By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Nov 16, 2017 at 5:04 PM

Check in early and stay late during OnMilwaukee's "Hotel Week" sponsored by VISIT Milwaukee. These seven days will be packed with stories about historic area hotels, reviews, history, food and drink, staycations and more. Find out what it's like to be a tourist in this town. (Chocolate on your pillow not included.)

Hotel bars have an air of excitement and romance, and are fun to visit even if you’re not staying the night. For chatty types like myself, hotel bars are often populated with people from all over the state, the country and the globe who might have a few stories they’re willing to share.

Here’s a guide to local hotel bars to keep in mind for your next date night or holiday meet-up – or just as an alternative to your usual spots. "414 let’s have one more," Milwaukee!

Bar 360
The Fire Pit Sports Bar & Grill
Inside Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
1721 W. Canal St.
(414) 847-7400

Blu
Lobby Lounge
Mason Street Grill
Inside the Pfister Hotel 
424 E. Wisconsin Ave.
(414) 273-8222

Branded 
Inside the Iron Horse Hotel
500 W. Florida St.
(414) 374-4766



Clear
Inside the InterContinental Milwaukee 
139 E. Kilbourn Ave.
(414) 276-8686

County Clare Pub 
Inside the County Clare Irish Inn
1234 N. Astor St.
(414) 272-5273

Doc’s Commerce Smokehouse 
Inside Springhill Suites Marriott
744 N. 4th St.
(414) 273-9811

Gin Rickey 
Inside the Ambassador Hotel
2308 W. Wisconsin Ave.
(414) 345-5000

Bistro Bar 333
Inside the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee

333 W. Kilbourn Ave.
(414) 270-6130

Jackson’s Blue Ribbon 
Inside the Brewhouse Inn 
1215 N. 10th St.
(414) 810-3350

Kindred
Inside the Kinn Guesthouse 
2535 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
(888) 546-6021


The Knick
Inside the Knickerbocker
1028 E. Juneau Ave.
(414) 276-8500



Miller Time Pub

Monarch Lounge 

Inside the Hilton Milwaukee City Center
509 W. Wisconsin Ave.
(414) 271-7250



Millioke 
Connected to The Milwaukee Downtown Marriott
323 E. Wisconsin Ave.
(414) 278-5999

The Outsider
On the roof of the Kimpton Journeyman Hotel 
310 E. Chicago St.
(888) 536-9008

Pastiche
Inside Hotel Metro 
411 E. Mason St.
(414) 272-1937



Stella Van Buren 
Inside the Westin Milwaukee
550 N. Van Buren St.
(414) 224-5224

Vermuteria 600 
Inside the Hotel Madrid
600 S. 6th St.
(414) 488-9146

W XYZ
Inside the Aloft
1230 N. Old World 3rd St.
(414) 226-0122


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.