This review is not for the hotel portion of their operation but for their bar/catering. We…read moreattended a birthday party hosted in their first floor bar & parlor rooms (and their outside balcony). The spaces are gorgeous - the architectural detail of the rooms is beautiful. The waitress who served this group of 30-40 people did a fantastic job getting a thirsty group their drinks. She was super friendly and very helpful. The selection of both hot and cold appetizers was very tasty. The cocktails we had were top-notch and served in cut glassware. It was a high end affair. I would consider holding a similar event here (though I have no idea what the cost was...)

My husband and I were offering an adventure and he wanted to try Madison, Wisconsin for biking…read morearound the lakes and hiking. The weather was stunning and Mansion Hill Inn was a phenomenal choice. Every single concierge at the Inn were charming, delightful and accommodating. Our room was spectacular. The bed was wonderfully comfortable. Conversation with the several concierges was particularly enjoyable. The restaurants in Madison were truly incredible experiences. Each night we had the finest food. We were then off to our next adventure, to be cheerleaders for our son running in the Chicago marathon. What a delightful city you have, and Mansion Hill Inn is the premier bed-and-breakfast to choose. I wouldn't recommend any other location.

If you're looking for an amazing B&B stay the Speckled Hen is it! Conveniently located to downtown…read moreMadison on acres of greenery Heather and Tom are perfect hosts. We loved our spacious and impeccable room and never wanted for an amenity. The breakfast was lovely. Our stay was the perfect respite, we will be back. Thank you!

My husband recently surprised me with a getaway weekend in Madison, Wisconsin and a two-night stay…read moreat the beautiful Speckled Hen Inn. Heather and Tom are wonderful hosts. Upon arrival, we were greeted by Heather who explained the property's amenities, as well as reviewing a substantial menu with food and beverage choices for the breakfast the next morning. We stayed in the spacious Heywood Hardy Suite with a comfortable king size bed, large ensuite bathroom, a separate sitting room and a deck. The bed was very comfortable and the room was spotless. Heather and Tom serve breakfast to all of their guests at a specific time. Everything is fresh and made to order from your menu choices. Guests are seated at tables of four, and it was delightful getting to know there others staying at the inn. The property is beautiful and there is a field with a horse, sheep and other animals. Heather and Tom make you feel right at home. They're friendly, and love to talk, but they're not intrusive. We enjoyed our relaxing stay at the Red Speckled Inn. I highly recommend it.

THE LIVINGSTON INN, MADISON, WI, IS CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET: POTENTIAL BUYERS BEWARE OF…read moreREPUTATIONAL BAGGAGE NOT EVIDENT FROM THE OTHER REVIEWS HERE! I am wondering who this gracious Peggy is. Our encounter with Peggy and the Livingston was an absolute train wreck. We chose a Livingston Inn stay as a wedding gift for our daughter and new son-in-law, and knowing their arrival would be after midnight, because of the reception, called on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and offered to drive to Madison to pick up their room key. "Oh, no; not necessary," Peggy assured us. We have a safe place to leave the key for them. On Friday we even dropped off special surprises for their room and she still would not give us the key. The bride and groom arrived after the reception and were locked out. They looked everywhere around the building, even in the bushes in their wedding finery and THERE WAS NO KEY. They called me and I immediately called the only number available and got an answering machine. NO ONE ANSWERED! This left the bride and groom driving around Madison at 2:00 in the morning on their wedding night looking for an available room. I did not hear from Peggy until the next morning at 11:00. Oh my, how sorry she professed to be, that she had gotten a phone call the previous afternoon, which left her distracted and she forgot to put out the key. OOPS, SO SORRY, BUT NOT SORRY; if her subsequent actions were any indication. I told her the first thing she was going to do was pay for their hotel room from the night before and then find a way to try to make it up to them. What did she actually do? When they came the next afternoon to get the things we had left them, Peggy started the conversation not with "I'm sorry!" but with, "Your Mom thinks I am going to pay for last night's hotel room. WELL, I am not giving her a refund and paying for your room, as well. I can't afford that!" (Hey Peggy, Business 101: You may not charge for a service you did not provide. You had no alternative but to refund my credit card!) The mistake, of no key, is not the worst of this situation. Everyone makes mistakes. The unforgivable part was the unwillingness to make amends. They were offered a future free two-night stay, but who would want to stay somewhere that reminded them of that terrible situation! There was no heartfelt apology or sincere attempt to make amends. Despite the fact that this happened some years ago, when I SAW LAST WEEK A "FOR SALE" SIGN IN FRONT OF THE LIVINGSTON I WANTED TO WARN ANYONE THINKING OF PURCHASING THIS BUSINESS: Don't bank on or pay a premium for the goodwill that would seem to exist from the other reviews that are posted here. The incompetence and heartlessness were too epic to be an anomaly or for me to believe that my family is the only one to experience a train wreck ala Livingston Inn. Considering that the asking price is more than one million over the city's 2024 assessment there seems to be a great deal of, in my mind, questionable value placed beyond the property value and onto the listing as a business. Karel O

Had an amazing, wonderful time here. the innkeeper Peggy was AMAZING. Went out of her way to…read moremake sure we had everything needed. would definately stay here again. Her breakfasts were amazing and her hospitality was the BEST!!

