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The Iron Horse Hotel

4.0 star property

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Lounge
Lobby lounge
Exterior
Hallway
Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
500 W Florida Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204
  • Harley-Davidson Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Fiserv Forum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Henry W. Maier Festival Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Milwaukee, WI (MKE-General Mitchell Intl.)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Corner Alcove King

Corner Alcove King

  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Studio Suite, City View

Premium Studio Suite, City View

  • City view
  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Room, 1 King Bed, City View

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, City View

  • City view
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, City View

  • City view
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Custom Deluxe King

Custom Deluxe King

  • City view
  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • City view
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Milwaukee

A stay at The Iron Horse Hotel places you in the heart of Milwaukee, within a 15-minute walk of Harley-Davidson Museum and Marquette University. .This boutique hotel is 5.1 mi (8.3 km) from Lake Michigan and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Fiserv Forum.

What's nearby

  • Harley-Davidson Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Baird Center - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Potawatomi Bingo Casino - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Fiserv Forum - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Henry W. Maier Festival Park - 3 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

  • Clybourn & Jefferson Tram Stop - 6 min drive
  • Milwaukee Intermodal Station - 15 min walk
  • General Mitchell Intl. Airport (MKE) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gyro Palace - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪O'Lydias - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Zocalo Tavern - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Fuel Cafe 5th - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Purple Door Ice Cream - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Iron Horse Hotel

Art Deco hotel with 3 restaurants and a 24-hour fitness center
The Iron Horse Hotel offers 100 accommodations with minibars and safes. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 48-inch plasma televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.

This Milwaukee hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include deep-tissue massages and hot stone massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 100 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and plasma televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center. Additional amenities at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy American cuisine at Branded, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Milwaukee? This hotel has 4000 square feet (360 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Limited parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekends.
Branded - This bar specializes in American cuisine and serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
Ash - This restaurant serves brunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open select days.
The Yard - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Valet parking on site (USD 44 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Weekend full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 8 to 30 per person
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Ash
  • Branded
  • The Yard

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • 4,000 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Prenatal massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 48-inch plasma TV with premium cable channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from March 1 to April 30:
  • One of the dining venues
The following facilities are closed on Monday and Tuesday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)
The following facilities are closed on Sunday:
  • Bar/lounge

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
3 children, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 8 to 30 per person
  • Valet parking fee: USD 44 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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The Iron Horse Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 765 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 145 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 50 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1006 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
6/10 Rating
The Iron Horse does a lot right. But there is a "lipstick on a pig" vibe regardless. First off, the staff are VERY friendly. The front desk person and bartender were very welcoming. SKIP the valet parking - it's $44 and the parking structure spots, just spitting distance from the hotel, are $16/night. In our room, the hot water on the sink and the jets in the tub were broken. The beds and sheets are SUPER comfortable. The cabinet housing the fridge was falling apart - with the particle board disintegrating. Breakfast was overpriced and very gross. Watery/salty eggs. I would opt for a nearby breakfast elsewhere - there are many options.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa, Rolling Meadows

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Hotel Worthy of Going on Our Favorite List
We had an amazing stay at the Iron Horse Hotel. Everything from the condition of the room, the service staff, and the bartender was excellent. The hotel is a quick easy walk to the Harley Museum.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Iron Horse Hotel
Stylish, masculine, with a dash of industrial. We really enjoyed this hotel. Look forward to coming back after winter! We definitely did not take advantage of offered amenities (coffee and breakfast brought to room, massages, etc) but will next time!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
I love this hotel, my only complaint is parking…. Valet parking is always a choir to deal with. It’s supposed to be free with my Gold status and they won’t give me my car until I jump through hoops.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

scott

Great stay at The Iron Horse
Great experience great staff stayed there for 10 days. Highly recommend Tim at the bar Kaitlin at the bar Devon at the bar Tammy Acacia at the front desk. Just a wonderful time.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Questionable design and attention to detail
The room itself was very nice. Great bed, good temperature control, and good soft carpet. Mini bar and snack prices were very reasonable. We stayed on New Year's Eve and received free passes to a 1st floor party, but it was one those loud parties where you can't even talk to the person next to you, and that's not our scene so we skipped it. There was a design flaw in our room with a frosted glass wall between the main area and shower. There's no way to use the bathroom without lighting the whole room up and disturbing your partner that's still in bed. It would have been nice to have more than one USB charging port in the room on the clock radio. The TV was mounted on the wall crooked and the desk lamp was broken. The TV said it had a guide, purchase menu, and streaming apps available but none of these worked. There clearly used to be a box connected to the TV to run these things but it was removed. All you could do was scan through the channels with no guide, you couldn't even select an HDMI input to hook up your own devices. They allow dogs but charge you $100 for the pleasure, which seems excessive. That should be a refundable deposit if no damage occurs. Right now it's no different than a resort fee. It's modern, it's downtown, it's built from an old factory across from the Harley Davidson factory. All those are cool things, but for the price I expected more.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Albert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique hotel in walkable distance to Harley
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gwen

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, unique decor
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

JOHN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, great location, and the bar was great. Highly recommend. Appreciate the easy valet.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay!
Wonderful stay. Rooms are very spacious and super cool.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay but the front desk clerk was very dismissive and seemed to not know how to handle expedia free valet. When I mentioned we have free valet, she seemed confused. She lacked customer service skills and we didnt feel welcome. The bar staff was great and the room was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sierra

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024