I spend at least 100 nights in hotels every year f...

I spend at least 100 nights in hotels every year for work. I joined Starwood Preferred Guest a month after the loyalty program was introduced, and earned SPG Lifetime Platinum Status staying in hundreds of Starwood properties around the United States.

This hotel, the Meridien Chambers in downtown Minneapolis, has always been one of my favorites (not just in MN). I've spent several dozen nights here and at the nearby W Hotel while in MPLS, and LOVE the place. The rooms are modern, cozy and well-appointed. The staff is perfect, from the valets to desk staff to management to security to the overnight and housekeeping staff.
It's a relatively small hotel (a couple dozen rooms, several great suites and one magical super-suite), but don't call it 'boutique'. This isn't a smaller version of anything -- it's the perfect size, perfect scale and offers everything a mega-property has... except crowds, endless hallways, conventioneers and stupid rules.
The hotel has a bar/patio/restaurant (now called 'Mercy', with new management) and it is terrific -- great food, good service, priced well. Not a hotel restaurant as you imagine one.