Near the Root River Trail, Theatre, Shops & Restaurants

Comfortable Beds, Clean Rooms, Hot Coffee

Family Hospitality in Lanesboro, Minnesota for 29 Years!

The Cottage House "Your Inn When You're Out!"

Reservations

Casual Lanesboro MN Hotel Lodging

Located in Downtown Near the Root River State Trail

Note: The Root River State Bike Trail is closed for bridge construction between Heron Rd. and Grit Rd. from Feb. 12-June 1, 2024. This section is about one mile west of Lanesboro. Refer to MN DNR website for updates.

Welcome to the Cottage House Inn and beautiful downtown Lanesboro! Established in 1993, our casual hotel is family-built, owned and operated. Conveniently located on Parkway Avenue, you will find our location has easy access to the Root River State Trail and is within walking distance to the Commonweal Theatre Company, multiple restaurants and bars, retail shops, the city park, and the Root River!

Open most of the year, the family and group-friendly Cottage House Inn has 13 standard hotel rooms and two apartment suites. Our public spaces include our breakfast room where coffee and tea are served all day, our inviting lobby and our meeting room with the capacity to seat 36 people. The Cottage House Inn makes you feel at home with our clean and comfortable rooms, relaxing front porch and warm hospitality. We are proud to be your Inn when you’re out.

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In the Swing of Things

It is safe to say this season has been busy! We are in the full swing of things in beautiful downtown Lanesboro, and we are so grateful to all who have traveled to our welcoming little town for their vacation, meeting, family reunion, or weekend getaway. As we near August, we prepare to celebrate our town's annual event, Buffalo Bill Days, for the 37th year! Buffalo...

It's that Time of the Year Again - Rhubarb!

It isn't Spring in Lanesboro, Minnesota, without fresh picked rhubarb in the kitchen. If you are a native of the upper Midwest, you may have those vivid memories of pulling a rhubarb stalk out of the ground and biting into that sour suprise. Perhaps you even snuck some sugar out of the house to dip that rhubarb stalk into before taking a bite. Lanesboro...