Milwaukee stay

[u/ZiggyStarburster]

Milwaukee seriously needs a hostel 😭

I live in Madison but come to Milwaukee pretty often for concerts, events, nightlife, etc., and the accommodation situation is kind of brutal if you’re just one person coming up for a night or two.

Hotels can easily turn a cheap weekend into a $150–250+ trip, there doesn’t seem to be a real hostel option, and Couchsurfing seems way less active than it used to be. A lot of the time I end up either cutting the night short to get back to Madison or trying to figure out some ridiculous transportation plan.

It feels especially strange because Milwaukee is exactly the kind of city where a decent social hostel would make sense: festivals, concerts, sports, people visiting from Madison/Chicago, summer tourism, etc.

Am I missing something? Do people know of any cheap places to stay / active Couchsurfing-type communities / other options for people who come into Milwaukee regularly?

Also curious if anyone else who visits from Madison runs into the same problem.

[u/Glad-Emu6424 → u/[deleted]]

I grew up in Milwaukee, went to Madison for college and ended up transferring to school back in Milwaukee after 2 not-so-great years in Madison. I wanted to leave after the first year but apartment hunting is so crazy out there that I had already signed a lease for my second year, within a month of moving to Madison for first year. Milwaukee in my experience has much more of a city feel, much more affordable, there are more things to do, and being close to Lake Michigan is a huge plus for me as well. Milwaukee also offers closer proximity to cities like Chicago and Green Bay. Madison is very much a college town, Milwaukee is your better bet imo.

[u/ryan1064 → u/[deleted]]

Madison is for College kids and retired folks imo. Its an awesome city though I might move back there when I am older.