The Stagecoach Inn in Cedarburg

 

For awhile now Cedarburg has been our go-to date destination, but this past weekend we decided to make it a weekend stay and returned to a location we stayed at many moons ago:  The Stagecoach Inn, built in 1853.

 Some twenty years ago we stayed there, but under that owner there had been two properties. You checked in down the street, at what is now a separate hotel (The Washington House, I think), then walked back down the road to the Stagecoach.  On the night we stayed not only were we the only guests at the Stagecoach, we were the only people in the building, as it is not staffed at night. We were warned that a ghost sometimes prowled the halls, as a man had been murdered there (true story) but alas, we saw no proof of the afterlife on that trip - or this one. 

Nowadays, under a new owner the Stagecoach looked much the same, although a lively bar now operates out of the first floor. Our room was #8, the same as last time, all the way up two narrow flights of stairs of 15 and 16 steps, respectively. 

As we are much older, and much heavier, than last time, this was an unwelcome burst of nostalgia alleviated only by the large single person whirlpool in the room.

Note: we stripped the bed, as we packed for checkout, as a courtesy to the housekeeping staff. I assure you, it came complete with sheets, blankets, and pillows. 

A continental breakfast was served each morning on the first floor.  I must say, their coffee was delicious. By their own admission it was a store bought brand (and by their reluctance to name it, probably a store brand/generic at that) but my oh my - a welcome change from the burnt tar taste Starbucks has popularized. 
                                            

Aside from the stairs, there are few negatives to report. Village parking restrictions were lifted for the holiday so we were able to park on the street, but during the day traffic makes that a cumbersome affair. No detailed receipt or itemized breakdown of our stay was offered, even when I asked (the same answer was provided to another guest), and no identification was asked for upon checkin. As a former hotel manager, I found both things odd, but not odd enough to be concerned. 

 

It is a lovely little bed and breakfast and I encourage you to give it a shot when you want to visit the shops of Cedarburg.