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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
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As of late summer, they were supposed to open at the end of 2022, so this seems like a substantial construction delay. My guess is that there's some outdoor work they're unable to finish before winter arrives.
For a better rate comparison, look at the quite nice HR MSP airport that's less than two miles away, or the older HP MSP airport that's about three miles closer to the airport (and farther from MOA). You can usually get a corner Executive Suite at the HR for about this price, although the prices shown don't indicate room category for the HH, so they might be one bedroom suites with full kitchens rather than studio rooms or studios with kitchens.
BTW, there's a new HH in Rochester MN (about 50 miles) and an older conversion HH in Evanston IL (about 400 miles), but no HHs at all in ND, SD, Iowa, and Wisconsin. So it sounds a bit misleading--even if true--to claim that there's no other HH within 50 miles.