Fitger’s Inn

Don’t stay here if you have a pet! I called before I booked my trip here to make sure it was okay if I brought my dog and they said yes pets are allowed and said nothing about how they only allow pets in certain rooms. So I booked my trip and 5 hours after We got here some lady came up to us and said our dog is not allowed in the room we were staying in. And I told her how I called and asked and they said nothing about that. So after we had got all comfortable and unpacked all of our things we had to pack all of it back up and be down graded to a shitty room with a small hard bed. It also smelled bad and is freezing cold. Its not by any means a comfortable room. It’s not my fault they didn’t tell me over the phone that you can only have pets in certain rooms. That’s why I got the luxury room to begin with. Im not happy staying here at all and will never come back here again or recommend this place to anyone that has a pet or maybe just anyone in general. There’s other hotels in Duluth that allow pets and won’t down grade you for having them.

I LOVE Fitger’s. From the second I pulled up, I received excellent service. I felt so relaxed. It is a beautiful setting. My room was amazing, I can’t say enough nice things about it. Clean, beautiful, wonderful amenities, comfy beds, quiet hallways, wonderful service.
Fitger’s is honestly an inn you could just stay at and never leave during your stay. There are excellent restaurants, fun shops and it is in a great location in Duluth along Lake Superior.
I highly recommend Fitger’s either as a destination or for a stop off on your way up the shore.

Experienced extremely rude customer service from the front desk. I would never recommend for any business oriented man. They are concerned about nothing but profit and care nothing for their customers. Especially from the dirty blond kid with glasses that works at the front desk. They were nothing but unprofessional and inconvenient in their actions.

Not a bad place to stay, but not great either. Our room was over 200 bucks on a Thursday and id say my walk in closet at home is bigger than that room. The fitgers center there is pretty cool though and its close to downtown (5 min walk). So would I stay there again? No, waste of money in my opinion. Go to the holiday inn or sheridan downtown and walk over to the fitgers if you want to check out the shops

Our first visit to Duluth. We wanted to stay somewhere that wasn’t a chain, somewhere unique. Upon arriving we noticed there was valet. We sat up front for about 10 min and no one came out. My husband had to go in to figure how to park. It would have been nice if they had a sign or something indicating they were or not in service. Anyway, we checked in which was nice to see they had actual keys for the doors. Rooms were ok… they need a bit of updating which we did see that in a few weeks they were going to remodel. We chose the lake view which is exactly what we got. It was awesome. Later I wanted to take a shower and realized I forgot to bring my shampoo. I was dreading using the hotel shampoo but come to find out it was an Aveda product. Awesome! It was a tiny bit noisy because of hearing doors shut and showers going but other than that it was a good night. It was nice to see in the morning a free newspaper waiting at my door. Continental breakfast was not great, I’ve had better at the Hampton Inn. Overall it was a great experience. The little details matter to a guest: Aveda shampoo, good customer service, paper at the door.etc. The lobby is beautiful. Building beautiful.

One of the best burgers I have eaten. The menu has many fresh burger options to choose. The beef is fresh and there is an option for LOCAL beef. I had a ½ pound burger that I shared. Sounds crazy but it had white cheese curds, shoestring fries and gravy. Almost a knife and fork burger. Just enough gravy to flavor the burger but not too much so it squished out the sides and onto the shirt. What little did drip on the plate made the beer battered fries even better. No ketchup for me! The beers are brewed on site and there are too many to try in one sitting. They do have a sampler of 9 three ounce beers for $ 9. I’ll save that one for next time. Great venue because it was the old Fitgers Brewery.

Terrible hospitality, staff was very un-​welcoming, not helpful, nor friendly. Would not stay again or recommend to friends/​family.

