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Congratulations to the Wilderness on the Lake, Wisconsin Dells, winner of the 2012 Wisconsin Lodging Directory Cover Contest! See this great photo gracing the cover of the directory starting in January 2012!
Thanks to all 12 excellent finalists, as well as the nearly 2,000 people who cast a vote!
Tags: cover contest, lodging directory, wilderness on the lake, Wisconsin Dells
We’ve got 12 exceptional finalists for you to choose from in the 2012 Wisconsin Lodging Directory Cover Contest! Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, and the contest winner will be announced here at the Stay in Wisconsin blog on Tuesday, May 10!
The Wisconsin Lodging Directory is published annually by the Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Directory and distributed to hundreds of locations throughout the Midwest. More than 200,000 copies were printed for 2011 and are available at locations like community libraries, interstate highway rest areas, Wisconsin State Fair, local chambers of commerce and convention and visitor bureaus and more! The directory features more than 800 hotels, motels, resorts, inns, bed & breakfasts, condos and vacation homes in Wisconsin, complete with contact info, amenities listings, web sites and property photos. Need a copy of the 2011 Wisconsin Lodging Directory? Get one here.
View the 2012 contest finalists and cast your vote here!
Please only vote once for one cover. A valid e-mail address must be entered for your vote to be counted (don’t worry, WH&LA does not sell or otherwise distribute e-mail addresses!) and any duplicate votes from one e-mail address or votes for multiple covers from the same address will be disqualified. Employees and owners of finalist properties are not eligible to vote.
Finalist properties include:
Comfort Suites, Hayward
CopperLeaf Boutique Hotel & Spa, Appleton
High Point Inn, Door County
Landmark Resort, Door County
Newport Resort, Door County
The Osthoff Resort, Elkhart Lake
The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee
Red Crown Lodge, Arbor Vitae/Minocqua
St. Croix River Inn, Osceola
Westphal Mansion Inn B&B, Hartford
Wilderness on the Lake, Wisconsin Dells
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Each month on the Stay in Wisconsin Blog, we feature a group of properties and showcase their amenities (and sometimes even a great deal!). We’ve got four picks for February – check them out here or at wisconsinlodging.org.
Bridgeport Waterfront Resort
50 W. Larch Street, Door County – Sturgeon Bay, WI
bridgeportresort.net
800/671-9190
This Door County resort offers beautiful waterfront lodging in the heart of historic Sturgeon Bay. Bridgeport Resort is centrally located near historic attractions, fine dining, shopping and everything that Door County has to offer. We feature spacious one, two and three bedroom suites in this resort getaway with whirlpools, kitchens, and fireplaces that make you feel right at home.
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Cedarberry Inn
855 Phillips Boulevard (Hwy. 12), Sauk City, WI
cedarberryinn.com
800/342-6625
Our Inn boasts 44 spacious rooms and 2 room suites. Enjoy the beautiful indoor pool, sauna and whirlpool. The swimming pool is kept at an enjoyable 86 to 88 degrees (almost as warm as the smiles found at the front desk). Our expanded continental breakfast, complete with bagels, English muffins, waffles, Danish, doughnuts, muffins, cereals, juice and coffee is free and will prepare you for your next day’s activities!
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Sundara Inn & Spa
920 Canyon Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI
sundaraspa.com
888/735-8181
Named the Top Resort Spa in the Midwest of 2009 Readers’ Poll in Condé Nast Traveler, Sundara Inn & Spa is a destination spa nestled in a 26-acre pine forest on the scenic outskirts of Wisconsin Dells. Elegant suites and private villas, soothing organic spa services, heated outdoor infinity pool open year-round, championship golf course. Adult-only for tranquility. A visit to Sundara will Energize Your Soul!
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The Plaza Hotel & Suites Conference Center
1202 W. Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, WI
plazaeauclaire.com
800/482-7829
The Plaza Hotel & Suites is Eau Claire’s largest indoor recreation center. Dine casually in Burgundy’s Restaurant where “Kids Eat Free” and the spirit is alive at Brewski’s Pub & Grill Sports Bar and Pool Deck Lounge. With 233 finely appointed rooms, 30 whirlpool rooms, high-speed wireless internet, and complimentary continental breakfast every day of the week, The Plaza is your “Home Away From Home.” Don’t forget to ask for the “Bubbles Package” – A Bedside Whirlpool Room with complimentary Champagne!
Tags: Bridgeport Waterfront Resort, cedarberry inn, Door County, Eau Claire, sauk city, Sundara Inn & Spa, The Plaza Hotel & Suites, Wisconsin Dells
We’re back with the last drawing of the week (more next week!) with two getaways: Sundara Inn & Spa in Wisconsin Dells and American Lodge & Suites Madison South.
