Lift Bridge Lodge, An Ascend Collection Hotel, Duluth

Lift Bridge Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection has 123 rooms with comforts that include premium bedding and laptop-friendly workspaces. Each air-conditioned room provides a kitchenette with a refrigerator and microwave, along with a coffee maker, hair dryer, iron, ironing board, and cable television with HBO. Rooms offer a flat-screen TV and separate sitting areas. Some rooms have lake or city views. Guests have noted that the ironing board can take up half the space in the standalone closet, and rooms receive noise from the hallways.

Guests start the day with eggs and a selection of hot breakfast items, such as famous hot and fluffy waffles. Canal Park has restaurants and bars near the hotel.

This Duluth hotel has a medium-sized indoor pool and a wood-floored fitness center with light from large windows, cardio machines, and weight machines. There is a small game arcade for kids with a few video games.

Lift Bridge Lodge, Ascend Hotel Collection, sits on the shores of Lake Superior and within view of the Aerial Lift Bridge. The hotel is near Canal Park, the historic Aerial Lift Bridge, the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and Glensheen, the Historic Congdon Estate. Bayfront Festival Park, host to the Bayfront Blues Festival, is five minutes away. Miller Hill Mall, North Shore Scenic Railroad, and Enger Park Golf Course are also nearby. Spirit Mountain, Duluth International Airport, and the University of Wisconsin-Superior are 10 miles from the hotel. The revitalized shopping district of Duluth has walking paths along the lake, public gardens, shops, and restaurants.

The hotel has a tiny business center with a single computer and printer. There are meeting rooms for gatherings, and the hotel has facilities measuring 600 square feet, including a meeting room. Property-wide fast and free WiFi helps guests keep up with their affairs. Choice Hotels(R) can book group accommodations, event planning, business travel, and meeting planning. The hotel frequently hosts groups such as sports teams and conferences, which can result in nighttime noise. Make sure to visit the Bentleyville Tour of Lights and plan your trip around annual Duluth events like Grandma's Marathon in June.