One of the best place’s to stay in duluth and I’ve stayed in a few in Duluth! This place has great character and class! Has old feel in style and charm. It is Great location after long drive up from Mpls to the ice sea caves just out side Cornucopia, WI back to Duluth.
The staff were super friendly from the front desk to the doormen! Free wifi and contintinal breakfast. Rooms were large and spacious with tall ceilings and great views of Lake Superior! We got upgrade to a lake view! woohoo! bathrooms were clean and modern. It also has easy walk to lake superior boardwalk!
Nice short walk inside to shops– includes, books clothing, outdoor gear, bars, restaurants and music on cold winter night!
I would recommend staying here!!!
They gave a coupon book that we used at the shops and bar.

Super comfy bed!

Love this place! The location is superb — it’s close enough to other restaurants and shops on Superior Street that you can easily walk around and enjoy, and it’s far enough that you don’t get bothered by any noise. They’re also attached to a small mall of sorts that has the Fitger’s Brewery, the Red Star Lounge, and a few other stores including clothing stores, outfitter stores, souvenir stores, wine shop. Although on Fitger’s website it says that the brewery has tours every Saturday 3 and 4pm, it’s actually been changed to 2 and 3:30pm on Saturdays. Make sure to visit the Fitger’s Brewery website to confirm hours.
The staff is super friendly here, from the doormen, the bellmen, to the front desk people. You get complimentary valet parking and there is a small parking lot that says «permit parking only» to the left of the hotel that is free and doesn’t actually require permit, just let the front desk know so they can write down your license plate. The place has free wifi and free continental breakfast (can’t vouch for that since I didn’t eat any). They have a generous check out time of noon, unlike so many other «modern» inns that require check out at 11am — that hour makes a difference! Their location is phenomenal — in addition to being close to everything, you can walk right outside and go for a stroll around Lake Superior. They didn’t even tell us that we would have a partial lake view like it was no big deal, but it was beautiful.
Rooms have high ceilings. They’re a bit on the smaller side but they have everything you could possibly need and is well laid out. Things are a bit dated but everything works like a charm and they have some great products including Aveda body products. The S.O. does say that not all the rooms are small though, we just got one of the cheaper rooms which is smaller.
I don’t know if this is normal but they also gave $ 10 off $ 20 vouchers for Midi (not sure about the name), the restaurant that is attached to the hotel downstairs. We didn’t eat there so we don’t have any info about it. The lobby is a good, modest size. If you’re looking for ultra-​modern and 21^st century chic you’re probably not going to get it here. But if you’re looking for a little piece of history and like vintage styles, you’ll love this place. I believe it was a brewery and was converted into an inn. You can definitely feel the charm.

The level of service and professionalism was simply amazing compared to the other hotels and B&B we have stayed at during our multiple visits to Duluth. This review is based on what my fiancé told me (I stayed at a different hotel before the night of our wedding and ended up going to a historic B&B on our wedding night).
1) The valet service was great. My fiancé needed to take something out from his car but they simply won’t allow him to. Instead, they had the items taken out from his car and delivered it to him. The service was just great and you feel really «taken care of.»
2) My fiancé had his suit delivered to Fitgers the day before the wedding. He called to inform them about the suit and was just blown away by their level of service when the receptionist knew who he was, what it was about, and what room he was staying in even before he told them his name. They told him not to worry about the suit and that it will be delivered to his room. He went about his day and returned to see his suit in his room. He was just happy he had one less thing to worry about.
3) The room was on the small side but the view was nice. My fiancé was impressed and really enjoyed his stay at Fitgers.
We also received excellent service from Midi Restaurant and because of our positive experiences at Fitgers, we have decided that we will definitely be staying there when we visit Duluth again.
Since our wedding was in Duluth (destination wedding), we made multiple trips up to Duluth and stayed at many different hotels. All I can say is that none of those hotels and B&B that we stayed at in Duluth even come close to the level of service we experienced at Fitgers. My family ended up staying at the Sheraton and was not happy with their level of service, which they thought was only sub-​par and my family is used to staying at internationally five-​star hotels and receiving the five-​star hotel treatment, and they were equally impressed by Fitgers’ professionalism and quality of service when we told them about the great experiences my fiancé had.

