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Book A Suite At A Historic Church- to book both suites please see other listing

Welcome to Bell Tower, this church built in 1912 now a duplex with two suites

Patio is available for bbq in most months

Overview
Amenities
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Location
Host

Exceptional

6 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 81500 sq ft

Popular amenities

Kitchen
Fireplace
Dryer
Washer
Barbecue grill

Explore the area

St. Clair, MN

Minnesota State University
‪14 min drive‬
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato
‪15 min drive‬
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

3 Bedrooms

2 Queen Beds, 2 Single Beds and 1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

Book A Suite At A Historic Church- to book both suites please see other listing

**** price is per 1 suite, sleeps up to 8***
This listing is for one suite!

Contact manager for listing for both

* Special corporate & long term stays available
* Happy to accommodate weddings, crafting getaways, parties, family retreats etc.

Each suite is about 1500 sq ft & features...

1 king bedroom
1 bedroom with double beds
1 bedroom with double beds in loft
Fully equipped kitchen
Private washer/dryer
Satellite TV
Gas fire place
Wifi
Use of patio & bbq
Large bathroom with jetted tub-

Just bring groceries & a suit case all linens provided!

Beautifully remodeled former church & theatre with Grand 24 ft ceilings and original stained glass windows.

Bell tower suites are large enough for Big family gatherings yet intimate for fun weekends or couples retreat.

Pet friendly property backs up to a park & is located in the heart of St. Clair MN just minutes away from the bustling college town of Mankato.

Take a scenic drive to nearby Mankato for nightlife, shopping, skiing, theaters, or catch an event at Minnesota state university!

Enjoy the amenities offered by the Minnesota river valley including hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding & boating of all kinds.

Book your wedding, crafting, family, Corporate stay or other event with Belltower suites!

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Amenities

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Smoking outside only

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

Parties and events are allowed on site

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

St. Clair

St. Clair is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Minneopa State Park and Red Jacket Trail, while Carnegie Art Center and Twin Rivers Arts are cultural highlights. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Taylor Center or Blakeslee Stadium.

St. Clair, MN

What's nearby

Minnesota State University - 14 min drive - 18.4 km
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato - 15 min drive - 19.5 km
Bethany Lutheran College - 17 min drive - 20.2 km
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center - 18 min drive - 21.3 km
Caswell Park - 22 min drive - 25.2 km

Restaurants

‪Eagles Nest - ‬10 min drive
‪Backyard Bar & Grill - ‬8 min drive
‪Uptown Tavern - ‬3 min walk
‪Jamie's Pemberton Pub - ‬8 min drive
‪Javens Family Vineyard and Winery - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Book A Suite At A Historic Church- to book both suites please see other listing pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Book A Suite At A Historic Church- to book both suites please see other listing?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Book A Suite At A Historic Church- to book both suites please see other listing?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Book A Suite At A Historic Church- to book both suites please see other listing located?

Situated in St. Clair, this holiday home is 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from Indian Island Winery and within 12 miles (20 km) of Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato and Minnesota State University. WOW Zone Family Entertainment Center and Taylor Center are also within 12 miles (20 km).

9.6

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Jim K.

21 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome place

Very nice people and property

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandy W.

9 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Craft Weekend!

Five of us stayed and crafted over a 4 day, 3 night weekend. Tables were provided. We had a great time! Very clean, very easy to communicate. Would definitely stay again!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandy s.

2 Sept, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it

We really loved walking in and being welcomed with the beautiful stained glass windows. The room set up was perfect for our family and everything was very clean. The only issue was that on VRBO it stated 2 bathrooms. When we got there, we found there was just one. 8 people-1 bathroom.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff C., Saint Paul

2 May, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun Stay

The Belltower is a quaint, unique get away for friends and family. The stained- glasses windows in the main room are amazing and the beds were all very comfortable. We enjoyed hanging out by the fire with friends and cooking dinner in the furnished kitchen. The hosts have many small amenities including coffee, tea and cocoa! I definelty recommend a visit!

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Gretchen and Peter K.

18 May, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming

The location was perfect for us as we were at a family gathering in St Clair. My father grew up going to the church before it became lodging and we stayed here about 13 years ago. The windows are beautiful! Could use w little updating as it’s exactly as it was when we were here last (even w kitchen outlet still didn’t work). I would stay here again because of its charm and town.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kris A.

28 Apr, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place

We enjoyed our stay at the Bell Tower. It was located near where we needed to be and the host was very good at responding to my inquiries. We were 3 couples and it was a little awkward with the connecting bedroom. It would be fine for families with kids staying in the connecting room but it was different having a couple have to walk through another couple’s bedroom in the middle of the night or while trying to get ready. There is plenty of outdoor space and parking. Overall a nice place.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Katie J.

27 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun Girls weekend

This is such a unique property. We enjoyed our stay but it is a little odd to have separate bedrooms upstairs that did not have a bathroom. Since we only had half of the VRBO booked it did require some planning to think about having a key upstairs to unlock the downstairs to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. Next time I think I would book the entire property to feel more private. Otherwise, great space and well kept. Very enjoyable.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Bernie L.

