AC Hotel by Marriott Bloomington Mall of America
Mall of America within 500 metres
About this hotel
With Mall of America reachable within 500 metres, this AC Hotel offers express check-in and check-out, non-smoking rooms, a fitness centre and free WiFi throughout the property, alongside a terrace. Nearby points of interest include the Minnesota Sea Life Aquarium, LEGO Imagination Center and Nickelodeon Universe, all inside the connected mall complex, while Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge sits about 1.6 km away for a nature break beyond the mall and water park. A European-inspired a la carte breakfast is served daily, with an in-house restaurant offering American cuisine alongside gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options. Couples rate the location a strong 9.6 for a two-person stay, among the highest on this entire strip, reflecting how much that short walk to the mall and the water park matters to guests here.
- 500m to Mall of America
- European breakfast
- Express check-in
Our take
This suits a family wanting the shortest possible walk to Mall of America along with a design-forward hotel feel, less so a family prioritizing an on-site pool, since this property's leisure amenities center on the fitness centre and terrace rather than a swimming pool of its own on site here.
- ✓Walk the 500 metres to Mall of America rather than driving; it's genuinely faster on foot during busy hours.
- ✓Book the European-inspired breakfast on a morning you want something different from the standard hotel buffet.
- ✓Consider Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, about 1.6 km away, for a nature break beyond the mall and water park.
Why we love it
- Mall of America within 500 metres
- European-inspired daily breakfast
- Express check-in and check-out
- Dietary options including gluten-free and vegan
Why guests love itFive hundred metres turned out to be exactly as close as advertised, a genuine five-minute walk with two tired kids after a full day at Water Park of America, and the European breakfast spread the next morning was a welcome change from the standard buffet we'd had at other stops on past trips. The express check-in also meant we were in the room and changing into swimsuits within ten minutes of walking through the door on arrival day.