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The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails; Saint Kate’s newest restaurant
Nov 18, 2025
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Blending inventive flavors with a sense of comfort, that's the goal of Saint Kate's newest restaurant called The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails.
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel Unveils New Restaurant - Fabulous Wisconsin
Oct 16, 2025
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Saint Kate expands Omakase experiences with tribute to sushi master Jiro Ono - OnMilwaukee
Sep 30, 2025
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WGN Chicago - Lunchbreak: Mediterranean Sea Bass
Sep 25, 2025
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Goodbye ARIA, hello The Studio: Saint Kate debuts its refreshed restaurant and lounge - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sep 23, 2025
The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails opens at Saint Kate with bold, inventive fare - OnMilwaukee
Sep 23, 2025
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Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel Named One of the Best in the U.S. by TripAdvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards
Aug 13, 2025
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Summer in Milwaukee: Your Ultimate Guide to Arts, Culture, and Riverfront Fun from Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
Jul 01, 2025
Urban Milwaukee - Omakase Experience Coming to Downtown Hotel
Jun 16, 2025
Forbes - 9 Special Omakase Experiences To Enjoy In Honor Of National Sushi Day
Jun 16, 2025
Saint Kate chefs introduce new sushi selections available daily - CBS58
Apr 10, 2025
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Saint Kate adds sushi to dinner menus at ARIA & The Bar - OnMilwaukee
Apr 10, 2025
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The Bar at Saint Kate’s Now Has Sushi - Shepherd Express
Apr 10, 2025
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Cheers to 5 Years: Cocktails
Jun 21, 2024
Saint Kate’s Cheers to Five Years in Milwaukee!
Jun 19, 2024
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Cheers to 5 Years: Specialty Rooms
Jun 14, 2024
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Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel Celebrates Five Years of Artfully Stylish Hospitality
Jun 13, 2024
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Cheers to 5 Years: Food
Jun 06, 2024
The news is out! Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel is celebrating its 5th wonderful year, and we’d like to share a little secret with you: our top 5 food recommendations!
Cheers to 5 Years: Hotel Packages
May 29, 2024
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Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel invites you to celebrate their five-year anniversary in Milwaukee with their top five packages.
Hotels By Design S02: Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel
Jun 01, 2023
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Saint Kate is featured in CBS’s Hotels by Design, showcasing unique and luxurious designer hotels. The series highlights hotels, their environments, and the experiences they offer.
Craving fried chicken? You can get some of the best in the city at ARIA
Feb 09, 2023
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ARIA at the Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel offers a new family-style chicken dinner featuring their “broast-ish” chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, and biscuits.
UWM alum engages non-artists as hotel artist-in-residence
Feb 01, 2023
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Jeff Zimpel, the first artist-in-residence at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, engages with visitors in the downtown studio, encouraging them to share ideas and create art.
Review of Still Together at Saint Kate Arts Hotel
Jan 27, 2023
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Rachel Collier’s exhibition, Still Together, at the Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, uses colorful textiles and paintings to evoke emotions and create emotional landscapes for viewers.
2022 MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Honoree featured at Saint Kate
Oct 24, 2022
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Filmmaker Sky Hopinka, a 2022 MacArthur Fellow, films delve into Indigenous histories and contemporary experiences, including the origins of Indian Boarding Schools at Fort Marion.
ARIA featured in Good Housekeeping's "15 Best Destinations to Visit in November"
Aug 18, 2022
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Milwaukee, a Midwestern city north of Chicago, offers more than cheese curds and beer. It boasts arts, culture, award-winning cuisine, and festivals.
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel will host a Grateful Dead-inspired dining experience August 5
Jul 15, 2022
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Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel will host a five-course food-and-drink event inspired by The Grateful Dead on August 5th.
Milwaukee makes for a rewarding getaway
Jun 06, 2022
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Saint Kate hotel offers unique guest experiences, including ukuleles in rooms, vinyl records, and ceramic bathroom sinks.
Drag Officially Transcends the Underground and Explodes into the Mainstream in Unprecedented Photography Exhibition
Apr 13, 2022
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MOWA presents Legends of Drag, an exhibition showcasing portraits of drag elders who secured rights for the queer community and championed drag art.
LPs, Vitamix blenders and potted plants: How hotel libraries are getting creative
Feb 25, 2022
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Hotels are expanding loaner programs beyond books, offering items like musical instruments and outdoor gear to create buzz and appeal to guests.
