playing in the hotel on Saturday nights.

1947 - In September, Gene Autry checks into the hotel for eight days with his horse, Champion. They are in town performing in the World Championship Rodeo at the St. Paul Auditorium.

1960 - John F. Kennedy visits the hotel prior to elections.