Downtown hotels fill up ahead of NBA Finals games in Milwaukee
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As the NBA Finals heads to Milwaukee this weekend, many downtown hotels are booked solid.
BizTimes Milwaukee contacted several hotels that reported 100% occupancy ahead of Game 3 and Game 4, which will take place Sunday and Wednesday at Fiserv Forum. The Milwaukee Bucks
As of Friday morning, VISIT Milwaukee wasn’t able to estimate the total number of visitors The Finals will bring to the city, but the Bucks confirmed that 200 members of the international and national media are making the trip.
Much of the visiting media, among other playoff-related guests, are staying at the 307-room Pfister Hotel and 219-room Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, said Tim Smith, general manager at The Pfister. Both Marcus Corp. properties are fully booked this weekend. The 729-room Hilton Milwaukee City Center, which is Marcus’ third downtown hotel, is also full.
Hawkeye Hotels makes downtown Milwaukee debut with three-hotel opening
See photos of 331-room development along North Jefferson Street
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Last updated on December 18th, 2020 at 01:40 pm
A three-hotel development by Coralville, Iowa-based
Hawkeye Hotels is now open in downtown Milwaukee’s East Town neighborhood.
The newly built
Holiday Inn Express hotels sit side-by-side along North Jefferson Street between East Michigan and East Clybourn streets, totaling two buildings and 331 guest rooms, to be operated by more than 100 employees.
The project marks the first step into the downtown Milwaukee market for the three hotel flags as well as for Hawkeye Hotels. The company