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The best hotels near Marketplace

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 September 2026 · 37 Bayside hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Bayside, out of the 37 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.6.

All five are inside 800 m of Marketplace, so you can walk it.

Kinn Guesthouse Downtown Milwaukee

Highest rated of the five

Kinn Guesthouse Downtown Milwaukee

★★★★★4.9 from 825 reviews

Kinn Guesthouse Downtown Milwaukee comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 825 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under poi and around $187 a night on the dates we checked.

37 hotels in Bayside qualified for this list and five made it. Drury Plaza Hotel Milwaukee Downtown is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Kinn Guesthouse Downtown Milwaukee1

    Kinn Guesthouse Downtown Milwaukee

    ★★★★★4.9 from 825 reviews

    300 m from Marketplace, about a 4 minute walk

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Drury Plaza Hotel Milwaukee Downtown2

    Drury Plaza Hotel Milwaukee Downtown

    ★★★★★4.7 from 1,019 reviews

    400 m from Marketplace, about a 5 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  3. Kimpton Journeyman3

    Kimpton Journeyman

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,631 reviews

    300 m from Marketplace, about a 4 minute walk

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  4. The Pfister Hotel4

    The Pfister Hotel

    ★★★★★4.6 from 4,358 reviews

    500 m from Marketplace, about a 6 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel5

    Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,501 reviews

    800 m from Marketplace, about a 10 minute walk

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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How this list was put together

37 Bayside hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Marketplace second, then took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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