Patty Rosol

Review of Iron Horse Hotel

The decor of the hotel is very nice. It has a ver...

The decor of the hotel is very nice. It has a very modern industrial style that flows throughout the hotel, but that was the only real bonus to staying there. First of all, the hotel is literally right on an active train track. The tracks run right along the backside of the hotel. We were on the 5th floor so the noise was below us which helped some (although you still clearly hear it & the hotel does shake if the train stops...and it does stop). I cant imagine how loud it would be if you were on the first or second floors. They do provide ear plugs, but when you pay over $300 for a single night stay I dont expect to be in a room that requires me to wear ear plugs. One of our pillows had dirt on it, and the sheet on our bed was torn and dirty in one spot. We also had flies in our room which was annoying, and then when we went down to the bar to eat there were about 5 or 6 more flies circling our table as we ate. Our food was good, but overpriced for what you got. If you want a bottled water from the fridge in your room that will be $4, a candy bar $2.50, some popcorn $6. Oh and they do not provide free parking. You either pay $25 a night for the valet service or you park on the street and risk receiving a ticket. Overall we were disappointed based on the price we paid for the room, and on our next trip to Milwaukee we will not be staying at the Iron Horse.