27 Mar, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place. Know the layout

Know that the layout is a bit odd being an old church. Fabulous place with high quality furnishings and decor. Clean, great beds, all that is as good as it gets. Just know the layout. You enter a shared lobby from outside, then two door go to each suite or stairs go up to another shared lobby that has doors to the lofts for each suite (the loft bedroom has a lock) But to get to loft you go thru these shared lobby's. There are no restrooms in loft, so for middle of the night nature call you have to travel thru the shared lobbies, completely outside of your private space. And you have no idea if the other suite renters locked the exterior door to the lobby. If You rent both sides and have complete control of that exterior door this is not an issue.Also, the two bedrooms on ground floor inside your own suite are joined. You pass thru bedroom 1 to get to bedroom 2. Again, for families no big deal, but unrelated couples might find that weird.We loved it for family with adult male children.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Patrick S., Columbia, MO

30 May, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Good place for good value

Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim K.

16 Nov, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for a small group.

Great for our needs. Thanks

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tina L.

6 Nov, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy atmosphere and friendly town

Spacious suite that fit 3 couples very comfortably. The owners were very attentive to any questions we had.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcia A., Wauwatosa, WI

11 Oct, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Came for the River Ramble. Nice location to get some rides around southern Minnesota

Great landing spot

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

derek l.

19 Aug, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

small town

nice and quiet. plenty of places to sleep.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carla U.

10 Apr, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Unique space

We had a fun family gathering in this unique, pet-friendly space. The beds were comfortable and there were good spaces for games, a puzzle, and cooking. Be careful when you read the description so you understand which bedrooms are included in one or the other suite. There is nothing in St. Clair (except a nice park and playgrounds), but you're only 15 minutes from Mankato. Hosts were very responsive.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Catherine D.

22 Dec, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome 😎

This was a wonderful place to stay... My children have decided this is the place we will be staying at next time when we are in Mankato 🥰

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marcia A., Wauwatosa, WI

15 Oct, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exactly as advertised. Very spacious.

Great place to relax after exploring Katoland!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Darlene M., Palmyra, Wisconsin

9 May, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Love the VRBO

We just love staying here. Owner is amazing. Super clean and comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jerrel R.

15 Apr, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice stay

The Belltower suites was a great place to stay. The suite was very unique and nice. It was comfortable and the kids really enjoyed it (due to the weather, we got in a game of Life). I didn't cook while there, but there seemed like it had all the utensils I would have needed. The hosts were very accommodating. I'll mention a couple of things that might help others looking to stay here. It's listed as 3 bedrooms but it feels like you have 4 bedrooms available: 2 downstairs and 2 upstairs. My kids liked this because everyone got their own room. The rooms upstairs are physically separate and has a separate key. This worked fine for us since my teenage daughter was up there, but I would have been less comfortable with it had it just been younger kids (like having them stay across the hall at a hotel rather than having adjoining rooms).

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jody B.

1 Apr, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a great stay in St. Clair!

The property was very clean and well maintained. We loved having plenty of room to spread out and relax on our trip. We were visiting my son who attends college in Saint Peter. We will definitely stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Betsy M.

7 Jan, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful experience and near the Twin Cities

Our group included my husband, daughter and her friend and our two dogs. The property was convenient and was refinished beautifully. I had looked at a few converted churches and this particular one was redone extremely well - making the rooms warm and welcoming with comfortable furniture and still keeping the unique qualities, such as the stained glass and shelving, of the church. We used the gas fireplace and used the big table to work on a puzzle. The king-sized bed in the master bedroom was a treat. The owners managed to make an expansive space warm and welcoming. The girls stayed up in the loft, each had their own full-sized bed, and loved being able to open the windows that overlooked the main space to talk to us. It's so hard to find a place that accepts dogs, let alone two, and ours had a wonderful stay. It’s stressful leaving them behind with a sitter. We would definitely book again.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Kelly K.

22 Dec, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Beautiful Stain Glass Windows

Host friendly and helpful Location a bit remote Church windows worth the stay on a sunny day :) Dog friendly is why we stayed 8 people to 1 bath a little bit limiting

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Beth Y.

16 Nov, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly Recommend!!

It was a beautiful space and super comfortable to hang out in. The beds were comfortable and had nice linens. The kitchen was very well stocked with everything we needed to cook and enjoys meals in. We highly recommend this place to others and will stay again if we come back to the area.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Shari M.

22 Aug, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing family vacation

We were looking for a place to get away from crowds. This was perfect. Plenty of space to spread out. Fireplace and large TV. Fire pit and corn hole for family fun. All the basics to make meals.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas G.

21 Jul, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Original Property

This was a unique piece of property. 5 of us stayed and really enjoyed the layout. The property was easy to get to and in a very quaint neighborhood, close enough to a lot of meal locations and entertainment, but tucked away enough to be quiet. Easy to check in and out. No communication issues with management. They were very easy to work with.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Diana K.

20 Jan, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Xmas gathering

We rented the whole place for a family Xmas! Had plenty of room! And had a wonderful time! Very clean place and very nice. Property owner were great to work with. Would rent again!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020