* Yes, the garden. It occupies 110% (not a typo) of both sides of the front walk. It's beautiful,…read morefragrant, and astonishing. Many plants (including robust, HUGE ones) that I can't recall seeing anywhere before (not even at Olbrich or Butchart gardens). If the weather during my stay hadn't been muggy much of the time, I would have spent time relaxing out there (e.g., on the porch swing), doing nothing at all. * The view. No, not even the best hosts in the world can take credit for that. Still, one must take that great, eternal, gorgeous Lake Mendota into consideration when deciding whether to stay here. * The housekeeper: Her sweetness and friendliness is worth mentioning, even though only a very small detail. * Parking: Not a problem for me. I suppose that, when the inn might be entirely full, and those who book all 7 rooms each have a car, then the loser of Musical Chairs on any given night (only 6 spots) will have to make sure to move their car by 10 am if they park in one of the two-hour spots on the street (as I opted to do the first night; no problem. And, although I forgot to check, I got the impression that some of East Gorham, along which the inn sits, MIGHT be unlimited parking.) ..................................... Well, the negatives are just too many and significant not to share . . . but I always give credit where credit is due (see above), and the hosts most assuredly love and take pride in their home and inn, and have only the best intentions, and probably believe that they're providing nothing but quality: * I booked the "Garden" Room -- as a single guest, and wanting the lowest price. Well, having now just revisited their website, shame on me (a little bit) for having assumed or thought that "lower level" meant the ground floor . . . and not the basement. Sure, "basement" isn't a very appealing word, but at least it would have amounted to something closer to truth in advertising. As another reviewer noted, the room is at the bottom of some challenging steps (at least, for me, at 71, with knee arthritis having recently deciding to enter a new and fun stage). Creaky steps. LOUD, creaky steps. (A sound that I also had to hear whenever the hosts and housekeeper were also presumably using them to get up and down occasionally. Oh, and I also really enjoyed the sound of floors creaking above me.) * As for those quotation marks: Folks, what one sees out the window of the "Garden" Room is, mostly, an ugly window well. (If you didn't grow up with, or have never seen, window wells and don't know what they are, look it up.) I did also see SOME flora . . . but only a few dregs of something or other, just visible at soil level, above said window well. * Breakfast: We put our choice of "custom" breakfast onto a slip that makes no mention of meat options. When I inquired, host David said, "Oh, we don't eat meat in this house" -- in the sort of "What could be more obvious or unimpeachable?" tone that sometimes gives us radical leftists a bad name. Well, among my many jobs as a young man was making TOFU. (As well, as, not long after, also making FUTONS. Must have been in my anagram phase.) So I know from vegetarianism. I understand and respect those who've made a solid commitment to it. Hurrah! Applause to you! Kudos. BUT IF "WE" NOT EATING MEAT ("IN THIS HOUSE") ACTUALLY MEANS "AND NEITHER WILL YOU", THEN FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S WHOLLY (unlike your disclosure) DISCLOSE THAT ON YOUR WEBSITE! (Sorry, guys, but "We offer options for vegetarian, gluten free and vegan diets" comes close, but alas, no cigar. This ain't horseshoes.) * Not quite done! The site says that breakfast is "served 7-10 am" . . . when in fact only the continental-style stuff (which, FYI isn't really any better than at any decent motel chain) is available during those hours. HOT food is only served 7:30 to 8:30. And, it's only two choices (which is fine), but it's only those SAME two choices EVERY DAY: (i) Waffle (blueberries/whipped cream optional); or (ii) A scrambled EGG (with spinach in it, if you like). That's egg. Singular. And, well, not quite as firm or fully done as one might like. (Note my under-statement. Much like the UNDER-cooking.) And "hash browns"? Limp, pale, soggy. * I had the waffle on my final morning -- good, but mine was only a complete breakfast because I included ham that I'd made a point of buying at a supermarket, and kept in my room fridge. (I also had it on day two, along with a lovely sticky bun I'd also bought elsewhere). * The Phantom Host model is really only appropriate for the Airbnb crowd; not so much for a true B&B. OK, so this place is "hybrid" -- but at least come by, during the advertised breakfast hours, to the extent of checking to see that things like the half and half, and COFFEE, haven't run out! One shouldn't have to dig out their cell phone (mine isn't grafted onto my hand permanently) to call the hosts. Thus, only the one star, notwithstanding the best of intentions.

The rooms are cute and spacious, and the writing theme sparks a creative sensibility.read more

Would definitely recommend this hotel. It's clean, and compared to the other hotels in the area…read moreprice-wise it was a no brainer. Included were free parking, a free drink per person per night from the bar below, and free breakfast from the hotel restaurant. So not a "breakfast buffet" like you get at other hotels. You can walk to the capital and there is a very nice overlook of the lake across the street to sit and have a drink and hangout. They also have a cute patio off of the bar that's private. I really liked it. The rooms are a little old but like I said before-very clean. And the beds are comfortable with nice mattresses. You do get earplugs in the room since you are over a bar and on a busy street. It actually wasn't too bad. My husband and I slept pretty peacefully. We would definitely stay here again. I think it was a bargain.

