Hotel Donaldson

Exceptional

Great location. Near my parents.:) super easy to get im and out and park. Great coffee shops and boutiques nearby It was loud street. Had to wear my Bose silencing headphones to sleep. But can’t have that location without traffic. Also, don’t like that the rooftop was closed the entire time I was there except Saturday.

Beautiful hotel and friendly staff. I’d stay again if it wasn’t for the street noise all night long. Street racing non stop both nights I stayed. Along with that an literally no dedicated parking make it a no return for me.

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Rooms were nice- Not the usual chain hotel room layout which was a nice change! Staff was great and helpful. Building felt very secure. Ammenities were awesome.

A fun location with great amenities. The downtown provides great shops and food choices. Highly recommend.

Exceptional

Their valet in front of the hotel was blocked by cars and no valet to be seen. I drove around for 10 minutes to find a temporary parking to check in. I ended up parking in a bank parking lot. Concerned about my car, obviously. I walked in to the hotel and noticed the restaurant was closed at 6:00pm. Obviously not open today. Strike 1 Reception is on the second floor and I decided to just take the stairs. Pretty hotel. Went to check in and asked the bartender about the hot tub. Evidently two years ago the hot tub was replaced by a rooftop bar. Strike 2 I talked to the attendee about my car and asked him about parking. He said I could valet it but I explained that there was no space to put the car and he said that he would go move it from the bank parking lot. I said ok but what about the morning. He said that they could bring it up when I am ready. So I get to my room and I heard IT. What you may ask? You know when the smoke detector battery is dead, the nightmarish chirp. Yep, it happened. I changed and left to go to dinner. I stopped by reception and told them about it and he said he would take care of it STRIKE 3 Making me post this review But I recommend eating at Mezzaluna

We usually stay at generic corporate hotels, but it was cool to try out Hotel Donaldson. It's an older property that has been refurbished to be a boutique hotel. We liked the original artwork in the rooms (each room has a featured artist), the wine and cheese at 5pm, and the pastries and coffee in the morning. The rooftop bar was closed when we were there -- it would have been nice to have access to the roof to see the view. The location is great, right downtown and within walking of many bars and restaurants.

One little thing--I wish the restaurants were open, including the rooftop bar. The Irish pub on the first floor, Blarney Stone Pub, is closed on Tuesdays (bad timing for me) and the rooftop patio seems to only be open Thurs-Saturday. Regardless, I'll be back!

Exceptional

This hotel is awesome! Even have a phone charger. Each room is decorated by a different artist. We were in #3 and loved it!

Good

Great Downtown Location

Stayed at the HODO 3 nights. Location convenient. Hotel room clean. Shower nice. My only issues were it was hot outside and it never got below 72 degrees in our room even after having staff check thermostats and having our own fan in the room. Breakfast was carbs in a display case. No parking at all. Even to check in or out, you’re on your own on parking.

Great access to downtown Fargo. No parking close. Breakfast was available but very little selection. It was just a pastry and coffee. Rooms are clean, well laid out, and the beds are comfortable.

The room was clean, staff was friendly and we loved our stay. The location is always a bonus. We loved our staying here.

The suites were large and very accommodating. It’s an older hotel but they definitely renovated at one time to industrialize and modernize it. The only thing I had a problem with was as you enter the hotel there is a distinctive smell that bothered me.

It is beautiful and very comfortable.

Great hotel!! Our room felt like a little studio apartment :) We’ll definitely be back to stay again!