We are in the Dells quite often and were looking for different things to do so we decided to check…read moreout Baraboo and came across the mansion and brewery. Walking into the brewery was awesome, such a cool place and quite large. The girl at the spot were I believe you can order food wasn't too friendly but the bartender was awesome! Bartender was super friendly, I wish I could remember his name. We told him how we were looking for things to do and he was more than happy to write down some recommendations for us. I thought that was super nice because I feel like sometimes, at least in the Dells area, it seems like they get tired of us tourists and aren't always as friendly as I feel they should be considering they know they're working in a tourist area. We happened to be sitting next to the lady that does the tours so we thought, awesome, we love seeing old buildings and hearing the history so we signed up! It's $20 per person and about 50-60 mins. It was super cool to see, informative, the lady was friendly, and answered any questions we had. It was pretty amazing to hear that people actually live on the 4th floor, I wasn't expecting that for some reason. After the tour was over she played the large organ for us which was great. We sat down for another beer, listened to the awesome music the bartender was playing and set up our next tour at the Driftless Glen distillery. This was on our list plus it was one of the recommendations from the bartender. If your in the area and looking for something different to do, I highly recommend checking this place out!

This was a beautiful history lesson. The tour guide, Kim was very knowledgeable. I appreciated that…read moreshe included my 3 children in the conversations by addressing them, talking with them, and answering their questions. The house is beautiful and has so many gorgeous rooms and architecture. The tour ends in the brewery where Kim plays the calliope. She also offered the adults a free sample of beer from the Ringling brewery. Tour took about an hour and was well worth the time and money. Highly recommend.

Brand new hotel location that is evident from the new construction work going on around it. This is…read morea growing area close to shopping, dining, and sights. Ice machines on each floor (hallelujah!). Breakfast area was well maintained and the mini breakfast quiches were a much appreciated addition; also kudos to the well stocked oatmeal bar. The work out room is more than ample and the pool and hot tub are a welcome respite after a long day of adventuring. I really appreciated the hot tub at this location, featuring both indoor and outdoor access, the guests embraced both options and took advantage of this luxury no matter what the April weather decided. The room itself was smaller in size, we could of used a bit more room even as a couple. Again, no vent in the bathroom, if you google it, there are some explanations as to why. We would totally stay here again, but would probably opt for a bigger room next time.

One year old hotel so everything was good. What ticked me off was the people working the front desk…read moreon their phones and speaking Spanish to one another. The Spanish was between employees referring to some questions of mine. This is America, I do not want to "press 1 for English", speak English when dealing with the public please! Management needs to rectify this. If the illegal aliens working the laundry and cleaning want to speak Spanish I am somewhat OK with that.

We parked by several illl maintained buildings that require remediation to repaint. The entrance is…read morethrough the smoking area, which was very unpleasant. Most of interior is in disrepair. I understand the house is old, but faucets shouldn't leak, and the mattress should not have a big divot. Upon arrival, Julie made somewhat of an effort to interact and showed us to our room. The showerheads and Italian lotion and hand soap are nice. The quality of workmanship on repairs left something to be desired. The dining room and stained glass were very well preserved. The constant pressure to donate, tip, and buy things was distasteful. The breakfast was was okay, but definitely would not define as homemade or gourmet: especially the brown and serve sausage. The French press coffee was nice, until the level got low, and the press and coffee looked greasy: like there was greasy water or dish soap in it. Food and coffee were luke warm the 1st day. A little better after. Fruit was fresh. Saturday night they had a loud fundraiser. I wish they would have done it on a day or time they were closed to the public: but not the end of the world. Doorbell could be heard regularly: including late at night. Walked out of our room to someone listening at our door. Very creepy. We felt like we were intrudingnand heard constant complaints about having to make breakfast. We generally stay in 3 star places, but was the Walmart of our experiences.

The house is lovely. The owners need a vacation. I got the feeling she really did not want to be…read morethere. Breakfast was well orchestrated, as each guest room had a sign where to sit in order to social distance. Breakfast consisted of coffee or tea, a fruit plate, yogurt, muffins and a croissant egg sandwich. I rate the food 3 stars. The service: 1 star. She kinda slapped the food down and mumbled on her way out. I realize she's probably overworked, but smiling goes a long way. We kinda felt like we were imposing rather than welcomed. I hope she was just having a bad day and can at least ACT like she welcomes guests.