My husband and I were staying in Madison on a Thursday night, and the prices of most of the hotels…read moreseemed unreasonable, especially for a weeknight during the summer. I stumbled across Hotel Ruby Marie which was more reasonably priced, and found that a friend had stayed there giving only positive reviews. The hotel is primarily a one-man show. The same gentleman had answered the phone, checked us in, was vacuuming the rooms, and seemed to have put together the continental breakfast. He was very nice, as I had accidentally booked the wrong Thursday. He was very polite and allowed me to rebook without charging the no-show fee. Also, I found that they seem to offer a discount to customers who call. The hotel is located a short distance from the capital building, right by the Lake Monona running path. It shares its parking lot with a couple bars and restaurants. The stay comes with fee parking, welcome cocktails at Up North Tavern, and a small breakfast. It is really a beautiful, old hotel with antique furnishings and small touches that make you feel at home, such as candy and bottled water in the room. The location has a lot to offer, as many businesses are walking distance or a short drive. The cocktails at Up North were great. Though the breakfast was nothing fancy, it was fresh and hot and served in an attractive dining room. I think the main issue with the location is that if you have a first floor room (we did not) you are likely to be bothered from the noise in the bar. Also, it is near the train tracks. A long train passed by in the early morning hours and woke me up. I should also mention that our lake-view room did indeed have a lake view, but it was really more of a partial lake-view. All in all, we enjoyed our short stay at Hotel Ruby Marie. It was unique and had a historic feel. I would definitely return.

The Farm has been operated now for thirty years with many boarders staying twenty or more years…read morebecause of the excellent professional care. The Madison Polo Club plays on the Farm's polo field. The Club offer lessons to new players and often has ponies for summer lease. The Farm has access to about 600 acres with many miles of safe, mowed bluegrass fields. A water obstacle is provided for training. Formerly home of the HK CDE, it offer driving lessons as well as dressage lessons. The barn and arena are heated. The clientele tends to be professional with several vets keeping their horses there.

"I had a bad experience at this farm. My horse got kicked so badly she had to be put done. The farm…read morecashed my board check three days later after my horse died."

We had such a beautiful time at Victorian Dreams. The house is quite lovely and so clean. The hosts…read morewere incredibly warm and friendly. They offered us local wine and cheese upon arrival. And even homemade baked cookies in the evening. Breakfast was just wonderful and fresh! We can't wait to come back. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60040-d1994481-r498556206-Victorian_Dreams_Bed_and_Breakfast-Lodi_Wisconsin.html#

We were very fortunate to stay at Victorian Dreams BnB this fall. We were absolutely pleased and…read moreawed with the entire stay, from beginning to end. This was our first stay at the property, and every detail, from the check-in, breakfast and beauty of the guest rooms was unparalleled. The owners have done an amazing job at restoring the property and providing superb customer service and care for you. Our stay was better than we could have hoped for! The entire goal of the trip was relaxation and Victorian Dreams made it possible. The room was cozy, unique and comfortable. The breakfast was delicious--huge fan of the caramel french toast. We stayed in the fall, and the Lodi area was beautiful, but this is a location that is worth booking, during any season. We're extensive travelers and are experienced BnB users and providers. Victorian Dreams, and its' owners, are by far at the top our list! We wish we could have stayed longer and will make it a point to come back here annually. We're very lucky to have such a nice place less than an hour away from us in Wisconsin and are eagerly anticipating our next chance to stay agai. Don't hesitate booking a stay here, you will not regret it!

I went to Crow Moon Healing with some friends for one night and it was an absolutely magical place…read more- especially for someone living the city life. Karen is an amazing host, super warm and friendly, and she makes an awesome breakfast with your dietary needs in mind! One of the best parts of staying there for me was seeing the stars at night. I don't think I've ever seen as many stars in the sky as I did that night, AND a clear view of the Milky Way, which I'd never seen before (again, city girl!) The icing on the cake, so to speak, were the animals that Karen has on the Farm. It was SO wonderful to interact with all of them up close and personal - a cow named Alfred, a goat named Molly, a chicken named Mary Anne, a giant pig named William. The animals just add to the joy that you already feel while you're there. I will definitely be back - thank you Karen!

I've stayed her many times since they opened. Karen is a phenomenal host and an awesome cook! If…read moreyou are looking for a place to relax and reconnect, this is it!

A beautiful home in the woods, not far from New Glarus. We had the basement suite with the hot tub,…read moreand it was great. King size bed, living room area, bathroom, and another room with the hot tub. So relaxing and enjoyable. Dawn was a great hostess, very friendly with great recommendations in the area. And the 4- course breakfasts she makes are some of the best food you will ever have. Can not recommend enough!!

Hostess was great, room was elegant, breakfast was spectacular. The grounds were equally…read moreattractive covered in wide manicured trails surrounded by black raspberries.