My daughter and I stayed at Fitgers this past weekend and really enjoyed it. The shuttle service was efficiently run and the drivers were courteous and quite knowledgeable. The front desk staff was friendly and most accommodating. Our room was the only one available, but it was spacious, well appointed and spotless. The food was nothing exceptional, but then again it’s Duluth and NY or LA. Overall I would say its very good value for the money. I highly recommend it and will gladly stay there again.

Classic waterfront hotel in downtown Duluth offers great service in a nice setting. I had stayed there a few times over the years and must say it hasn’t changes much. Service is a distinguishing factor here — in fact they offer free valet parking, just pull up to the front door on Superior street.
It is also nice that they are attached to a quaint shopping mall with a number of quality stores including wine store, kitchen store, outdoor store, book store and several others.
Our room was on the 4^th floor (one long flight of stairs above the lobby which is considered the 2^nd floor) and was roomy with a king bed and a large sitting area. As an older hotel, the bathroom was on the older side and the hotel could probably due with a little upgrading here and there but we found it comfortable for our one night stay in May. Wish we would have spent a little more for the lake superior view — rooms across the hall.

We had a really nice time staying at Fitger’s on our most recent visit to Duluth. We’d been to the building before to visit the brewery and the shops but never stayed in the hotel. The front desk staff were friendly and attentive. They were very helpful throughout our stay. They surprised us upon checkin with some coupons to use in the restaurants/​stores in the attached building, which was nice. You certainly can’t beat the location and the view is beautiful. We took a walk outside and on the little walking path that runs along the lake, which you should totally do if you stay here!
The room was on the small side, but that’s what you get in an older hotel. We were on the «first» floor, which is really floor 2, and our room had these kind of odd steel beams running along the ceiling in some places. But that’s just an architectural note — the beams didn’t bother us or get in the way. On the plus side, the room had a huge closet for a hotel room, the bathroom was good and the bed was comfy. Bonus points for the cool ipod dock that you could use to charge your ipod and play music in the room. The water pressure in the shower was amazing, but the tub didn’t drain very well (I mentioned to the desk staff on our way out and they promised to look at it and thanked me for telling them.)
The continental breakfast was nothing to write home about, but it did the job. The coffee was good (mega bonus for having decent coffee). There were bagels, donuts, yogurt, fruit, etc. Juice, water, tea, etc. and that was about it. I had a bagel, which was fine and a couple of cups of coffee.
The concierge/​valet was great, and overall we were really pleased (free valet parking for hotel guests). We took a city-​side room (not lake side) to save money and were still really pleased with everything, including the price. We would definitely come back again.

We stayed only one night in Duluth but I am glad we chose to stay at Fitgers Inn. We had a wonderful view of the lake and the window was huge. They took very good care of us while staying. I ended up forgetting some expensive jewelry and they called and ended up shipping them out to us at no cost to us. This was above and beyond my expectations. When there we ate at Fitgers Brewhouse and enjoyed the sampler platers of beer, this is a must! Cant wait to get up there again and enjoy another stay.