Finally got around to hitting this hidden gem. I've golfed just about every other course in the…read morearea - and it was time we checked out Fairfield Hills. Dealing with the staff was easy (via phone or in person) - super friendly folks with all the answers to our questions. They have a nice little practice green, and a great driving range. The whole facility is well kept. The course is in really good shape. Probably the fastest greens I've played all season. We didn't notice many (any?) weeds. The greens were clean, and the immediate rough around greens and fairway were pretty decent. The layout is fairly basic - just par 3s and 4s (for the primary 9 at least - we didn't hit holes 10, 11 or 12). The most "character" you'll find is a picturesque tee shot over a mid-fairway fountain. No dog-legs are bends on this course - all straight shots. Along with straight shots - accuracy is required as most holes are pretty tight. There's not a lot of forgiveness if you're not in the fairway. You'll be in the woods, prairie grass or, on the more "open" holes, punching out from under a tree. I'd consider playing here again. Would I pay rack rate? Probably not when I could find a round at a full par-72 course for a couple more bucks. But getting a deal helps (see various golf deal websites) If I lived close, I'd consider a membership as it's fairly affordable for what you get.

They just installed 2 new simulators so you can golf even if the weather doesn't allow it! The…read moresimulators are extremely spacious with many seating areas if you want to come with a larger group or family. The quality of the simulators is the best I have played on. The course itself is also nice because there are long par 3s to challenge more advanced golfers but also shorter holes for your beginners. Friendly staff as well. Great experience!!

I came to this place on a family vacation and was pleasantly surprised! While we only had about 2…read morehours before close, we made the most of it. The museum had a lot of history which included posters and pictures with artifacts; My children enjoyed looking at the wagons and black and white panoramic pictures. We came on a weekday so unfortunately we were not able to enjoy the face paintings and pony rides that were offered. We saw the last circus show of the day and it was very good. The acrobatics,jugglers, and father daughter duo unicyclists were so entertaining to my kids. I personally enjoyed the equestrian team and appreciated how they would get the crowd hyped up before a performance. It was raining pretty hard so they had a shuttle from the circus tent back to the building which was much appreciated with three kids and a stroller. There is a gift shop upon leaving with circus themed items and plushies. I do plan to revisit in the near future to enjoy more of the grounds and more interactive experiences. If you plan on coming to Wisconsin Dells make a stop here as well. You won't regret it.

Circus World is a Wisconsin Historic Site that is a peek in the rich circus history of the town of…read morebaraboo. From a live circus show under the Big Top to museum exhibits explaining the beginnings of Al Ringling Bros and Bailey and Barnum, this place does a great job at pulling you into the world of trained animals, circus freaks and traveling carnies. Great place to bring kids and adults have a blast too!

Love this place. Take trips to this area to dine at the restaurant. You will love it. Friendly…read morestaff welcoming atmosphere

Stopped in for lunch, as the menu looked good. Nice clean, modern decor and friendly pleasant…read moreserver. We were seated in the back dining area by the window with a great view of the river. My Manhattan cocktail was excellent, with cherry balsamic and bitters. My wife had the tuna salad which was outstanding . I had the bourbon burger, with a great sweet bourbon glaze and thick bacon; which was excellent. As was my cauliflower mash side. The coffee we followed up with was strong and smooth. Great lunch.

We love this winery. It is the kickoff to our annual sisters' weekend. I build myself a flight, my…read moresister gets one of the cocktails, we share the homemade onion dip which is so good! If the weather is nice, they have a beautiful patio. We enjoy overlooking the fall colors this time of year. Staff are friendly and helpful. Add this place to your list!

Everything about this place was great. Very enjoyable location with an amazing selection of wines…read more The food was very good as well. We try lots of wineries in the Wisconsin dells area and this one has to be our favorite. I recommend it to anyone looking for a winery or even just a great place to sit around & eat some great food. .

First the hotel - clean rooms, easy check in, but no blankets! Just sheets on the bed with no other…read morebedding in the room! Breakfast was disappointing. A $5 Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich at the lobby coffee bar was either expired or overcooked. (See pic) The cream cheese danish looked great, but was hard as a rock!!! The service, however was great! The casino was fun - no luck winning but we had a nice time! Staff was a little slow to respond but were very helpful when they did!

It sucks that they closed the poker room 5-6 years ago. I…read morewas a regular there, and I see so many former players at Potawatomi in MKE that travel a couple of hours to play poker there. I'll never understand there reasoning for closing the room. Not only that, I can't understand why they don't bring live poker back, considering that there's only two places to play in WI...either in Green Bay or MKE.

An absolutely beautiful, almost breath-taking venue. Saw a local playhouse performance, from a…read moreprivate box !!! Can't wait for my next visit.

