Hotel Metro Milwaukee Wisconsin

Media/PR

The living history, stunning architecture, modern amenities, outstanding service and one-of-a-kind atmosphere thrill critics and guests alike at Hotel Metro, a landmark hotel in a landmark city. Find out what people have been saying about Hotel & Café Metro recently:

Metro Redux

Milwaukee Magazine – December, 2009

Hotel Metro’s restaurant was a force when it opened in the late ’90s. But in recent years, not so much. Does a new chef herald better days?… Read More »

Metro offers tasteful choices

JS Online – September 24th, 2009

Hotel Metro has been on something of an eco-mission ever since it opened more than 10 years ago downtown, using sustainable, recycled or organic materials in the décor. A couple of years ago, Travel Green Wisconsin certified Metro as a “green” hotel. So it makes sense that the dining room would follow in the hotel’s reduced-carbon footsteps… Read More »

Hotel Metro Hires
Chef Jerry Garcia

The Business Journal – March 10th, 2009

Executive chef and local television tailgating cook Jerry Garcia has joined Hotel Metro as their new culinary leader… Read More »

Hotel Metro in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
Green, Hip and Central

sustainablog: blogging a greener world. – August 26, 2009

I’m coming to the conclusion pretty fast that just about every hotel will eventually be walking the talk when it comes to going green – though some are walking slowly while others are galloping as if there isn’t a minute to waste. While ecotourism continues to grow internationally, more American companies are grasping that going green can save some green too, which is also a point I make in ECOpreneuring… Read More »

Respecting Surf and Turf

Express Milwaukee.com – June 3, 2009

When you think about the energy consumed by one restaurant in terms of the waste generated and the resources used—food, electricity, water, gas—it’s a significant amount. And that’s just one restaurant on one block of one street in one city of one state, in just one country. With each level of expansion, the numbers multiply to quantities that are difficult to comprehend… Read More »

Places to Stay

National Geographic Traveler – April 2009

The hotels on our Stay List 2009 don’t just reflect their surroundings—they help define them. What they all have in common is a transcendent vision that goes beyond traditional hotel-keeping. This mindset is what gives these hotels their special sense of place. Make no mistake: You’ll sense the vibe at once. Maybe it’s the regional architecture that speaks to you. Or a guest room resonating with history. Or local food that not only tastes great but tells a story to boot. After your stay, you’ll leave with the kind of insight only soulful places can provide… Read More »

A Place to Chill

My Midwest – September 21, 2009

Travelers often seek sunny regions during the winter to escape the cold and find solace in a pampering spa. Many forget about the middle of the country, which, in fact, is home to superb spa offerings. In particular, Wisconsin’s spa scene has recently evolved, procuring ingredients and inspiration from its landscape… Read More »

Tailgating at Miller Park

Express Milwaukee.com – April 8, 2009

There isn’t a city in the country that tailgates with the unrelenting loyalty and passion of Milwaukee and its Brewers fans. Devoted parishioners of the almighty Church of Baseball regard tailgating as a rite of passage, where the uninitiated are prohibited from calling Milwaukee home until they have knelt before a tailgate at Miller Park. … Read More »

Best Boutique Hotel – Hotel Metro

Express Milwaukee.com – March 31, 2008

Those looking for a relaxing and memorable hotel experience in the heart of Downtown need look no further than Hotel Metro. Featuring an on-site restaurant as well as the Metro Bar & Café, the hotel is centrally located near a number of the cities finest entertainment complexes and eateries. Each suite is equipped with a refreshment bar, free high-speed Internet service and two televisions, as well as a CD and DVD player.… Read More »

The art of staying in Milwaukee

Chicago Tribune – May 13, 2007

The Milwaukee Art Museum is home to 20,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present. Its collections of American decorative arts, German expressionism, folk and Haitian art, and American art after 1960 are among the nation’s finest. Visitors can take in works of the Masters — old and new — with art museum packages at two hotels, both venerable institutions themselves and both within walking distance of the museum… Read More »

Enjoy a Milwaukee
Weekend Getaway

Great Women’s Vacations

Downtown hotels are the most convenient for a Milwaukee weekend of shopping, sightseeing, and visiting the museums. From the Hampton Inn and Suites to the elegant, Victorian-era Pfister, there are accommodations for every taste and budget.

By far the best hotel in Milwaukee is the Hotel Metro, a relatively recently renovated Art-Deco style boutique hotel downtown… Read More »

Art Deco Milwaukee:
The Way The Future Used To Look

David Zach – Futurist

Milwaukee is a city that should have had more Art Deco buildings. For a style that blends confidence in the future, machine ability and modern design, the style is a perfect fit for a city often described as having a machine aesthetic… Download the PDF to Read More »