Horrible Experience
I booked this hotel for a place to sleep and hang out until we went to our concerts each night and because it was close to the downtown area. I regret it. I would of rathered stayed in my car. I booked and confirmed a non-smoking room, which I did not get. I had to check-in across the street, which meant taking all my luggage over there also. None of the vending machines were operating (food and drink). When checking in, we had to wait 45 minutes before a room was cleaned (even after the check-in time of 3:00pm - we arrived at 3:45). When arriving in our room, we could do nothing but laugh. There were over 20 cigarettes burns in the carpet and furniture, and the bathroom counter even had them. There were two beds. We could only use one. The other one was broke. If you sat on it, you might as well just sat on the floor because thats how close you were. The door frame was pulled out and cracked like the door had been kicked in. There were no trash bags in the trash cans (sanitary napkins?).
Minor problems: no kleenex, heat/vent in bathroom did not work, no toilet seat cover (dropped lipstick in the toilet), no alarm clock or even just a clock, and we had three moths flying around the room.
The hotel is on the corner of 23rd Street and Wisconsin. Summerfest was 6 streets past 1st street and then 3 blocks south. By bus it took us a half hour to get there. Walking takes at least 30 minutes and thats if you are a fast pace walker. We causually walked and it took us an hour.