Handmade Paper Creates MOWA Exhibit’s Eye-opening Art
Feb 17, 2022
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“Handmade Paper Stories,” an exhibit at the Museum of Wisconsin Art’s downtown Milwaukee gallery, highlights the work of four Madison artists whose paper becomes the art itself.
Meet the Curator at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
Feb 03, 2022
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Samantha Timm, curator of Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel’s galleries, previously specialized in 19th-century British art.
You can walk from these 3 unique Milwaukee hotels to awesome attractions
Feb 02, 2022
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Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel features a sophisticated lobby bar with live jazz and a curated art gallery. The hotel’s aesthetic is informed by art, ranging from serious to quirky.
Suzanne Rose to Exhibit at Museum of Wisconsin Art Downtown Gallery
Nov 22, 2021
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Blind Spot, an exhibition of black-and-white photographs, is on view from December 4, 2021, through February 20, 2022.
9 Incredible Things To Do In Magnificent Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 16, 2021
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Milwaukee offers a diverse range of attractions, including arts, outdoor activities, tours, and a vibrant food scene, all in a more manageable setting than Chicago.
Why more hotels are making galleries part of the guest experience
Nov 05, 2021
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Hotels across the country are increasingly incorporating art into the guest experience. This aims to foster conversations, make art accessible, educate guests, and inspire them.
“Visual Sirens: Collections of Final Warnings” Evokes Emotion at Saint Kate
Nov 01, 2021
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“Visual Sirens: Collections of Final Warnings,” features eight artists’ work on personal and communal experiences of war, political upheaval, and environmental catastrophe.
The Dazzling Printmaking of Judy Pfaff, by Shane McAdams, Shepherd Express
Oct 19, 2021
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Judy Pfaff’s show “End of the Rain” at the St. Kate–the Arts Hotel, curated by J Myszka Lewis & Sona Pastel-Daneshgar, showcases her printmaking work over the past 20 years.
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel Promotes Samantha Timm to Curator
Aug 04, 2021
Samantha Timm has been promoted to curator at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, where she will inspire the hotel’s artistic vision and lead art engagement programming.
9 Honeymoon Destinations That LGBTQIA+ Travelers Will Love by Dan Koday
Jun 28, 2021
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Milwaukee is a vibrant LGBTQIA+ destination with a growing population. It offers a lively nightlife scene, boutique shopping, and a rich cultural heritage.
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, As comfortable and welcoming as an arts hotel can be (but with a serious collection nevertheless), by Noah Kaufman, Condé Nast Traveler
Jun 09, 2021
Milwaukee’s Saint Kate - The Arts hotel offers a welcoming experience with contemporary art integrated into common and private spaces, encouraging guests to engage and enjoy art.
Newly reimagined ARIA at Saint Kate offers creative takes on Midwestern fare, By Lori Fredrich, OnMilwaukee.com
May 27, 2021
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Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel’s signature dining experience, ARIA, has reopened. The reimagined restaurant offers a creative take on Midwestern cuisine in a relaxed setting.
Artists Without Borders at MOWA | DTN in Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel
May 10, 2021
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Nine artists, including seven first-generation immigrants, explore their cultural heritage through art.
5 Unexpectedly Awesome Domestic Cities to Fuel Your Wanderlust By Ashley Halpern
May 10, 2021
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Milwaukee offers a variety of attractions, including shopping at Commonplace, Milworks, and Clicks Kicks, as well as dining at Odd Duck, Strange Town, and Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge.
"The Money $how” in the AIR Space of Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel takes guests on a tour of late-stage capitalism.
May 05, 2021
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Artists in the exhibition use collage to explore money’s influence on culture, touching on Black wealth, immigrant remittances, and mid-20th century advertising.
Saint Kate Named #6 Top Hotel in the Midwest by Condé Nast Traveler
Oct 16, 2020
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Milwaukee's Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel ranked the highest, coming in at No. 6 on the list of the top 20 hotels in the Midwest.
Announcing Saint Kate’s New Curatorial Team, Linda Marcus and Samantha Timm
Oct 14, 2020
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Marcus and Timm, new Co-Curators, launched their partnership with three exhibitions, encouraging artists and guest curators to use the gallery as a platform for their voices.
DesignTV Talks Saint Kate
Aug 31, 2020
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Interior Design’s digital channel featured a segment on Kohler’s partnership in designing Saint Kate, discussing art and design elements.
Word of Mouth: Milwaukee By Evan Malachosky
Mar 11, 2020
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin is experiencing a resurgence, blending its longstanding establishments with new developments.
