A hotel or motel is a building or structure that is:

• Kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping or rooming accommodations are furnished to the general public.
• Rented for less than one week, with or without meals.

In this section

• What to know
• Application
• Required sex trafficking prevention training
• Pests

Before you begin

Look at our information about: 

• How to open a new business
• Sewer Availability Charge (SAC)

The information on this page should serve as a guideline only.

Requirements

• You must have a license to operate a hotel or motel in Minneapolis. Before operating a hotel or motel, the owner or operator is required to apply for a license to operate.
• Hotels and motels are inspected regularly under Minneapolis and State law.

Read the Minneapolis Code of Ordinance Chapter 297.

Apply

You must have a license to operate a hotel or motel in Minneapolis. Before operating a hotel or motel, the owner or operator is required to apply for a license to operate.

Download the hotel and motel application

Fees

• Find hotel and lodging license fees
  See lines 8-11 for hotel fees.