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The Benson Motel - Benson, MN - US-12 HWY

2.5 star property

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking
Combined shower/bathtub, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
Combined shower/bathtub, rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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600 22nd St S, Benson, MN, 56215
  • Place, University of Minnesota - Morris
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Place, Lake Minnewaska
    ‪42 min drive‬
  • Place, Lakeshore Park
    ‪42 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Benson

With a stay at The Benson Motel - Benson, MN - US-12 HWY in Benson, you'll be 18.6 mi (29.9 km) from Monson Lake State Park and 19.1 mi (30.8 km) from Glacial Lakes State Park. .This hotel is 22 mi (35.3 km) from Lake Minnewaska and 22 mi (35.4 km) from Starbuck Public Beach.

What's nearby

  • University of Minnesota - Morris - 38 min drive - 50.5 km
  • Glacial Lakes State Park - 41 min drive - 44.4 km
  • Sibley State Park - 41 min drive - 55.1 km
  • Lake Minnewaska - 42 min drive - 45.1 km
  • Lakeshore Park - 42 min drive - 45.8 km

Getting around

  • St. Cloud, MN (STC-St. Cloud Regional) - 110 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burger King - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Mckinney's - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Whistle Stop - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Benson Bakery - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Patrick's Pub & Grill - ‬19 min walk

About this property

The Benson Motel - Benson, MN - US-12 HWY

Hotel in Benson with free parking
The Benson Motel - Benson, MN - US-12 HWY offers 21 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Memory foam beds feature premium bedding. 43-inch LED televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Irons/ironing boards and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 21 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries.
This hotel offers designated smoking areas.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lever door handles
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Memory foam mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch LED TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive lockbox information
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

The Benson Motel - Benson, MN - US-12 HWY Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 101 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 101 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 101 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 101 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 101 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean, convenient, with an easy check in process.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

India

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The property was older and the original room was DIRTY. There were bugs, flies, and gnats everywhere inside the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable. Had trouble getting my key from human less check in front desk. The room was somewhat dated, but for the price it was good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Addie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good quality for the price!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would’ve left a higher rating however one of the gold standards of any motel is a comfortable bed. I’m sorry but the bed was like sleeping on top of granite!! I could hardly move when I did wake up thank God I had taken a sleeping pill the night before otherwise I don’t even think I could’ve gotten up!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Roy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Self check in no staff, check in went fine but our room had a horrible nasty smell could have been from the filthy carpet and or mold and mildew, the beds are hard if you like a harder bed you are all set.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I've stayed there many times but have never met a staff member yet. But things are always set up as I've asked. Its the best value in Benson.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claudeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A gem!

Very pleasant stay. Clean and affordable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We will be back…

We always have a nice stay and the staff accommodates our needs when we make a request. We will be back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

YESU, ATLANTA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Connor

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

No communication for door being left open

The room was very nice and the location was wonderful. Communication with the property is awful, however. We had lots of trouble checking in and after we got our keys, we found our room door open. The room was rather dirty but it's impossible to tell how much of it was actually the room being dirty, and how much of it was the door being open for anything and everything to get into the room. Despite reaching out several times to the staff via the check-in desk, phone, and even their text option, no one ever reached out to us. It was a gorgeous area and easy to get to and find, but I would never stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Carrie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

joshua

It was fine. Remotely managed which was weird, fridge didn't work ice machine didn't work, room was clean as far as could tell and the bed was comfortable enough for what i needed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jameson

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First time ever using the automated service. It was pretty neat, but I like human interfacing as well lol All in all it was a pretty neat experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Troy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The place was very average and literally had no one to talk to in person. Also our floor in the bathroom was always damp or even wet after taking a shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Phillip

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good hotel. Clean. The bed mattress was pretty firm. Can't beat the price
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025