We had been to Milwaukee for Summer Fest but had never stayed there. Since we were going to be by ourselves for the Thanksgiving holiday, we decided to take the train to Milwaukee and spend it there. Hoping to avoid most of the crowd, we left Chicago around 1 PM for the 90 minute trip.
We have always like the old classic hotels and so made a reservation at the Pfister Hotel. We turned down their repetitive offers to stay in the new wing and opted for the old wing which has larger rooms. We did not really have a view but did like the room.
While we were there, they were building the Christmas tree in the lobby which took a couple of days. They hired an outside firm who did all the schlepping and other labor required to erect a 25 foot tree and all the other decorations they had in the lobby.
We had dinner in the hotel at the main restaurant but were disappointed in the menu and the service. We could not find another place serving dinner on that day and did not want to venture too far from the hotel.
On Friday, we walked around the city and were amazed at the amount of beautiful, old architecture the city had. It actually reminded me of Paris. There are some truly beautiful buildings downtown.
On Saturday, we took an Uber to the Pabst Mansion which is not far from downtown. There you can tour the house built by Captain Pabst and learn about how he came from Germany and started his beer empire. The 19th century house was decorated for Christmas and was gorgeous.
We decided that we needed to come back, perhaps when it is warmer so we could see more of the architecture and enjoy walking around a very beautiful city.