Shakopee upholds Baymont hotel license revocation after 84 incidents

The Shakopee City Council voted 4-1 on July 21, 2026, to deny the Baymont Hotel licensee’s appeal and uphold revocation of the hotel’s city-issued license.

Resolution R2026-106 requires the licensee to cease hotel operations under the city’s revocation notice and bars new reservations after the effective date. The action follows the council’s review of police calls, fire responses, inspection records, correspondence, staff findings and materials submitted by the hotel.

What the city reviewed

The official council packet documents 84 incidents associated with the property during 2025 and 2026, including disturbances, assaults, threats, suspicious people and vehicles, unwanted guests, intoxicated people, welfare checks, theft, warrants, domestic incidents, criminal sexual conduct, fire alarms and other calls requiring police, fire, emergency medical or city staff responses.

The city record presents the incidents as part of an overall pattern considered in the licensing decision. That review included the frequency and seriousness of the calls, management practices, the use of the property for large private events, the hotel’s response to earlier concerns and the demands placed on public-safety resources. The 84-incident figure should not be read as a finding that hotel ownership or management caused every incident.

Two events received particular attention

The packet describes a private adult-lifestyle event held after the entire hotel was reportedly rented. On New Year’s Day 2025, two attendees were found deceased in a hotel room during a welfare check. The city record says suspected illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found near the bodies and that recovered substances reportedly tested positive for fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. The resolution does not determine criminal liability for any person or organization connected to the incident.

The second event occurred March 28-29, 2026, when the property was used for a 24-hour lock-in event. According to the city record, the event involved threats of possible gang violence, armed private security, assaults, disturbances, repeated fire alarms and 16 calls for service. Additional Shakopee police officers were assigned on overtime.

What happens to hotel operations

Under Resolution R2026-106, the license remains revoked and the licensee must cease hotel operations in accordance with Chapter 118 of the Shakopee City Code, the effective date in the city’s revocation notice and any lawful implementation period. The resolution also bars the licensee from accepting new reservations, entering new guest-room rental agreements or allowing new hotel guests to occupy the property after the revocation takes effect.

The resolution provides for city procedures addressing guests who are staying at the property on the effective date so they can leave in an orderly manner. It does not, by itself, confirm that the hotel had physically closed as of July 29, 2026. The record reviewed for this article also does not establish how existing reservations will be canceled, refunded, relocated or honored.

Current guests and people with upcoming reservations should seek direct guidance from the hotel, their booking platform or the city as implementation details are confirmed. Employees, nearby businesses and public-safety agencies may also be affected, but the available record does not establish employee arrangements, ownership plans or the property’s future use.

The decision is a Shakopee licensing action based on the council’s review of documented conditions at the property. Independent reports from CBS Minnesota and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal also described the 4-1 vote, the 84-incident figure and the operational significance of the revocation.

Sources

• City of Shakopee Resolution R2026-106
• CBS Minnesota: Shakopee revokes Baymont license
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Shakopee hotel action