INAUGURATION

Visitor Information

Hotel Information

Hilton Garden Inn

For the Inauguration activities, a block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn St. Cloud. Please use Group Code: SJUI when making your reservation.

To guarantee special rate, please make reservations no later than Sept. 1, 2023. When making your reservation, please note that you will be attending the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Presidential Inauguration. For more information, please contact the President's Office, [email protected], 320-363-5505.

Additional hotel options in the area:

Residence Inn by Marriott St. Cloud

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, St. Cloud West

Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud 

Driving Directions

To the College of Saint Benedict

37 South College Avenue, St. Joseph, MN 56374
320-363-5011 (Information Desk)


*Please plan your routes accordingly as sections of I-94 and Hwy 10 are under road construction which will cause traffic delays and possible detours during this time. 

From Minneapolis/St. Paul
  • Take MN#5 West to I-494 West.
  • Take I-494 West to I-94 West approximately 25 miles.
  • Take I-94 West to St. Joseph, approximately 57 miles, exit #160, County Road 2.
  • Turn right onto County Road 2 at the bottom of the exit.
  • Take the next right onto Minnesota Street, which brings you into St. Joseph.
  • Turn right onto 3rd Avenue NW (College of Saint Benedict North Entrance).

From St. Cloud

Division Street is the primary thoroughfare in St. Cloud. Most restaurants and hotels are on or near Division Street. 

  • Take Division Street (County Road 75) west to St. Joseph.
  • Turn left onto College Avenue (Holiday Station is on right).
  • Turn right onto Minnesota Street.
  • Turn left onto 3rd Avenue NW (College of Saint Benedict North Entrance).
  • Turn left at the first stop sign onto Sunset Drive and proceed to parking lot on left.

From Northern Minnesota (Hwys 371 and 10)

From Hwy 10, take the Hwy 15 exit into St. Cloud.

  • Turn right on Division Street.
  • Take Division Street (County Road 75) west to St. Joseph.
  • Turn left onto College Avenue (Holiday Station is on right).
  • Turn right onto Minnesota Street.
  • Turn left onto 3rd Avene NW (College of Saint Benedict north Entrance).

 

To Saint John's University

2850 Abbey Plaza, Collegeville, MN 56321
320-363-2011 (Information Desk)


*Please plan your routes accordingly as sections of I-94 and Hwy 10 are under road construction which will cause traffic delays and possible detours during this time. 

From Minneapolis/St. Paul
  • Take MN#5 West to I-494 West.
  • Take I-494 West to I-94 West approximately 25 miles.
  • Take I-94 West to Saint John's University exit #156, approximately 60 miles, County Road 159.
  • Turn left on County Road 159.
  • Go approximately 1 1/2 miles to Saint John's University.
 
From St. Cloud

Division Street is the primary thoroughfare in St. Cloud. Most restaurants and hotels are on or near Division Street. 

  • Take Division Street (County Road 75) west through St. Joseph; it will merge with I-94.
  • Take I-94 West to Saint John's University exit #156, County Road 159.
  • Turn left on County Road 159.
  • Go approximately 1 1/2 miles to Saint John's University.

From Northern Minnesota (Hwys 371 and 10)

From Hwy 10, take the Hwy 15 exit into St. Cloud.

  • Turn right on Division Street.
  • Take Division Street (County Road 75) west through St. Joseph; it will merge with I-94.
  • Take I-94 West to Saint John's University exit #156, County Road 159.
  • Turn left on County Road 159.
  • Go approximately 1 1/2 miles to Saint John's University.

 

While you are at Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s for inauguration activities, there is plenty of exploring to do in the St. Joseph area. For information about shops, restaurants and family-friendly activities, please visit www.joetown.org as a resource. 

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