Positive Reviews
positive:
Convenient location close to campus.
Graduate Madison is located one block away from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Additionally, it's also within walking distance of the Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Mendota. Past guests describe this location as highly convenient.
positive:
Rooftop bar and restaurant proves popular.
The hotel's rooftop bar and restaurant proves popular with guests and locals alike. As well as good food and drinks, visitors enjoy the lake and city views on offer, with sunset said to be particularly remarkable.
positive:
Friendly staff offers warm welcome.
Reports indicate that the hotel is manned by a team of friendly employees that are always ready to help. Many guests commend the warm welcome offered upon arrival, describing it as the perfect first impression.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Sixth floor rooms can be noisy.
Guests staying on the sixth floor of Graduate Madison report that rooms can be very noisy. Rooms on the sixth floor are directly below the rooftop bar, which leads to some noise seeping through into accommodations. The noise levels are said to be worse over the weekend, when revelers party late into the night.
negative:
Some find rooms to be compact, cold.
Not all guests staying at the hotel find their accommodations to be comfortable. According to reports, some rooms are on the small side, leaving guests with little room to spread out. Meanwhile, several guests have reported that pre-set room temperatures can be too cool.
negative:
Expensive breakfast not all that great.
Guests looking for breakfast can visit the hotel's coffee bar for some
continental choices. A number of guests have been disappointed by offerings
though, reporting that food isn't the best quality, particularly for the high
price charged.