If you have an event, search elsewhere. The hotel ...

If you have an event, search elsewhere. The hotel management is uncooperative, unpleasant, and rigid. They nickel and dime you as often as possible, and their bottom line is always more important than their guests. I can't fault them for wanting to be profitable, but the best way to do that is by being GOOD to the people who hand you gobs of money.

The amount of space they have is great, but the entire location is very dated in its construction and design (think 80s Eastern Bloc architecture), and the hotel rooms feel dark and cramped with low ceilings, tiny bathrooms, and narrow windows.

The front desk and bar staff are lovely, and that's their only saving grace. I hope those folks are all able to find a better location with tolerable management where they can highlight their skills.

The Twin Cities has a boatload of hotel options and event spaces--many of which are within a mile of the DoubleTree. Use one of those instead.