All subscribers to the WisconsINN Getaways monthly e-mail newsletter are automatically entered to win (you only need to sign up once!) so make sure you’re on the list. Bonus entries go to anyone who comments on our blog questions of the day below, with winners picked around 4 pm CST.
Day 8 Question: Yesterday we asked about the best gift you ever got (the story about Mom making Dad give the puppy back crushed my soul a little) and today we want to know what was the best, most exciting or meaningful gift you ever GAVE. Bonus giveaway entries to all who comment before 4 pm!
Good luck!
Tags: 12 Days of Getaways, free night of lodging, lodge, Madison, spa, Wisconsin Dells
Coming in at number 4 on the list, the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells makes the cut on this Top 10 list due, in part, to it’s “four-story, super-soaker, treehouse-themed indoor water park with rope bridges, soaker buckets and water slides”.
Already named a Top Family Destination in the World, you’ll find plenty of wet AND dry fun in the Dells – just remember, if you’re looking to make it to Noah’s Ark yet this year, they close for the season in just a few short days.
Find more area info before you go at WisDells.com and view their printed & online travel guides. For more information on Great Wolf Lodge, or other Wisconsin Dells accommodations, be sure to click on over to WisconsinLodging.org.
Congrats again to our friends at the Great Wolf Lodge!
Tags: Great Wolf Lodge, Top 10 Best Hotel Swimming Pools for Kids, Wisconsin Dells
WOW – check out the great TripAdvisor lists of top travel destinations! Wisconsin Dells was named the third best family destination in the WORLD, behind EuroDisney in France and Tokyo Disney in Japan. What an honor! 
From the TripAdvisor article:
Shaped by the currents and curves of the Wisconsin River, Wisconsin Dells has been a favorite family vacation destination for more than 150 years. An explosion of indoor water parks has turned the Dells from a summer hot spot to a year-round destination. Kids will enjoy the seemingly endless supply of fun and games, from go-karts to miniature golf, sideshows to thrill rides. If the weather’s right, you can take a Duck tour of land and water, and top it all off with a heaping helping of the local fudge.
Wisconsin Dells really does have everything, from elegant B&Bs and family-owned motels to familiar chain hotels and mega-waterpark properties. Already thinking of checking out the Dells this summer? There are plenty of tools at wisconsinlodging.org to help you plan your trip. Search by type of property (hotel, motel, B&B, etc.), search for places to bring your pet or facilities with waterparks, even book your room, all at the same Web site. Take your pick from nearly 150 Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton area properties!
Tags: trip advisor, Wisconsin Dells
We regularly blog about great places to stay in Wisconsin, but don’t just take our word for it! See what others around the web are saying about our members…
Midwest Living lists their pick of 17 Fabulous One-Stop Weekend Escapes here. Four of the 17 are here in Wisconsin – the most from any of the ten states on the list!
Canoe Bay, Chetek:
Hmmmmmm……. Adults only? Secluded in Wisconsin’s North Woods? “Fresh flowers, baked goods and steaming coffee discreetly delivered each morning“? Canoe Bay/ Relais & Chateaux definitely earns the title of Fabulous!
Delafield Hotel, Delafield:
Located in charming Delafield, less than a half hour west of Milwaukee and only 50 minutes east of Madison, The Delafield Hotel‘s “luxury lodging provides a great base for a weekend getaway”.
Old Rittenhouse Inn, Bayfield:
When your travels take you to Wisconsin’s far north, be sure to check out the “luxurious rooms and suites with up-to-date amenities (minus TVs)” at the Old Rittenhouse Inn.
Sundara Inn & Spa, Wisconsin Dells:
The Midwest Living feature starts with these words: “The real world can’t get past the front gate of Sundara Inn and Spa.” Almost sounds like a challenge until you arrive on the Sundara property and discover the peace in their pine forest…
Also making headlines as a “Mountain Hideaway Right in the Midwest”, is the Percheron Paradise Romantic Hideaway near La Crosse. Describing their chalet as “immaculately clean and beautifully decorated with a nearly complete wrap around deck and extras such as sparkling apple juice, wine glasses and a candle that were ours to keep“, the author also shares ideas on things to do in the area – if you can be tempted to leave the 200+ acres of quiet seclusion! Click on over and read the full article here.
Tags: Bayfield, Canoe Bay, Chetek, Delafield, Delafield Hotel, La Crosse, Old Rittenhouse Inn, Percheron Paradise Romantic Hideaway, Sundara Inn & Spa, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin lodging
Congratulations to Jane and Chris, winners of a free night of lodging at The Ashbrooke in Door County and the Ramada Plaza Hotel & Waterpark in Green Bay!
We’ve got three giveaways for today, plus a huge last day of FIVE amazing getaways for Friday, including a $250 Best Western gift card!
Here’s today’s challenge: what was the best Wisconsin meal you ever had? Was it breakfast at a quaint B&B? Steak dinner in the city? Did you make it yourself? What made the meal so memorable?
