Region · United States
Where to stay in Wisconsin
This guide covers 12 destinations in Wisconsin, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 38 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay. Across its destinations, September is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is General Mitchell International Airport (MKE).
- Destinations in this guide
- 12
- Places to stay
- 38
- Comfortable in the most places
- September
- Main airport
- MKEGeneral Mitchell International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Destinations
Destinations in Wisconsin
Every destination in this guide in Wisconsin, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 269,840 | 12 | MSN · 8 km |
| Milwaukee | 577,222 | 9 | MKE · 12 km |
| La Crosse | 52,680 | 4 | LSE · 8 km |
| Appleton | 75,644 | 3 | ATW · 8 km |
| Waukesha | 71,158 | 3 | MKE · 28 km |
| Green Bay | 107,395 | 2 | GRB · 10 km |
| West Allis | 60,325 | 2 | MKE · 12 km |
| Kenosha | 99,986 | 1 | MKE · 41 km |
| Eau Claire | 69,421 | 1 | EAU · 6 km |
| Oshkosh | 66,816 | 1 | ATW · 26 km |
| Racine | 77,816 | MKE · 26 km | |
| Janesville | 65,615 | RFD · 55 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Wisconsin
38 hotels in Wisconsin recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| The Pfister Hotel | Milwaukee | 1893 |
| Hilton Milwaukee City Center | Milwaukee | 1928 |
| Gilpatrick Hotel | Milwaukee | |
| Cardinal Hotel | Madison | |
| Fess Hotel | Madison | 1854 |
| Old Spring Tavern | Madison | 1854 |
| Potawatomi Casino Hotel | Milwaukee | |
| The Edgewater | Madison | |
| Hotel Chippewa | Eau Claire | |
| Hotel Washington | Madison | 1885 |
| Madison Concourse Hotel | Madison | |
| AC Hotel by Marriott Madison Downtown | Madison | |
| Aloft Green Bay | Green Bay | |
| Ambassador Hotel | Milwaukee | |
| Best Western Premier Bridgewood Hotel Resort | Appleton | |
| Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center | Oshkosh | |
| Crowne Plaza Milwaukee South | West Allis | |
| DoubleTree by Hilton Neenah | Appleton | |
| Doubletree by Hilton Pleasant Prairie Kenosha, WI | Kenosha | |
| Franklin Street Inn Bed & Breakfast | Appleton | |
| Graduate Madison | Madison | 1960 |
| Gundersen Hotel & Suites | La Crosse | |
| Hampton Inn & Suites Madison Downtown | Madison | |
| Hampton Inn and Suites La Crosse Downtown | La Crosse | |
| Hilton Madison Monona Terrace | Madison | |
| Holiday Inn Express and Suites Madison Central | Madison | |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Airport | West Allis | |
| Kimpton Journeyman Hotel | Milwaukee | |
| Lodge Kohler | Green Bay | |
| Mon Bijou | Waukesha | 1879 |
When to go
Best time to visit Wisconsin
From the climate of 12 destinations in Wisconsin with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 12 | -3 °C | 38 mm |
| February | 0 of 12 | -0 °C | 35 mm |
| March | 0 of 12 | 6 °C | 48 mm |
| April | 0 of 12 | 13 °C | 90 mm |
| May | 0 of 12 | 20 °C | 98 mm |
| June | 0 of 12 | 26 °C | 113 mm |
| July | 0 of 12 | 28 °C | 99 mm |
| August | 0 of 12 | 26 °C | 96 mm |
| September | 2 of 12 | 23 °C | 82 mm |
| October | 0 of 12 | 15 °C | 76 mm |
| November | 0 of 12 | 7 °C | 54 mm |
| December | 0 of 12 | 1 °C | 40 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Wisconsin
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Wisconsin name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MKE · General Mitchell International Airport
ATW · Appleton International Airport
MSN · Dane County Regional Truax Field
GRB · Austin Straubel International Airport
RFD · Chicago Rockford International Airport
EAU · Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
LSE · La Crosse Regional Airport
ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport
MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport
RST · Rochester International Airport
CWA · Central Wisconsin Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Wisconsin, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Wisconsin
Nearby
Regions near Wisconsin
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.