Location

• Cabins on Lake Superior and near Minneapolis are more expensive to rent than other parts of the state. A reasonable rental rate for a cabin on Lake Superior or Minneapolis is $1,200 week, while other locations are as low as $700 per week as of October 2010.
  
  

Size

• The size of the cabin (number of rooms, bathrooms, living space, etc.) will impact the rental rate. A cabin that sleeps 16 in Minnesota will go for $600-800 per night as of October 2010, whereas a cabin that sleeps two will rent for $100 a night, in 2010 prices.
  
  

Time of Year

• Summer rentals in Minnesota will be more expensive than other times of the year. Cabin rental rates will typically run $100-150 higher than listed in the summer, when demand for cabins in Minnesota is higher.