We are giving IHG at MSP a shot this Friday as we have a 7am departure on Delta the following day.

If this works out we have several other night before our flight stays already booked.

We plan on parking at EZ air park vs paying $40 a day and being squeezed in a tight airport parking spot.

I'm not sure if we can walk to he hotel from the T1 drop-off , it seems there may be a way but since we aren't sure how to get to the hotel from T1 while staying inside we'll probably just call the hotel for a shuttle when we are dropped off at T1.

After we check in we can see if we could have accessed T1 from where EZ air park drops off without going outside or even outside on a sidewalk.

Too bad this hotel doesn't have direct access like Marriott at TPA where you can walk from your room with your bags to security.