My husband and I did a Saturday afternoon tour of the theater. What a wonderful tour and piece of…read morehistory! This is a must see tour if you are in the Dells and Baraboo area. We have been coming to the Dells for decades and finally did this tour. I wish more people knew about this tour and would go and see how beautiful this place is to help keep it going. $15 for a one hour+ tour for adults that includes an organist who really brought the theater to life. Our volunteer tour guide was a local who was very knowledgeable and engaging. Go see this place. You will not be disappointed! Then walk around the Baraboo shops, etc. We love coming to Baraboo whenever we are in town. If you haven't been to Baraboo on your trip to the Dells, you are missing a gem.

Blue Fancy (BF), unfortunately, did not meet our expectations. I don't think it's necessary to go…read moreinto detail listing all of the things that went poorly, and I, of course, want to give them credit for the things that did go well. Context: we are both from Wisconsin, but are currently living out of state with stressful, time-consuming jobs, which is why we wanted to hire a planner. Our budget was lower than what I'm guessing BF is typically used to working with (less than $60,000), so I'm not sure if that was a factor. We got married in Fond du Lac and most of BF's contacts/experience is in the Milwaukee area. We had a backyard wedding at our family members' homes (a small ceremony at one location and a larger reception at a second location) over a holiday weekend. We hired BF 1.5 years prior to our wedding date leaving plenty of time. Pros: -BF was very helpful with providing structure (a to-do list, timeline) and recommending vendors. -They were insightful when finalizing the rental company contract in terms of backyard wedding details that we would not have thought of. For example, generator needs, water hookups, etc. -Day of set-up. They provided us with 3 team members, which was incredibly helpful with setting up chairs, tables, a few decorations, etc. Cons: -All together, we had a total of 3 planners. Our first planner quit and our second planner had to take a step back due to a serious personal matter. This resulted in poor communication, confusion, and stress. It was often unclear who was taking lead on what and we felt the team did not have the bandwidth to actually manage our wedding. We constantly felt like we had to double-check everything and take care of things ourselves because it was unclear who was doing what and we did not want things to fall through the cracks. Despite this, things did fall through the cracks. For example, we did not finalize our catering contract until 1 month prior to the wedding, which ended up being $8,000 more than we originally agreed because we had no other choice. Additionally, the band that BF recommended pulled out 6 weeks prior our wedding. This was not their fault and they found a replacement within one week, but this was still stressful . -They seemed to take a 'copy and paste' approach as in they just replicated what they did for previous weddings instead of really listening to what was truly important to us. More of a you fit us instead of we fit you. For example, although they provided recommendations for vendors, we ended up having to find some on our own because their recommendations did not align with our preferences/budget. Examples: photographer, videographer, and hair & make-up team. When we mentioned wanting a videographer within a certain budget, we were told this was unrealistic and received no help. We did find a videographer within our budget and he did a great job! So happy we found him. -Poor attention to detail. This was pretty concerning and prevalent throughout the process. A couple of examples: (1) they neglected trash removal and only had solutions for the Milwaukee area when we brought it to their attention. We ended up coming up with a creative solution on our own; (2) at the rehearsal dinner, the lead planner did not know the location of where to tell the hair and make-up team to go the following morning (day of). In sum, we're hoping our experience was abnormal. Nonetheless, we never received an apology, acknowledgment, or a thank you for using their service or any sort of contact after the wedding, which we find unprofessional. We were extremely sympathetic to the series of events that were out of their control, but ultimately, the way it was handled was subpar and the planning process/day of execution was stressful. We wish them the best and hope things are improving.

My husband and I are still both VERY happy that we hired Blue Fancy Events for our wedding and are…read moreforever grateful to have had Jan as our planner for our 150+ person wedding in Lake Geneva, WI. Out of all of the money we spent on this wedding, the one thing that honestly was the most worth it was hiring Jan/Blue fancy as our full service planner. ..We were a covid wedding (8.8.20) that had to be postponed to this year (8.21.21h and Jan took SUCH good care of us (mostly me, who had questions and meltdowns frequently) through it all. She did all of the heavy lifting with the vendors, came with me to my rentals and florals appointment for support, texted and called me whenever I needed her for advice or a question, reminded us of payments and even scheduled appts for us with our vendors and decorated/helped clean up our wedding amazingly with her team day of! Jan was just a great person to have around during this past crazy year and a half and I'm so thankful to have had her as our planner. She made me feel so comfortable right from the start and I felt like she was a friend. If you're on the fence about getting a planner and you're in WI, hire blue fancy and ask for Jan!! You will not regret it! Thank you Jan!