Re: Song Fight! Live 2019 Location
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 7:56 pm
As far as hotels, I've had guests who have loved this B&B and I can attest to the view being amazing. When I got married, we sent our wedding guests here, which is right on the square, a couple of blocks from the Rigby, and it seemed fine. There are a lot of hotels in the area, and I'm not aware of any to avoid; personally, I'd just recommend staying downtown for ease of transportation. Or in one of the other walkable neighborhoods, which include Williamson (Willy) Street and Atwood on the East side (these are the more bohemian/hippie neighborhoods), and Monroe Street on the West side (more bourgeois) and then you can bike/bus/Lyft/drive/walk to downtown.
I usually just take a taxi from the Madison airport (Badger Cab and Union Cab are a couple of the more affordable options, I think)--it's not super far, just about 5 miles/a 15-minute drive from downtown. My husband has also taken the regular city bus from the airport, which I can't personally vouch for, but he says it's very easy and cheap! Some of the hotels have courtesy shuttles. (I think Lyft/Uber aren't allowed to pick up from the airport, but I could be wrong, I've never tried it.)
Once you're downtown, most things are accessible via taxi/Lyft/Uber, biking (we have those hourly rental station things), or walking. Or bus, if you need to hop neighborhoods. Or motorcycle, if you're Pigfarmer Jr.
A car will make it easier to access some of the things I mentioned, like the Arboretum or the zoo, but probably actually harder to access others, like most things in the State Street area, which will require a lot of annoying driving in circles trying to navigate one-way streets and find parking.
I usually just take a taxi from the Madison airport (Badger Cab and Union Cab are a couple of the more affordable options, I think)--it's not super far, just about 5 miles/a 15-minute drive from downtown. My husband has also taken the regular city bus from the airport, which I can't personally vouch for, but he says it's very easy and cheap! Some of the hotels have courtesy shuttles. (I think Lyft/Uber aren't allowed to pick up from the airport, but I could be wrong, I've never tried it.)
Once you're downtown, most things are accessible via taxi/Lyft/Uber, biking (we have those hourly rental station things), or walking. Or bus, if you need to hop neighborhoods. Or motorcycle, if you're Pigfarmer Jr.
A car will make it easier to access some of the things I mentioned, like the Arboretum or the zoo, but probably actually harder to access others, like most things in the State Street area, which will require a lot of annoying driving in circles trying to navigate one-way streets and find parking.