Michelle O.
Yelp
WOW...just Wow!! I don't want to oversell because I know that it can set people up for disappointment, but I was just blown away by this hotel!
First of all, it is in one of the best locations in La Crosse. So close to terrific restaurants, a fantastic distillery/restaurant (see my review of the La Crosse Distilling Co which is essentially located behind the hotel), and sits in the couple of blocks between the waterfront and downtown. We walked everywhere pretty much (should have brought better shoes) and that was fantastic.
Secondly, the hotel itself is in an amazing old building and from the moment you walk on the brick walkway and into the hotel it is an "experience". From the decor, to the multiple areas in the lobby/bar and restaurant to enjoy a beverage, some conversation, a special event it is beautiful and warm, retro and modern all at the same time. As a heads up there were a LOT of parties/events being celebrated over our weekend there so plan ahead and make sure things like the Rooftop bar or Parlour are even open for your visit if those are important to you.
We were really looking forward to the rooftop bar, but it didn't open until 3pm due to an event, and then a storm moved in and they were closed. We were highly disappointed by that as we'd talked about celebrating our husband's birthday with our daughter (who lives in La Crosse) up there, but definitely another time.
The rooms are very spacious (we had a double queen room on the 4th floor), extremely well appointed with wonderful decorative touches throughout, and the beds were like heaven!!
Noise-wise the room is solid, but it's pretty easy to hear people in the hallway. That wasn't a problem but we had some kids in the rooms across the hall and I noticed that. The only recommendations are around a lack of fan in the bathrooms (sound just bounces around with all the hard surfaces and I'm always a big proponent of bathrooms fans in hotels) and there is no holder for the hand towel and requires it to sit on the countertop. That isn't ideal. They could use better hardware for towels in the bathroom especially when you have 2-3 people in a room. Otherwise you'll just keep using new towels instead of reusing, or towels might get thrown on your furniture in the main room to dry...not what they would want I'm pretty sure ;).
Other than those small recommendations it is stellar! From the chocolates when you check in, the atmosphere and comfort of the public areas and rooms, the options for food and drink, and the location of the hotel, I would not only recommend this hotel, but I will be back many times I would imagine :)