Impeccable service
If you were to look at my average ratings, you would notice that I don’t exactly hand 5-​star ratings out like candy. Fitger’s Inn went above and beyond during me and my partner’s recent New Year’s Eve stay.
Echoing what others have said, the customer service here is outstanding. From the minute we arrived for check-​in until our 5am check-​out, every single person with whom we interacted, from the valet to room service was an absolute paragon of good service. My first impression was that of a classy, stately, old-​fashioned inn with lots of dark, substantial furniture and furnishing. Check-​in was painless and I was pleased with the value of our Lakeside Deluxe Queen — $ 152 (prepaid).
Since we got some coupons to the hotel restaurant and were feeling lazy, we ordered room service which was incredibly delicious and was very timely. When the food arrived, my partner immediately noticed that the cheesecake we had ordered was not there. I called room service to inquire, and they stated that somehow it had somehow been missed, but that we were not charged for it. I said ok, and hung-​up. Not five minutes later, in the midst of tucking into the delicious Reuben sliders, we heard a knock at the door. Our room service hostess was back with a complimentary slice of cheesecake and profuse apologies over the mix-​up (like you need any when you show up with delicious cheesecake!). The total for our meal (with the $ 20 coupons) came to under $ 30, which was a great value.
True, the room décor is a bit dated, but clean never goes out of style. Our room was quiet, the bed was soft, and I appreciated the Aveda toiletries — even the soap was an almost full-​size bar, none of that dinky chip of soap like most places. This is a bar of soap worth saving and using for the next month.
We had to check-​out early the next morning, and the complimentary continental breakfast offered a wide variety of breakfast foods and snacks and was definitely better than average. Check-​out was just as painless as check-​in and I was happy to be able to print-​out my flight tickets at the computer conveniently located in the lobby. There are so few places that offer true hospitality, and Fitger’s Inn far exceeded my expectations and was an amazing value for the money. I strongly recommend this hotel, it is well worth your time and money.

This place has an old world German charm to it. The rooms are pretty small but comfortable. I was a little nervous because they use actual keys for the doors, I was worried I would lose it!
They extended a checkout for a friend of ours who wasn’t feeling well so that was really nice of them. They also have a continental breakfast which is a bonus!

This is a beautiful hotel, with a better than average continental breakfast. The staff was excellent and fulfilled a couple of special requests with no extra charge. They have a special for $ 35 you get a bottle of wine chilled in the room upon arrival and a $ 35 gift card to their restaurant Midi, plus a late check out and a coupon book for many of the stores in the attached mall.
I stayed during the low season, December, but it was a good value at $ 125 a night during the low season. They have a special are if you book for more than two nights as well.
Great view of Lake Superior, and only a short walk to Downtown, about 3 minutes and to Canal Park, about 10 minutes.

On a recent weekend in Duluth we stayed at Fitger’s Inn and I was very impressed. First of all, this building is amazing and has so much history! I loved the high ceilings and huge windows. Plus, our room even had a view of Lake Superior!
The staff is wonderful and very helpful and accommodating. They are always on hand for valet parking and to open doors, plus they offer a free shuttle that takes you to Canal Park.
One other great thing about this hotel: they offer a FREE pillow bar! You just need to call the front desk and they will bring you the pillow of your choice: feather, buckwheat, foam or body pillow! How sweet is that?
This hotel has an excellent location with lots of neat shops within the building (including Fitger’s Brewhouse) and it’s located right on the path that takes you to Canal Park.
For the price, this hotel is a real winner! If you want to bring your pet, Fitger’s has a pet floor.

I just returned from my first visit to Duluth. The Fitger’s Inn is a spectacular place to stay. The facility is very well maintained and the views are breathtaking. If you are a beer enthusiast, I would place Fitger’s Inn at the top of your list if you are visiting the area.
The rooms were large clean and comfortable the the expected panache of a high-​end hotel room. We were particularly impressed with the «pillow menu» that allowed you to select pillows of differing support for your stay We stayed on the lakeside and thoroughly enjoyed watching the enormous ore-​frighters arrive in Duluth Harbor. Wifi was ubiquitous throughout the complex, albeit slow at times.
Fitger’s strength is the large number of services, shops and restaurant entertainment immediately located in the scenic lakefront complex. I particularly enjoyed the proximity to a large variety of craft beers produced on-​site.
There was some confusion about the pricing about the room at check-​out time and we ended up spending a almost $ 700 on two-​night stay that exceeds what I have spent in upscale hotels in much larger cities. It was highly enjoyable but in departing nothing beyond the view during our stay wowed us to the point where we thought it was worth the expense.
Fitger’s Inn gets a strong thumbs up, but I would say that Fitger’s is destination hotel for those who are looking for something memorable and unique. I am glad I had the opportunity to stay at this historic hotel, and look forward to telling people about it but if I ever return to Duluth I could find similar accommodations nearby at a much more reasonable price.