The Journeyman Hotel

s and food and of course, the rooms! Adam and Lyz were amazing to work with. They were very organized, receptive and it was clear they sincerely cared about making us happy. There’s several hotel options with similar price points in MKE, but this hotel is the best in town, folx.

s the amazing people, the food was outstanding - every bit on par with a high-end restaurant. Our guests are still raving about the unique setting of the Outsider. It honestly felt like everyone we worked with cared about our wedding as much as we did, which is above and beyond what you can expect. I can't say enough good things!

d out of the lobby because an NBA team was leaving and another team was arriving. We didn't feel very welcomed. The rest of the weekend went better, our guests enjoyed the rooftop bar, and the rooms were very nice!

lures that made getting to our big day stressful and confusing. The good: the venue itself is beautiful and the Founders Terrace offers wonderful views of downtown Milwaukee. We had a small wedding (20 people) so we rented the Founders room for a seated dinner and the adjacent private rooftop area for our ceremony and cocktail hour. Both were perfect for our celebration and had plenty of space. We ultimately arranged a custom bar menu, which we were excited the venue accommodated. The bartender assigned to our event (Juan) was beyond amazing, as was the Beverage Director (whose name I can’t remember) who floated in and out to ensure things were going smoothly. Not-so-good: Communication leading up to the event was a bit of a mess and really marred what would have otherwise been a great overall experience. I’m inclined to focus on the positives, however communication with the Event Coordinator was so comically bad/non-existent we wanted to caution couples who may be considering this venue and offer a counterbalance to the very positive reviews that we read (and that helped sway us to select the Journeyman despite a high minimum spend requirement). When emailing the Event Coordinator, it took an extended period (and generally a reminder email) before we’d get a response. We didn’t want to nag, but once two weeks passed we felt it was reasonable to flag the original message and ask if she had an answer to our question. On more than one occasion the response was that the Journeyman was hosting a ton of weddings and that she was swamped. We understood this, and tried to give her the benefit of the doubt since we know the wedding industry is ridiculously busy right now. It got to the point the month of our wedding (Oct.) that we were still trying to confirm items that we began discussing in July. As an additional complication: we were an out-of-town couple – we ultimately flew to Milwaukee in Sept. to meet with the Event Coordinator in person with the hope of being able to iron out details that we just couldn’t get moved forward via email. She was very nice in person and we left no longer worried that we were going to be ghosted by our wedding venue, but then we didn’t receive any follow up on the items she said she would send us for more than two weeks (and only after we inquired again). Ultimately this led to a flurry of activity the week before our wedding as she started confirming details. A footnote: we emailed the Event Coordinator about our final bill shortly after the wedding and received an auto reply that she was no longer at the Kimpton Journeyman Hotel. If you’re considering the Kimpton Journeyman Hotel for a wedding, proceed with caution. It’s a beautiful venue in a nice location with good food and drink options. Communication might be great, or it might be nonexistent and make confirming important details (dinner menu, bar, etc.) stressful and very difficult at times. We don’t regret having used the venue because the space is beautiful and everyone at the hotel that night was superb. As an out-of-town couple, however, we would have continued our wedding venue search if there had been any indication that communication would be as difficult as it was (especially at this price point).

kee. We booked the suite for ourselves, and were so thrilled with the beautiful accommodations and resort - style experience of the room. Adam was our point of contact for the rooming block, and was so easy and wonderful to work with. He helped us coordinate a welcome drinks event at the rooftop bar the night before our wedding, and even helped my mom when she had some specific rooming requests. The whole weekend, the staff was so welcoming and kind - helping us with our luggage, and working with use when it came to vendors coming and going from the hotel on the day of. I can't recommend The Journeyman enough if you are looking for a memorable spot to stay for your wedding weekend in downtown Milwaukee.

o do hair and makeup. Allyson, the hotel coordinator, was incredibly helpful and answered all of the emails and questions that we sent her.

ct day. Mary and Kim I worked closely with in the planning process, they are the best. They helped create the wedding of our dreams. We could not have asked for a better team of professionals as a whole. We spent the night in the hotel as well. Rooms were great, very modern, and beds very comfy. Everyone did an outstanding job. They made our day perfect. Everyone still talks about it and how much fun they had, how beautiful it was, and how great the food was.

ce we were staying at the hotel on Friday night anyways and their food is amazing we decided what the hell and hosted our rehearsal dinner in their venue space on the rooftop. Throughout the entire process The Kimpton was incredible to work with, answered all of our questions, were up-front about everything and left us with NO surprises. Come our rehearsal dinner the space was set-up beautifully, bar tender AMAZING (even knowing when to secretly cut one of our guests off without them even noticing because he had too much to drink), and the food was to-dive for. Please do yourself a favor and get the mashed potato bar! The space itself is gorgeous too. Later we headed back to our rooms and those were more than we expected as well — beautifully designed, fresh and clean. The morning of our wedding we were greeted with sweet treats and were checked on throughout the morning by the staff as we were getting ready to be sure we had everything we needed — they even brought up a high stool from the bar so our make-up artist and videographer could work easier.. I mean come on hospitality at its finest. I can’t wait for an excuse to stay here again soon because it was everything we could have imagined and more. Thank you for being apart of our special weekend and making all of our guest feel at home.