Legends start here welcome to the hampton inn suites bemidji at the hampton inn suites hotel in bemidji we have our theories maybe its the water in bemidji after all the mighty mississippi river starts near here at itasca state park it could be all the gorgeous nature that surrounds our hotel in bemidji from stunning forests to shimmering lakes perhaps its the spirit of paul bunyan king of the lumberjacks who hailed from bemidji and whose likeness stands watch over lake bemidji