Knickerbocker on the Lake

My boyfriend and I spent one night here since we were in town for a friend's wedding. Since we were only there one night, we didn't really take advantage of the full kitchen, restaurant, or spa; however, the room was clean and comfortable. The water pressure in the shower wasn't great, but I have a feeling its because it's a historic building.

We totally enjoyed our 3 night stay at the Knickerbocker. The location was great and the hotel was so wonderful. But, we really wanted to acknowledge the front desk staff, especially Precious and Jade!!! The recommendation to dine at the hotel’s restaurant The Knick was spot on, especially their roasted Brussels Sprouts appetizer!! Brilliant! On site parking can be a challenge, but these two ladies worked their magic to be sure we had a pass when it mattered most! Many thanks to them for adding a friendly touch to our stay! 😁

Was very pleasantly surprised! I think this hotel deserves more than a 4.0 from others’ reviews. It is a historic building near the lake. The window a/c worked great. Rooms were clean and spacious. The rates were much more reasonable than other hotels. The staff were very friendly! I wish I could remember their names to thank them!

I found this place on Google I love this place my family love this place it's peaceful in plus the workers there are nice they give the best service at all time I think this where you wonderful people need to come visit that got the best food in downtown Milwaukee Wisconsin I recommend you giving them a try god bless you all 🙏

We love returning to The Knickerbocker yearly when we visit our son. We are so sad to learn about Yvonne. She was always a bright light when we arrived to check in and was always helpful if we needed something. A very Hot and muggy week. Thank Goodness for the AC.

We were recently guests in room 229 at the Knickerbocker in Milwaukee (7/21/25 - 7/24/25). When we returned to our room at 4:00 pm on 7/22 there had been no housekeeping performed. I called the front desk and was told “I will try to get someone to come up, but they are very busy.” We waited about 20 minutes and no one showed up. I went down to the front desk to speak with the person on duty. He told me that he was very sorry but the housekeeper was training someone and just wasn’t going to make it. He stated that there was not housekeeping service everyday and asked if I wanted some towels? He condescendingly said, “Do you want me to come up and clean it for you?” I replied, “You have 2 housekeepers for 80 rooms?” He said “yes”. I have no idea how many rooms were occupied on 7/22. Even if the hotel was at 50% occupancy, that would mean that 40 rooms would have had to be serviced by two people.. At 6:00 pm, (7/22) two housekeepers showed up. They made the bed, (no change of sheets) threw some clean towels on it—left all the used towels in the bathroom, and left. On 7/23 we left our room at 5:00 pm and returned at 8:30 pm. It was obvious that someone had been in our room. The trash in the bathroom had been emptied. And the bag replaced. The pillow cases on all 6 pillows were gone! They were there when we left. My cell phone which was charging on the kitchen counter was gone (stolen). When we were checking out, we told the receptionist about the above problems. She was totally surprised and said that it wasn’t true that rooms did not get housekeeping everyday. She also said that they had more than two housekeepers. She was “very sorry” about my cell phone. She said she would relay our concerns to the manager and “circle back” to us. We have filed a police report with the Milwaukee Police Department. We can’t tell you how disappointed we are about this situation. The hotel and rooms are lovely. It’s in a great location, but we will never be staying here again when we visit Milwaukee.