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Best Western Woods View Inn
1 review for Best Western Woods View Inn
A 3 star rating for a 2 star hotel because this is exactly the cheap digs I needed for a few days visit to Milwaukee.
First the plusses: The price is right, and by right I mean quite low. West Milwaukee is not as far as the airport, but not downtown, so we got the right balance of convenience & price. The #18 bus stops right out front, every 15 minutes to take you downtown for 2 bucks. You can't beat that, except maybe on the way from the train station with luggage, in which case I highly recommend Milwaukee's Yellow Cab Cooperative (414) 271-1800. The #18 goes along National to downtown, a main drag, and along the way you can stop for a large variety of ethnic foods which is what I prefer - I love Milwaukee, but don't favor it's version of American fast food. You will also find many good bars, and other assorted stores. There is a pool, and my room had a whirlpool tub, which I wasn't expecting. There is free internet access in the lobby area. The place was clean, everything functioned. The staff were friendly and helpful.
The Minuses: they share a parking lot with a long term residency, and the on-site restaurant is more those folks' turf than they typical bland hotel restaurant. It's a smoky neighborhood tavern, with salty bar food. Which is cool, fair play there, but it did not meet my needs. The pool is hellaciously chlorinated. The parking lot was a little cramped, which doesn't bother me at all, but might affect some folks. The promoted eateries listed in the hotel's little black book with the exception of one good german place were all either very expensive (mostly steak joints) or pretty terrible, definitely skip those and go out for some ethnic food.