Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn

We had the pleasure of staying at The White Bear Country Inn for five nights over Christmas. We were totally satisfied with Inn and its services. The room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was excellent each morning. Also the Inn had delightful Christmas decorations in the lobby. Each day there were big bowls of fresh apples and oranges on a table in the lobby. I highly recommend this Inn.

We stayed one night here at the end of a two week stay in the state. It was in a nice town and convenient for returning to MSP airport. We were quite happy with the well-equipped room as well as the service. The shower was roomy, had shelves for your supplies, and was enclosed with a door, which was so much better than having a curtain that has water escape and fall on the floor. The breakfast was great, with lots of variety. Some little kids had left some mess behind, but that’s more of a reflection on their parents than on the hotel! One of the most impressive things was that the owner of the hotel, Bill, actually greeted us while we were at breakfast and asked us about our stay. Usually you never even see the owner of one of these establishments. We would definitely stay here if we were in the area again and highly recommend it.

So we were here to celebrate our anniversary. We had an issue. The owner called us which was cool. Woke up to see a blessing. I'll let the owner if he wants talk about it in his comments. Would definitely come back!

When decorating for our wedding we were told event center would be locked. Somehow parts of our wedding decor were stolen due to the fact it was not locked. They told us after things were stolen that the room is not locked due to it being an exit for all guests. When we expressed our upset they said we will give you $50 and let you know if we hear anything else. The email we received emphasized how the point of our wedding day was not that things were stolen mind you on their account but in fact our wedding day was about our love and memories and gathering of loved ones seemingly downplaying the fact that we had items stolen while we placed our trust in them. They also made it a point to state "this has never happened before". When deciding to host a reception at a venue we put our trust in what we were told. Yes our wedding was a magical day and special to us HOWEVER we still had items stolen after we placed them in their care.

What a hidden gem. Bar and restaurant are both excellent—and both filled with locals. Seriously, I show up on a Monday at 4 pm and there are only two spots left at the bar, and everyone is local? That says something. Walkable to the cute and inviting downtown White Bear Lake, walkable to the lake itself and two nice parks/boat landings/beaches, quick access from the interstate. E-bike charger available at a bike rack. Would love to see an EV charger there as well, that would draw in a lot of customers!