Priceline Hotel: 4* Milwaukee (Downtown) Milwaukee

[zipruana]

I am looking for the one night, 4 star downtown and there does not seem to be anything here or on HOTWIRE. Might more rooms be added as we get closer to the date? Could there be more in the 3.5 star properties? (I prefer 4*!!!) Give up on the downtown area?

[AaronJB]

Milwaukee doesn't have a ton of hotels and occasionally the hotels can get jammed up if there's the state fair or Summerfest or something along those lines. Brookfield is definitely an alternative outside the city; further out, there is the ritzy Delafield hotel, which appears at times on HOTWIRE.

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All of three of these are actually quite close to each other.

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[thereuare]

Have you tried bidding? If so, how high did you bid for a 4* property?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[zipruana]

Have you tried bidding? If so, how high did you bid for a 4* property?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

I just *bid* as high as $500 to see, it was rejected. there appears to not be any 4 * rooms being offered for that night at the moment.

[zipruana]

Thanks for that, yeh 4.5 star "Delafield boutique hotel" IS being offered on HOTWIRE, it looks fun but also appears to be VERY far from Milwaukee. Any idea how inconveniently far it actually is?

[AaronJB]

I'd say it's about 30-35 minutes outside of Milwaukee. Brookfield would be much closer, but I'd thought I'd mention Delafield due to the Delafield as a rather unique boutique-style property.

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[zipruana]

I will certainly stay at "Delafield" in the future, it is a must, but, to deal with the impossible Milwaukee downtown hotel situation for June 28th created by Summerfest , I just grabbed a Best Western Quiet House & Suites at 10330 N. Port Washington Road in Mequon, through the hotel itself for $91 a night. It has been a long time since I did THAT. It will all be great. Thanks for your help.

[thereuare]

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Thanks.

[zipruana]

If you didn't, please note from our support page that we're an affiliate of the Best Western as well as most other major hotel chains and online booking channels... please check for, and use the links there whenever possible for your hotel direct purchases.

Thanks.

If I had known i would have used a betterbidding link and surely will next time. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Often when i can't get a hotel and it gets near to my travel date, I fall to panic mode and start doing all kinds of irrational things :) .

[AaronJB]

I haven't been there in quite a long while, but Cedarburg, which is a few minutes North of Mequon, is a cute/quaint town to browse around. Port Washington, which is further North and along the lake, is nice as well although not as quaint as Cedarburg. Forbes named Cedarburg one of America's prettiest towns.

Enjoy your stay.

[zipruana]

Thanks for your suggestion AaronJB, it was an excellent one. I went to Cedarburg because you said to and the place was AWESOME. I spent the whole day biking around ( on a rented bike) , met great people, there is an HUGE outdoor pool with watersides, great shops, fantastic restauraunts and a unique small town vibe that is hard to explain. it is a place I would go back to.

[AaronJB]

Awesome! Glad to hear that you had a great time in the area. :)