Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
There's a Hyatt House in Minot[...]
However, there's a gorgeous independent restored historic hotel downtown in either Fargo or Grand Forks. [...]
Hey, that's where I first earned Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond. Then Hyatt changed the program. Sigh.
Might that be the Hotel Donaldson (Fargo)? I've never been there, but it pops up in the area's local news from time to time. Certainly it's walkable from the train station, depending on weather and luggage and fitness of the traveler. But the train times in Fargo are awful.
By the way, you can check past arrival times for the westbound train at
https://juckins.net/amtrak_status/ar...t_mins=&dfon=1. That page can be customized for other time frames and stations and for the eastbound train by changing the train number from 7 to 8. For that matter,
https://juckins.net/amtrak_status/ar...onnections.php can tell you how often a train misses a connection with a different train, for example, if train 7 is la late enough to miss train 8 at Williston.