Sandalwood Studios & Suites

2.0 star property

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Interior entrance
 2 Queen Beds with Sofa/Kitchenette Non-Smoking  | Private kitchenette
1 King Bed with Sofa/Kitchenette Non-Smoking
Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette
Exterior

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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3910 12th Ave East, Shakopee, MN, 55379
  • Place, Canterbury Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Valleyfair Amusement Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Mystic Lake Casino
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, Minneapolis, MN (MSP-Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl.)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

1 Queen Bed with Kitchenette Non-Smoking

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 2 Double Beds, Kitchenette

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

1 King Bed with Sofa/Kitchenette Non-Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

1 Queen Bed with Sofa/Kitchenette Non-Smoking

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

2 Queen Beds with Sofa/Kitchenette Non-Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Shakopee

When you stay at Sandalwood Studios & Suites in Shakopee, you'll be near the airport, within a 10-minute drive of Valleyfair Amusement Park and Mystic Lake Casino. .This hotel is 16.5 mi (26.6 km) from Mall of America and 16.5 mi (26.5 km) from Nickelodeon Universe.

What's nearby

  • Canterbury Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Valleyfair Amusement Park - 3 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Mystic Lake - 6 min drive - 6.4 km
  • Mystic Lake Casino - 8 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Paisley Park - 16 min drive - 15.3 km

Getting around

  • South Train Station - 5 min drive
  • Minneapolis - St. Paul Intl. Airport (MSP) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Badger Hill Brewery and Tap Room - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Culver's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Jersey Mike's Subs - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Qdoba Mexican Eats - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Sandalwood Studios & Suites

Hotel in Shakopee with free parking
Sandalwood Studios & Suites offers 67 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Premium satellite television is provided. Kitchens or kitchenettes offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, and microwaves. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Shakopee hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 67 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and stovetops. Kitchenettes are outfitted with microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Partially-open bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Hob
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system

Property is also known as

Sandalwood Studios
Sandalwood Studios Hotel
Sandalwood Studios Hotel Shakopee
Sandalwood Studios Shakopee
Sandalwood Studios & Suites Hotel
Sandalwood Studios & Suites Shakopee
Sandalwood Studios & Suites Hotel Shakopee

Sandalwood Studios & Suites Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 147 out of 504 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 142 out of 504 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 93 out of 504 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 74 out of 504 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 48 out of 504 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
False advertising. Web site said free breakfast. The only free breakfast that i saw was pastries. To me that dosent constitute as free breakfast. The T.V in my room remote didnt work at first and everything on the tv was in spanish. Not everyone that stays in the hotel speaks/reads spanish.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

2/10 Terrible

Dee Dee, Superior

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’m trying to call the number that is listed on Expedia for the property. It is not accurate after being on hold for eight minutes it disconnects you at arriving at the property. The manager tells me that the proper number is on the card at the desk. I tell him that does mean no good when I live three hours away and cannot contact the property. The property is in desperate need of repair. We had other guests in other rooms. They did not even have a hairdryer so they had to dry their hair over the air conditioner in their room the counters in our room or very old stained and had horrible marks on them. The couch in our room had stains, tears, and paint on them. The coffee table if you want to call it that I think a five year-old could’ve put it together better and I don’t know that I would’ve even set a cup on it. The towels in the bathroom looks like they came from the dollar store. They did not match. We’re very thin and very small. The hallways smelled musty and old. I saw housekeeping’s mop bucket, and it look like the color of coffee and not the nice latte like espresso, black coffee, and she was continuing to floors in the room with it. The manager on properly, he is very rude. There is no staff at night so if your key does not work or you lose it, go sleep in your car. I had tried to call the number on the business card for the hotel in the middle of the night as there were people sleeping outside on the sidewalkand there was no answer and the front desk is locked up.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Derek

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Florian

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

2/10 Terrible

Katlyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stinky, tvs are trash, missing side table rooms smell horrible
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jeff C.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a good place to stay with no complaints and great service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Austin

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only 10 quick minutes away from Mystic Lake Event Center for our event. The room was Hot (mid July) when we 1st arrived and Quickly cooled off with the AC unit. Having a fridge with freezer was important to us... we had some difficulties with it not being truly COLD, but it was more chilled than our cooler until we got the settings right.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Rob

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jama, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great I like the location and the service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Nadine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I am a tea drinker; they had only coffee in the room. It isn't a deal breaker, but it would be nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Lynette

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I knew I was booking a budget hotel but this place had the highest rating of all the local hotels in the area. I have to admit I was skeptical but reserved it anyway. We got there and our nonsmoking room did not smell terrible with the air on but we had to walk through a smoke filled hallway to get there. The two bath towels were so thin they barely dried us after our shower. one of them was dirty. The shower curtain was also dorty. We had gone out and when we returned and were taking showers we didn’t want to have to get dressed and call the front desk. The room is uniquely furnished with a nice fridge and stove- however no ice bucket, nothing in the cabinets to use on the stove- no silverware, cookware- nothing to clean anything with. It really doesn’t make sense to have the amenities that you can’t use. The bed was not great- but again I wasn’t expecting super comfort. Overall I’d give it a 2 at best. I paid 120.00. The next night it was 49.00- go figure.
Inside of the shower curtain with pink toiletries squirted on it. The hotel doesn’t have pink anything.
The two coffees were both open.
Doorway
Vent in bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location is perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yuleni

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was, clean, well updated and quiet. There were some guests who seemed to be in long term work related stays.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

i

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I appreciate the staff and all they do , my reservation was quick and already waiting for me when i arrived. Its clean and quiet Thank you
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

i

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very nice and helpful at checkin
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Mary

Disliked: Amenities
It’s close to Canterbury race track where my friend works.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Joe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Vincent

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

i

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was an excellent value in a safe area with some great food offerings. It was very close to the Expo arena which was my reason for traveling there.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025