Brewgrass Fridays are back on the lakefront plaza at The Edgewater in Madison, WI. This popular summer series, in partnership with Potosi Brewing Company, features some of the nation’s best bluegrass bands along with a Friday Night Fish Fry.
Stay & Play
Madison’s Place Since 1948
From The Plaza to The Pier
Summer fun starts now.
It’s all happening at The Edgewater. Tuesday Date Nights at The Statehouse run every week May 12 through October — the perfect excuse for a lakeside evening out. Then settle into Madison’s most beloved summer traditions: Brewgrass Fridays on the water (free live bluegrass, craft beer, and The Boathouse fish fry all season long), Sunset Yoga on The Grand Plaza, and Sundays of Summer Brunch on the Grand Plaza. Refuel any weekday with Augie’s Happy Hour flight specials or slow things way down with Spa Yoga — running all the way through October.
Welcome to The Edgewater Hotel in Downtown Madison, Wisconsin
Located in the heart of downtown Madison, next door to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and within walking distance of the Capitol Square and downtown, The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin serves as an urban resort steps away from eclectic shops and Madison institutions that make the downtown scene so vibrant.
We offer 202 rooms and the finest in luxury hotel services and amenities, and you’ll be mesmerized by our legendary and breathtaking location on the water’s edge of Lake Mendota, which is visible from a large variety of viewpoints and venues throughout the hotel, including most of the elegant guest rooms.
Front & Center For over
75 Years
The Edgewater is Madison’s Place to Stay & Play
The Edgewater is your place for fun family events, holiday meals with your loved ones, and gatherings with colleagues and friends!
The Place for Everything Madison
Our Best Rate, Guaranteed
Exclusive rates available when you book online. Book today to reserve your room today for the best available rate.
Views & Vistas
As the only hotel with a AAA Four Diamond Rating in Madison or Dane County, the property consistently ranks as one of the top hotels in the region, and most recently, was ranked one of the best hotels in the Midwest in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
Residents and guests alike gather for the year-round community events, the exceptional restaurants, world-class meetings and event facilities, memorable venues for weddings and celebrations and best-in-class spa and wellness facilities. If you’re looking for a hotel that’s as welcoming and fun as the people who inhabit this great city, this is the place.
Voted Madison Magazine’s Best of Madison 2024
1st
Best Hotel – The Edgewater
3rd
Best Place with a View – The Boathouse
Featured Packages
Whether it’s a much needed spa treatment, or a local shopping excursion with friends, or a family-fun packed weekend – you can enjoy our multi-faceted property and the city we love, Madison, Wisconsin. Experience the very best that we have to offer by reserving one of these exclusive packages for your next escape.
The Latest From Madison’s Place
Learn more about special events and offerings from The Edgewater, Madison’s Place for traditions, celebrations and lasting memories.
This Mother’s Day, treat Mom to the full lakefront experience — a leisurely brunch on The Grand Plaza, chef-driven specials at The Statehouse, a rejuvenating day at the spa, or a complete getaway at Madison’s only lakefront hotel.
Every Friday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, The Boathouse transforms into the ultimate fish fry destination. With stunning views of Lake Mendota and a menu that pays homage to Wisconsin’s favorite culinary tradition, it’s the kind of evening that makes you proud to call Madison home — or wish you did.