Downtown lanesboro
Walk to the best of what our town has to offer
Our location on “main street” puts you just steps from food, drink, shops, arts and the theater. We’re right across the street from Juniper’s, the Root River State Bike Trail and the story phone.
The walk away from town brings you directly to the park, volleyball courts, tennis, pickleball, the waterfall and fishing. Put go tubing on the Root River, walkable to entry and exit points.
Walk up hill behind the property to the bell tower that serenades the town with it’s chimes several times a day and a scenic overlook to enjoy the waterfall, valley & sunset.
No matter how you’re looking to spend your time here, we are close to all of Lanesboro’s activities.
Our location on Main Street and the Root River State Bike Trail
Lanesboro Rooms & Suites
Your restful hillside Headquarters
8 Trail Towns
Each room at Root River Inn & Suites is named after a town that makes up the Root River Bike Trail. This region thrives because we work together. In your room, you’ll find art featuring it’s namesake.
Comfortable Rooms
Full days require restful nights
Modern take on historic space
Kick your feet up at the end of an enjoyable day. This boutique hotel has 5 hotel rooms, sleeping 2-4. Rooms are freshly updated and furnished to make your time indoors comfortable and refreshing.
Room to Rest
Our hotel rooms have their roots in the original 1888 building. These rooms have windows with a view, comfortable beds, clean private bathrooms and a mini fridge. Coffee and tea are always available for guests in Coffee Commons.
Relax on the boardwalk
Life is too short to stay indoors! Enjoy our boardwalk seating as well as the rest of our outdoor amenities.
Coffee Commons
A perfect spot to enjoy your coffee, play a board game or check in on work.
Here you can browse local events, restaurant options and attractions for your day. Our high speed (fiber) internet will keep you connected!
Coffee & tea, as well as hot and cold water are always available. The microwave is for guest use. Books and games are provided for your enjoyment.
Queen Suites
Rest Suite-ly
All suites have private exterior entrances and additional amenities for a home-away-from-home experience.
Relax in your Living room
Start and end the day in your living room.
Perfect for a good conversation, enjoyable book or watching TV.
Living rooms have a queen sleeper sofa and 2 chairs. (The studio has queen and twin sleeper as well as a roll away and can sleep 6.)
Suites with Eat-In flexibility
Suites have a kitchenette complete with:
- Mini fridge
- Oven
- Range
- Toaster
- Microwave
- Coffee machine & coffee
- Dishes, Utensils & Detergent
- Pots & Pans
Reserved outdoor spaces For Suites
Walk from your suite to your adjoining deck or patio.
Enjoy a drink or meal together at your dining table. Fully relax in your teak Adirondack.
The 3 upper suites have deck space at the top of the hill overlooking the grounds, garden and out to the bluffs.
Private SUITE Patio
The Chosen Valley Suite has a private patio for enjoying time with friends or family, while being close to the action of main street.
Gather together at your dining table day or night with overhead party lights. Fully relax in your teak Adirondacks and watch the world go by.
Suites for Remote Work
Be in the office when needed, but also ready to get back to enjoying the day. At your desk with fiber internet, no one will know you left your home office.
Celebrate here
It’s always a good time to celebrate at Root River Inn & Suites! We provide great gathering spaces and a 9” cake pedestal in every suite. You provide the friends & fun. Bring your own cake or have it made locally.
Bluff Country Suite
Mayoral Suite
Rushford Suite
Chosen Valley Suite
Lanesboro Suite
Preston Suite
Sleep inside, relax outside
At Root River Inn & Suites we offer much more than a bed.
This is a place to refresh outdoors & reconnect with the most important people in your life.
Patio Tables
Chat on our large patio surrounded by beautiful landscaping
barbecue
Grill to a perfect charbroil finish while enjoying the evening
Adirondacks
Relax in the shade on the terraced hillside and watch the bicyclists
Play
Challenge your friends or family to a game of cornhole
Bonfire
Enjoy a campfire without having to camp. We have both a gas fire table and a smokeless fire pit with wood for purchase. Enjoy either with complimentary marshmallows.
Hammock
Recline in the sun in the morning or shade in the afternoon.
It’s going to be a perfect day
Beautiful Grounds
Beauty is refreshing. Surround yourself with beauty during your time away, you’ll find our grounds to be the landscape behind your relaxation.
Read customer Reviews
“Any trip to the wonderful area of the country should include a stay at the Root River Inn. The accommodations were spotless and beautifully appointed. The grounds are relaxing and pleasing. The variety of rooms offered can board all from a single traveler to a large family. I cannot say enough about the Palmer family who own and operate the Inn. Their attention to every detail, knowledge of the area and engaging personalities made the trip an absolute joy. If there were a rating higher than 5 stars I would give it.”
“Ryan and Allie are the perfect hosts for this Inn. The grounds, the rooms and accommodations are outstanding. I can’t wait to be back next year!!”
“Our stay at Root River Inn and Suites was exceptional....the rooms were spotless and the beds and linens were comfortable....lots of extras were available to us such as refreshments and areas to visit and play cards. The staff went out of their way to help us and make sure our get away was perfect! We loved it and WILL come back.”