Three winners will be picked at random to win one of three overnights: Spring Brook Vacation Rentals in Wisconsin Dells, a couples-only retreatat Percheron Paradise Romantic Hideaway in La Crosse or a stay at the Landing Resort in Door County.
This contest will close TODAY at 4:30 pm CDT, so comment early and tell your friends!
Tags: Best Western, Door County, free night, giveaway, La Crosse, lodging, WIsconsin, Wisconsin Dells
Want to Stay Longer at nearly 100 properties in Wisconsin next weekend? Get a free night (Thursday or Sunday) when you book two nights May 14-16 in celebration of National Tourism Week. Properties range from Northwoods cabins and Door County B&Bs to urban hotels and waterparks! A full list of participating properties can be found here.
Keep staying longer all summer – we’re also giving away more than 30 free nights of lodging all week, starting Monday. Watch for the first set of details posted here Monday morning and follow us on Twitter @TravelinginWI. We’ll have a bunch of giveaways each day, so check back all week!
For a complete list of giveaways and contest rules, click here.
Tags: giveaway, lodging, National Tourism Week, Stay Longer, things to do, WIsconsin, Wisconsin Dells
Wow! It’s hard to believe that Things to Do & Places to Stay in Wisconsin has officially been up and active as a Wisconsin traveler blog for a full year now!
We kicked off last March with a very short post on Pet Friendly WI Vacations and thought it would be appropriate to circle back around and do it again, with more info, some great pet stories from our members & even a couple of pics of our own pets…
When Olive strikes a pose, Michelle, our guru of all things printed, posted or published, is always willing to snap a quick pic!
Also in 2009, WisconsinLodging.info was featured in a story on Pet Friendly Vacations in Wisconsin in Fetch magazine. Check out the story, including how Judy at The Edgewater hotel in Madison will even do a little pet-sitting in her office when needed! You can find well over 350 Wisconsin properties that all welcome “pets with prior approval” when you search at WisconsinLodging.info including some of these great escapes:
Lake Delton/ Wisconsin Dells:
If your dog loves to splash and swim, Delton Oaks Lodge on Lake Delton is sure to be a hit. Dogs are allowed to swim in the lake and play on their beach. Fido may even find a new friend as, during a normal summer, they have about a dozen pets at the resort each day.
Door County:
Beach-loving dogs will also want to try out the Beachfront Inn in Bailey’s Harbor… Fido will find a treat bag in the room upon his arrival and all dogs are welcome on the beach and water area off leash to run and have fun. Finally, be sure to ask at the front desk, as the Inn has been known to even find a dog-sitter for guests who wish to have a night out without their pet.
The lovable Homer enjoys traveling all across Wisconsin with Bill, our membership & revenue wizard.
Northwoods, Boulder Junction:
If a cabin in the woods is more your style, check out Evergreen Lodge on Little Crooked Lake. Whether you’re hiking the trails, trying your hand at fishing, or simply relaxing on the beach, there are plenty of ways for both you and Fido to enjoy your vacation in the Northern Highland State Forest.
Please be Courteous
Planning on taking Fido on your next escape? Remember to contact your destination prior to your stay to discuss their pet policies and please, never try to ‘sneak’ your pet into a property! Hoteliers and innkeepers want to ensure the safety and comfort of ALL their guests, so when you and Fido leave at the end of your stay, typically your entire room will be stripped, steamed, scrubbed and cleaned to remove all traces of pet dander. This protects future guests who may have allergies or pet sensitivities.
You just never know…
Those of us who have tried (see Fetch article mentioned above) to travel with our pooches know that funny, crazy, weird things can happen…
Phillip from the Sunrise Lodge in Land O’ Lakes shared this story with us recently: Once, a “guest brought their expectant dog, she was not due for another week. He went out fishing for the day, returned to find….. Mommie had removed pillows from our NEW sofa, dug out the stuffing to make a nest and gave birth to four puppies.” (At least Mom had good taste!)
He's not much of a traveler, but he's all ours & we love him!
Beth from the Super 8 in Portage told us “We once had a guest who left their Houdini-German Shepherd in the room. Despite not being allowed to leave the pet unattended, they did – and the dog kept opening the door and coming out, even after multiple attempts to keep him in! We put a baby gate on the door, as well as the guest tried to put a heavy chair blocking the door as they left – he still got out every time.”
So, care to share your pet-travel stories with us?
Tags: Baileys Harbor, Beachfront Inn, Boulder Junction, Delton Oaks Lodge, Evergreen Lodge, Lake Delton, Land O' Lakes, Madison, pet travel, pet-friendly travel, Portage, Sunrise Lodge, Super 8, Super 8 Portage, The Edgewater, trips with pets, WIsconsin, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin lodging
