The Crowne Plaza AiRE is conveniently located 1 mile from the Mall of America and 3 miles from the airport. We provide our guests with complimentary shuttles to the airport and Mall of America. Our hotel is mere steps away from the METRO Blue Line's American Blvd. Station. The light rail makes it easy to get to Downtown Minneapolis and Downtown St. Paul. Enjoy complimentary wireless internet access with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, and TV in every room. Keeping up with your fitness routine is easy with a 24-hour fitness center with state of the art equipment. We have a large saline swimming pool, hot tub, and sauna to relax in. Our hotel's kitchen is open 6am–11pm, but the restaurant stays open till midnight for brick oven pizza and drinks. In the morning, you can grab a coffee from our Caribou Kiosk. For our IHG elite members, there's our Captain's Lounge with breakfast, hors d'oeuvres, and cocktails during the week. You and your party can rent out a meeting room because we have a total of 18,000 Sq. Ft. of flexible newly renovated event space. Onsite there's a Northwest Airlines History Center and every floor has photographs of different eras of aviation history. If you need a breath of fresh air take a walk at the beautiful Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge behind our hotel.