Travel
Hotel
The Pfister Hotel
This is where the wedding and Sunday brunch will take place. Room rates for our party start at $209 per night. Please ensure you mention the Zirlin-Bush wedding when booking, or use the below link to navigate into the block site. We recommend requesting to stay in the "historic" wing, as it is connected to the ballroom by stairs (in addition to the elevator.) That is, unless you have an aversion to ghosts... the historical side of the hotel is rumored to be haunted!
Hotel
Milwaukee Marriott Downtown
This hotel is only a 4-minute walk from the Pfister.
Travel Note
Train from Chicago
Amtrak Hiawatha runs from Chicago to Milwaukee (it is Amtrak's sixth-busiest route!) There are 8 trains that leave Union Station for Milwaukee every day. Prices vary between $19 and $37, based on demand and advanced purchase. The Milwaukee Intermodal Station is only a 20-minute walk, a 6-minute taxi ride or a 14-minute ride on the Street Car from the Pfister Hotel.
Travel Note
Drive from Chicago and 'Burbs
The Pfister Hotel is a 90-minute drive from downtown Chicago and a ~60-minute drive from the Northshore suburbs. We highly recommend popping into Mars Cheese Castle on the drive up to begin your cheese consumption early on in the wedding weekend (and hit it on the way back to smuggle some Spotted Cow home... you can only buy it in Wisconsin. We're serving it at the wedding!)
Travel Note
Flying to Milwaukee
If you are flying to join us (wow, thank you for shlepping!) we recommend routing directly into Milwaukee Mitchell National Airport. It is a 13-minute taxi ride from the airport to the Pfister hotel. If you prefer, the G bus takes you from the airport very close to the Pfister Hotel. It is a 40-minute bus ride. If ORD is your jam, the drive from O'Hare to the Pfister Hotel is a little over an hour.