Port Washington Inn

Welcome to Port Washington, Wisconsin, an experience for the senses! This Little City of Seven Hills is visually picturesque, tranquil in pace, abundant in eateries, and friendly in nature. Take a walk to Upper Lake Park, Rotary Park, the marina, the beach. Stroll through Sauk Creek Preserve, bike, hike, or rollerblade the Interurban Trail, linger in our coffee shops and restaurants, visit our antique and specialty shops. Attend our maritime festivals featuring the tall ships that would have come and gone from this harbor in its early days! Our location is known as a jewel within the greater Milwaukee Wisconsin area. Coming to the Milwaukee area on leisure or business? Consider basing yourself in Port Washington!

Climb to the Historic 1860 Lighthouse Station via one of Port Washington's distinctive hillside stairways. St. Mary's Catholic Church, a landmark atop St. Mary's Hill at the north end of Franklin Street has appeared in ever so many photographs of downtown Port Washington. There is some debate over the highest of the seven hills but St. Mary's with its 'stairway to heaven' and its grand steeple claims the honors!

Give yourself the gift of time together for reflection, refreshment, renewal.
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The Historic Walking Tour of Port Washington Wisconsin is a self-guided tour giving insight into the many original buildings that lend character to this Lake Michigan Wisconsin port town. The Port Washington Garden Club established perennial beds now maintained by Friends of Rotary Park volunteers. The results are a significantly enhanced visual experience of Port Washington's lakefront area which encourages residents and visitors to 'stop and smell the roses' while taking in the views of Lake Michigan.

Park your car at the Port Washington Inn; most all the attractions of Port Washington are available 3-5 blocks from the inn with more major attractions just 30 minutes away in Milwaukee, Kohler, Sheboygan, or West Bend. The communities of Port Washington and Cedarburg complement each other well and many guests travel the 9 miles to enjoy both communities during their visit. Many use the InterUrban trail to bike or hike throughout Ozaukee County which includes Port Washington, Cedarburg, Grafton, Mequon, Saukville, Belgium, and Fredonia.

The Port Washington Inn's bed and breakfast is a smoke free and pet free environment. All guestrooms have private attached baths, comfortable seating, good lighting, and very comfortable queen beds. Let us help you shift from overdrive into slow gear. You'll return home from our bed and breakfast rested and refreshed!

Additionally, you need have no worries about staying connected with home or business priorities while you escape to the inn. Our high speed wireless internet is available throughout the inn and cell phone reception is excellent.

Small groups looking for an overnight retreat and/or meeting center may find the Port Washington Inn to be the perfect choice in the Milwaukee Bed and Breakfast venue. Enjoy delectable food prepared in our kitchen licensed to prepare food for our guests.

Enjoy A full breakfast
Served Buffet Style
in Our Formal Dining Room

Port Washington Inn is centrally located...
1/2 hour north of Milwaukee · 1/2 hour south of Kohler/Sheboygan · 1/2 hour east of West Bend

Live the good life at Port Washington Inn! Our five guestrooms each offer private attached baths, comfortable queen sized beds, at least two comfortable chairs, good reading lights, ceiling fans, TV/VCR/DVD players. Each guestroom/suite is designed to make your stay one of serenity, elegance, & comfort.

Arrive to a plate of homemade cookies. A variety of teas, cappuccino mixes, Spanish xocolata mix, chilled water and cans of sparkling water are available at the complimentary beverage centers.

Browse the books and magazines found in the library and parlors, choose a game of Scrabble, cribbage, checkers, chess, backgammon or seek out the company of other guests in the double parlors, on the front porch, or the back deck. Local restaurant menus and additional local information are available for guests. Slip into your full length robes and relax in the privacy of your guestroom where you can watch one of the movies from our extensive collection or listen to your favorite music on Cd or radio.

We applaud Wisconsin's Environmental Initiative, Travel Green Wisconsin! The Port Washington Inn is a certified Travel Green Wisconsin member. To be certified through Travel Green Wisconsin, all participants must achieve at least 30 points on the Travel Green Wisconsin Checklist. We are proud to have a green rating of 81 but we will continue to work to find ways to be even more environmentally conscious while improving the experience of our guests.

Business travelers tell us their stays at our Milwaukee Bed Breakfast made their travel that much more successful. Maybe we can help with your success story, too! Traveling as part of your job makes "the comforts of home" take on new meaning, but you can't afford to sacrifice the necessities of conducting your business. Use our high speed wireless internet service anywhere in our Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast. (Alternatively, for more secure connections, we can provide a high speed modem connection in a single location.) Need to send or receive a fax? We can accommodate that as well. Our location on top of a hill offers superb cell connections or we can add a land line to your guestroom with access to our guest phone line.

We offer excellent coffee, breakfast at your convenience, and a beverage center always available. Our beds are luxuriously comfortable, extensive common areas are yours to enjoy, in addition to in-room cable TV, VCR, DVD player, 300+ movie videos, our CD collection, and a variety of reading materials. Enjoy the Smoke Free environment of the Port Washington Inn on your next business trip to our area. The Port Washington Bed Breakfast may be that perfect blend of 'home away from home' and the business-friendly environment that leads to your next success story!

