Root River Inn & Suites

Our stay at the Root River Hotel and Suites was absolutely perfect! Of course the room was clean, comfortable and roomy, but what made it perfect were the extras! The gorgeous location makes you feel like you are in a secret hideaway, even though you are in the heart of Lanesboro! ! And all of the added amenities, like a room to lock your bikes, a special room with refreshments and supplies for s’mores, and coupons for the sweet little coffee shop just steps from the hotel! All in all a 5+ star experience! Would definitely stay again and highly recommend!

The owners are so friendly, responsive, and creative. The historic spaces they've brought to life are evidence of their incredible knack for restoration and design, providing a great venue to host a group of eight philanthropic executives for our annual retreat. They thought through everything, and made check in and out very easy. The rooms are modern yet charming, and allow you to fully experience the cozy, beautiful small town vibes and gorgeous landscape of MN's driftless region!

Clean, well-appointed room. The bike storage room and off-street parking were what led us to take a room for 4 nights in early September, but the loveliness of the site, the proximity to the trail, and the discount coupons for breakfast really topped off our enjoyment. The Inn had been extensively remodeled a few years ago, providing well-appointed bathrooms, a bed the size of a helipad, and personalized locking systems for the room and bike storage. Everything in our room looked fresh and well cared for. The owners are entrepreneures who are energetic and who have dedicated themselves to providing super accommodations you are not soon to forget.

This is an absolutely LOVELY Inn. Somehow they combine the perfect amount of privacy with a feeling of community. There’s a handful of rooms as part of this inn, and they are all sort of built in to a hill so they are “stacked” on top of each other. We stayed in the Chosen Valley Suite which was sidewalk level, so the “bottom” of the stack. It was the most perfect location—just walk out the door into the cute town of Lanesboro. We had a great private deck to have a coffee in the morning and then they have yard games and such for evening. My family of 5 stayed comfortably. Easy check-in/check-out process, and had a mini kitchenette which was a bonus! This was EXACTLY what I was looking for when we went to book a family vacation. Short drive to both the mystery caves, and the Niagara cave (which was the highlight for our family!)

We so enjoyed staying at the Iron Horse. One of our family members is a huge train enthusiast and loved the train decor. It was a perfect location to everything on main street...nice amenities, clean, comfortable updated rooms. We all loved our stay!!!

Place was very clean. Comfortable bed. Location is on the main street so plenty of eating and shopping options. Saw a play at the Commonweal ...very good. Hosts provided very good dining recomendations. Very nice one night stay.

The room was clean and up to date. The touches of new technology in the room were easy to use and well labeled. The ceiling fan/light was great and increased the comfort level of the room. The hotel is close enough to restaurants and other amenities that I could walk to them and it made my stay even more enjoyable. The couple who owns the Inn are the nicest, sweetest you'll meet! I will definitely stay here again!

Iron Horse is a nice place to stay. The room was clean and the bed was so comfortable I really didn't want to get up! The bed is higher off the ground, in case you are shorter, it may be too tall. There's no place to put your clothes, so we piled them on the table and shelf. The place is quiet and the view is nice. There is a giant set of stairs to get up to the rooms, so be prepared for that. Would definitely stay again.