DoubleTree by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown

I’ve stayed here before and the downtown convenience is good

Great property it was clean well maintained

Everything. Clean and spacious. A lot of stuff to do close by

I stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Downtown Milwaukee while attending a conference. The hotel is conveniently located directly across the street from the Baird Convention Center. The rooms were very nice and the bed comfortable. I particularly liked that the room had a mini-fridge and microwave. I like to have a selection of sodas and juice handy. Every staff member I came in contact with was friendly and helpful, the sign of a well-managed property. A standout was Rossario, who checked me in on Saturday Morning August 1. Even though it was early in the day, she found me a nice quiet room on the 9th floor, which was perfect for the work I needed to get done before my conference began the next day. The breakfast buffet was very nice for a reasonable price. Eggs made to order and a large selection of meats, cereals, pastries, oatmeal, fruit, bread, bagels, etc. Others at the conference stayed at the Hilton and Hyatt, and after hearing their stories, I am glad I was at the Doubletree.

Spent a long weekend with 24 friends at this hotel. Room was great - spacious & recently remodeled (corner room ending in 05. Staff was extraordinary - all of them. Location originally seemed on the fringe of where we wanted to visit, but their reasonably priced valet parking made it easy to come and go, and distances from other hotels was not as close as it seemed.

Beautiful and clean

The staffs are very nice

Overall good. Breakfast and the Hilton Gold credit were always welcome. Ate at the bar on the Thursday I was there.

PARKING: let’s talk about parking charges automatically added. I received an automated message telling me to inform them if I had no car. I responded to the message and let them know I had no car. I also told the front desk agent this when I checked in.

CHECKING OUT: the fees were still there. I asked the person at the front desk to remove them, and he took two of the three nights off. I had to ask him AGAIN to take the changes off.

CHARGES: the parking charges were part of my final total that was billed to my corporate credit card. I called again and the front desk agent told me there was a refund pending. It has yet to hit my corporate account.

comfortable bed
good location (if you want to be in the city center)
on-site parking (though there are downsides—more on that later)
cleanliness

All of the staff at the Hotel were professional and had the best attitudes.They were very helpful...I loved the atmosphere of the hotel.The rooms were very clean,beds were comfortable....I would definitely stay again.....Thanks for such a good experience at your hotel

Loved the staff and little extras such as cookies water and our names on the tvs

YOU MAY NOT GET THE ROOM YOU PICKED OUT ON THE APP
Be cautious that if you book a room on the app before arriving, they might try to put you in a different (worse/noisier) room when you get there, telling you the 'view' is better. This happened to us and I overheard it happening to someone else checking in.

The room they chose to put us in was facing the street and extremely noisy. (Not worth the so called 'view'). After unpacking and getting ready for bed and trying to bear it, we decided to ask to switch rooms (to the room we'd originally booked on the app!)

We packed up and moved to a room facing the alley, although it still had *some* street noise, it was much better. I think they try to put you in the 'unsellable' rooms in hopes that you'll stick with it. We still had to wear ear plugs and run the A/C at night to drown out some street noise. You might argue that any downtown hotel would have have street noise, but I don't think this older hotel has very good insulation. Read on for the PROS AND CONS...

PROS
~Friendly, accommodating staff, really can't fault them. Kathy in the breakfast room is especially friendly.

~Decent location, walkable to the airport bus stop, Avis, Harley Davidson Museum, River Walk, Pabst Mansion. Most attractions were a 15-20 minute walk. For sights further by the lake (i.e. Milwaukee Art Museum), we took a ride share. It would have been more convenient to be closer to the waterfront, but this is reflected in the price. (Which I thought was still expensive!)

~They gave us some drink vouchers to use in the bar as we were celebrating an occasion. That was a nice touch and we enjoyed the atmosphere in the bar and the friendly bar tender.

~Clean.

~Daily housekeeping service.

~We paid for the breakfast buffet as part of our tariff, which was in a dining room with a buffet all but one day (a Monday) when they had us pick off the menu as there weren't enough people to warrant a buffet. Despite the buffet, waitstaff serve your drinks, so factor tip into the price. Try to get a table with Kathy serving you.

~Standard room amenities like iron/board, safe, decent shower, pump toiletries, large TV, mini fridge.

~Three elevators that always came quickly.

CONS
~Noisy, especially if your room faces the main road. A lot of noisy motorbikes, sirens, people blaring music. The hotel can't help this, but it didn't seem like the windows were insulated very well, perhaps due to the fact it's an older hotel that's been renovated. I would not recommend staying here on this factor alone.

~Small bathroom. We like to both be in the bathroom getting ready in the morning -- one shaving while the other is putting on make-up, etc. The bathroom was definitely tight.

~When we checked into the first room they put us in (we later switched rooms), the A/C was soooo cold. We couldn't adjust it, so they sent a technician out to fix it.

~When we switched to a different room, the TV didn't work, so a technician was sent out to fix it the next day.

~Older hotel that's been renovated -- you can tell by the popcorn ceilings.

~No pool.

~Still quite expensive for the location/noisy rooms.

~Breakfast is not completely self serve, so tipping is expected. (They take you to a table, take your drink order and serve your drinks).

~Decor has been updated at some point, but is still a little dated.

El desayuno

Nice people, great location and easy parking.

Customer service and really good pillows!