Typical travel times:

• Downtown Chicago to Port Washington: 2 hours
• Chicago O'Hare to Port Washington: under 2 hours
• Milwaukee Airport to Port Washington: 30-45 minutes
• Downtown Milwaukee to Port Washington: 30 minutes or less
• Kohler/Sheboygan to Port Washington: 30 minutes
• West Bend to Port Washington: 30 minutes or less
• Cedarburg, Grafton, Mequon, Saukville to Port Washington: 15 minutes or less

Business rates effective Sunday through Thursday:

• 1 night: $125 per night
• 2 consecutive nights: $115 / night
• 3 consecutive nights: $ 110 / night
• 4 consecutive nights: $ 105 / night
• 5 consecutive nights: $ 100 / night
• Rates do not include taxes (12.6%).

Rates DO include all amenities including Full Breakfast on site and Complimentary Beverage Center available throughout your stay. Additional benefits: as much privacy as you wish; generous common areas; quiet neighborhood; off street parking; walking distance to restaurants, downtown, Lake Michigan, hike/bike trail, library. Imagine getting your day off to a great start with really good coffee and a breakfast tailored for your preferences.

• Port Washington Chamber of Commerce - www.portwashingtonchamber.com
• Port Washington Light Station - www.portlightstation.org
• Port Washington Garden Club - www.portgardenclub.org
• Ozaukee County Tourism - www.ozaukeetourism.com
• Ozaukee County Interurban Trail - www.interurbantrail.us
• Cedarburg, Wisconsin - www.cedarburg.org
• Monches Farm - www.monchesfarm.com
• John Michael Kohler Art Center - www.jmkac.org
• West Bend Art Museum - www.wbartmuseum.com
• Milwaukee Art Museum - www.mam.org
• Travel Wisconsin - www.travelwisconsin.com

In 1833 Worcester Harrison, a Yankee clockmaker from New York, set eyes on the bluffs and hills and valleys, the stream, and the wooded lands that came to be known as the Little City of Seven Hills, Wisconsin. The official name of the original settlement was Wisconsin City but the name was changed in 1837 to Sauk Washington and in 1844 to Port Washington, Wisconsin because of its increasing importance as a Lake Michigan port. The building of a pier had greatly facilitated loading and unloading of cargo and passengers. The population of Port Washington more than doubled between 1892 and 1903 when the Port Washington Inn was built by George and Eva Blessing, owners of the Port Brewing Company, brewers and bottlers of Premo, the beer that made Milwaukee furious!

No doubt the Blessings had chosen the location for their new home on Sweetcake Hill to take advantage of the harbor views it would afford. Their home was designed with large bayed windows and a balcony and front porch taking full advantage of these views. Historically a fishing community, it is appropriate that charter fishing continues to be a big industry in Port Washington. Sailors also use the marina and welcome its easy access to the town. Many enhancements were made to the marina in the 1990's, making it a more popular place for residents and visitors to stroll and picnic.

Tall Ships are welcomed into Port's harbor, a reminder of days gone by when shipping vessels arriving in the port numbered in the hundreds. Lake Michigan's penchant for fast brewing storms has led to tales of shipwrecks along these shores, many of them chronicled by Richard Smith and available at our Milwaukee Bed and Breakfast. The area surrounding our Milwaukee bed breakfast has a history as rich and inviting as the land itself. Our Cedarburg bed and breakfast is close to many enjoyable attractions.

Visiting Port Washington today is an experience for the senses. It is visually picturesque, tranquil in pace, abundant in eateries, and friendly in nature. In fact, many people who visit fall in love with the City of Seven Hills! Take a walk, enjoy our parks and marina, ride the bike trail, linger in our Wisconsin coffee shops and restaurants, visit our antique and specialty shops. Port Washington is a world apart from the hustle and bustle. So come visit our Port Washington Bed Breakfast.

Interstate 43 runs north and south with three exits into Port Washington Wisconsin, Exit 93, Exit 96, and Exit 100. Coming into town from Exits 93 or 96, you will find yourself on Grand Avenue heading east toward Lake Michigan. In front of Smith Brothers Fish Shanty Restaurant, a sharp left turn puts you on Franklin Street. Drive another 2 blocks and turn left again onto West Washington Street. Come up the hill 3 blocks to the corner of W. Washington and Montgomery Streets. The Port Washington Bed and Breakfast is on the corner with parking to the rear of the inn. From the north, take Exit 100 which becomes Wisconsin Street. Continue south toward downtown. Proceed to W. Washington Street and turn right into our Cedarburg Bed and Breakfast.

Typical travel times

• Downtown Chicago to Port Washington: 2 hours
• Chicago O'Hare to Port Washington: under 2 hours
• Milwaukee Airport to Port Washington: 30-45 minutes
• Downtown Milwaukee to Port Washington: 30 minutes or less
• Kohler/Sheboygan to Port Washington: 30 minutes
• West Bend to Port Washington: 30 minutes or less
• Cedarburg, Grafton, Mequon, Saukville to Port Washington: 15 minutes or less