Hotel Ruby Marie

My husband and I spent one night here, passing through Madison. It's a very interesting building, not a typical hotel. The room was large, and extremely clean. There are some restaurants/bars in the same parking lot, and the train comes by at night so be prepared. I wore earplugs to bed and slept fine. We were only there for the night, so didn't do any sightseeing, but did walk around at night. There are a lot of bars/restaurants within walking distance, and the Capitol building is also right there. There is a small, continental breakfast offered downstairs which was a perfect start to our day of traveling. I would recommend this hotel.

My wife and I just finished another stay at Hotel Ruby Marie and it was wonderful as usual. This historic hotel has an incredibly gracious and welcoming staff that always go above and beyond. The location can't be beat as well with The Essen Haus, Up North Bar, and Come Back In all located in that beautiful corner of Madison as well.

It's a really nice hotel, optimal price vs quality. It's situated in a great place, near Subway, nearl Trams, and next to Mariahilferstrasse, which will get you going in any direction quickly. The staff is very nice, the hotel is clean and the services are really neat. You get free tea any time of the day, and I think that's a really neat cheap service that makes your wonderful stay even more convenient. I am really happy we've stayed at Ruby Marie.

Stayed 2 nights for our anniversary and was pleasantly surprised. This is an older, smaller hotel with a Victoria era feel throughout. My understanding is each room has its own unique personality. Our clean, spacious room had a soaking tub, electric fireplace in it. The king-size bed was comfortable, nice oversized shower. The hotel is next to a busy road so there was some traffic noise, I read reviews about trains, but none went through while we were there. Hotel is a safe 10-15 walk to the State Capitol /State street. If you don't feel like going far there are 2 lively bars and an above average German restaurant connected to the hotel block. We visited them one of the nights when the weather was poor and had an enjoyable experience. Monday to Friday breakfast is at the hotel, a hot buffet type with a decent amount of options. On the weekends you get a voucher to go one of the bars and can get anything off their breakfast menu. Summarizing I would definitely stay here again.

Hotel Ruby Marie is a fun, slightly different place to stay. There are several good restaurants and bars within easy walking distance. A fun area. The staff and management were very good to my wife and I. She got sick and went into the hospital during our stay. The staff went out of their way to assist us during this time, even to extending our stay at a reduced rate. I'm very grateful to them.

We stay in this nice hotel once a year and have done so for many years and have always been happy. I booked a room this year with a Jetted Tub and a lake view from all of the windows. When we checked in we were given a surprise and were told that we were being upgraded. We ended up in their largest room which was great but it was not an upgrade in my opinion. There was no jetted tub and only a partial lake view out of one of the windows. The other 3 windows were of a building right across the street. There was a tub but it was not in the bathroom and it had no jets. We also like our shades drawn so the room is dark in the morning. There was a small round window in the ceiling that let in very bright light in the morning and it was facing directly on me when in bed. Uugh! The fan was also blowing constantly right on our faces while sleeping which was not good! Again, wondering how this room was an upgrade from the room we booked??

Twelve quaint but well appointed rooms, very quiet, great small pub with music nightly downstairs, excellent location from the museums and other sites without having to use a car and great value. Staff was very good

Wait a minute, don't you mean Hotel Ruby Wowee? We absolutely loved our stay at this beautiful, historic, amazingly appointed hotel with the nicest staff in the world! My husband's family is from Madison, and we usually stay with them. However, this trip we decided to get a slice of downtown life and lucked into booking the very last room available in the marvelous Ruby Marie. Upon checking in (btw an incredibly easy process; uber friendly desk attendants ), we were handed drink tickets to use in the attached Up North bar (so fun, dance floor, great music, some of which was live, super friendly bartenders, and a wonderful assortment of libations) as well as vouchers for breakfast at the nearby Come Back Inn. The breakfasts were huge, and again, we were treated to that impeccable Midwest hospitality each morning. This hotel is within easy walking distance of the Capitol around which we strolled in our successful search for fresh cheese curds from local farmers. We also walked to the Monona Terrace and had coffee at the rooftop restaurant there. The RM is extremely well-located, right across from Lake Monona, and our room had a view of the water! Wowee is right! Yes, a train passed through the night, and yes, it was a bit startling, but it only added to our memories of this fantastic hotel that has a rich history of housing train passengers. We highly recommend this property if you would like something different than cookie cutter rooms, lobbies, and exterior architecture. Rather than just stay there, we experienced the Ruby Marie in all her glory. Don't miss out this opportunity to absorb a unique feature of Madison that is the definition of special.

We had a great stay at Hotel Ruby Marie for one night to attend a wedding in Madison. We enjoyed the care and attention to detail that is often missing at chain hotels and we were allowed to book a single night stay which worked out perfectly when we were allowed to have an early check in. The hotel was quiet and restful at night. We got free breakfast at a nearby restaurant the next morning which was delicious! Coupons for free cocktail at the bar next door were also an unexpected perk.