• Cheap inns and hotels make visiting Mankato a budget-friendly endeavor.bedroom image by Ni Chun from Fotolia.com
  
  Mankato, Minnesota, is the home of the Minnesota Vikings summer training facility and the campus of Minnesota State University. Fans of the "Little House on the Prairie" book series know it as "the big town" where characters would travel for shopping. Visitors to the area can keep costs down by staying in one of the many cost-conscious hotels or inns in Mankato, leaving a little extra cash for picnics on the banks of the Minnesota River.
  
  

Budget Host Inn

• The Budget Host Inn is located at the crossroads of Highway 169 and Highway 14. Guests can visit nearby Hinicker Pond for fishing and swimming, and visitors in the mood for a walk or bike ride amongst trees can check out the surrounding park. The Inn has 50 indoor guest rooms with single, double and triple occupancies, and both smoking and non-smoking rooms are available. Room amenities include air conditioning, refrigerator, cable television and full bathrooms with tubs. Continental breakfasts are served every morning and wireless Internet access is available in all rooms, plus guests can make use of the on-site laundry facilities and hot tub.
  
  Budget Host Inn Mankato
  
  1255 Range Street
  
  Mankato, MN 56001
  
  507-388-1644
  
  budgethost.com
  
  

Comfort Inn

• Less than a block from the River Hills Mall and about a minute from the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 60, the Comfort Inn serves the area between Minnesota State University and Rasmussen College. Nearby are Gustavus Adolphus College and the Mount Kato ski area. The pet-friendly Inn offers smoking and non-smoking rooms appointed with a variety of conveniences, such as irons with ironing boards, coffee makers, cable televisions, hair dryers and phones. Executive suites also include refrigerators, microwave ovens and a queen-sized sleeper sofa. Continental breakfasts are served every morning, and guests have access to on-site fax machines, heated pool, hot tub and free wireless internet access.
  
  Comfort Inn
  
  131 Apache Place
  
  Mankato, MN, 56001
  
  507-388-5107
  
  comfortinn.com
  
  

Super 8

• The Super 8 is a AAA-approved motel on the shores of the Minnesota River and lies just 15 minutes from the campus of Minnesota State University. Mankato. Guests have easy access to the Highway 60 / Highway 169 intersection and are about 17 minutes from the Mankato Regional Airport. Smoking and non-smoking rooms are available, as are pet-friendly rooms and handicap accommodations. Room amenities include hair dryer, coffee maker and cable television. Free high-speed Internet access and local phone calls are included with every room. Guests have access to the on-site health club with gym, exercise equipment and whirlpool. A complimentary continental breakfast is served every morning.
  
  Super 8
  
  51578 US Hwy 169 N
  
  Mankato, MN 56003
  
  507-387-4041
  
  super8.com