While there is action at the Mall of America it migrates into downtown after 10pm when most of the restaurants in the mall close (the ones young people go to).
You'll do fine with the Ivy Hotel but as mentioned earlier I would even higher recommend the W hotel. Not because the hotel itself is better (for that I'd pick the Marriott, Ivy or Graves ) but because it's at ground zero of the Minneapolis nightlife and you'll be able to make very casual transitions to your room.
Oh, and don't bother with the Minneapolis Skyway this time of the year. It's easier to navigate downtown outside.
You'll do fine with the Ivy Hotel but as mentioned earlier I would even higher recommend the W hotel. Not because the hotel itself is better (for that I'd pick the Marriott, Ivy or Graves ) but because it's at ground zero of the Minneapolis nightlife and you'll be able to make very casual transitions to your room.
Oh, and don't bother with the Minneapolis Skyway this time of the year. It's easier to navigate downtown outside.