Paul Funk looks to simplify, elevate Saint Kate's menus: Deep Dish By Sari Lesk
Mar 11, 2020
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Last year, shortly after the Saint Kate arts hotel opened in downtown Milwaukee, Funk took over as executive chef of the property.
Restaurant Review: The Dark Room Is a Hidden Haven By Ann Christenson
Mar 03, 2020
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Like sharing the password to the Safe House, I’m reluctant to give away just how you get inside The Dark Room (T.D.R.), the “secret steakhouse” at the Saint Kate Hotel.
'Michelle Grabner: Early Years, Lost Treasures' By David Luhrssen
Mar 03, 2020
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Milwaukee artist Michelle Grabner’s work is featured in a joint exhibition with Lois Bielefeld at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel.
A Chance at a Free Night at Saint Kate? Yes, Please By Andrea Riley
Mar 03, 2020
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If you’ve been curious to check out Milwaukee’s new-ish arts hotel, you’ve got a chance to do so free of charge for the next couple of days.
How A Unique Hotel Experience Can Enhance Your Next Event & Grow Your Company's Bottom Line
Feb 26, 2020
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Taking event attendees out of their usual environment promotes creativity. Creativity leads to innovation and that is exactly what a company leader wants to see.
Perspectives Project Breakdown: Blank Canvas By Miranda Agee
Feb 18, 2020
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Saint Kate takes the art hotel to a new level.
Milwaukee Mocktails: Saint Kate By Erik Kennedy
Feb 14, 2020
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In less than a year, Saint Kate Hotel located in Downtown Milwaukee has become exactly what it set out to be: a "place to discover, a place to create."
10 Of The Best Valentine's (And Galentine's) Day Events In Milwaukee This Year By Andrea Riley, Milwaukee Magazine
Feb 04, 2020
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Saint Kate is bringing dinner and a show to the Valentine’s Day table, and nothing brings you closer to someone you love than humor.
Where to eat, drink, and stay near the Milwaukee Convention Center By Sarah Puckett
Feb 03, 2020
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin won the bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention thanks to more than just the city’s famous beers, custards, and cheese curds.
How to Completely Dominate Trip to Milwaukee By Lacey Muszynski, Thrillist
Feb 03, 2020
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If Milwaukee’s nicknames don't inspire you to go there, then how about the fact that it's cheap, full of proud and friendly locals, and has more bars than grocery stores?
Welcome to "Smallwaukee" By Elaine Glusac
Jan 24, 2020
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It's always hard to be overshadowed by your big sister, and Milwaukee's location, 90 minutes north of Chicago, has often been complicated for the smaller city.
New Speakeasy-Style Restaurant, Executive Chef at Milwaukee’s Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel By Food & Beverage Magazine
Jan 20, 2020
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Find the bookcase and step inside an indulgent new dining experience at the first-of-its kind hotel, Saint Kate — The Arts Hotel. The Dark Room (T.D.R.) is now open.
Social Slamdunk of the Week
Jan 17, 2020
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After Saint Kate Arts Hotel was nominated for Best New Hotel by USA Today's experts, it was up to the public to vote on the top 10.
Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel named a 'Best New Hotel' by USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards
Jan 13, 2020
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Located in the heart of Milwaukee's theatre and entertainment district, Saint Kate blends exceptional hospitality with artistic expression.
38 New Year's Eve Events For Any Kind of Night By Caroline Blair
Jan 07, 2020
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A SAINT KATE NEW YEAR'S - "CLOUDS" RELEASE PARTY New year and new music? Sounds good to us! Singer Marina Monet Dove will perform "Clouds"
ART SCENE Top 10 Visual Art Highlights By Catherine Jozwik
Jan 07, 2020
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This past year, especially the summer, has been a notable one for the Milwaukee-area visual arts scene
Your Milwaukee Must-See List This Year By Lauren Sieben
Jan 06, 2020
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The political spotlight shines on Milwaukee in 2020, with the Democratic National Convention heading to the city in July.
Saint Kate’s Filmmaker Show + Tell spotlights Milwaukee movies By Salam Fatayer
Dec 23, 2019
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It's a scary thing when you put your energy into a project and not only share it with a small group but also talk about it.
US Travel: 25 Best Places To Visit In 2020 By Laura Begley Bloom
Dec 19, 2019
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For lodging, immerse yourself in visual to performing arts at the Saint Kate, where each room is a masterpiece.
Saint Kate Arts Hotel Nominated for Nation-wide Award, Shepherd Express
Dec 17, 2019
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Saint Kate Arts Hotel is among this year's list of nominees for the USA Today's Best New Hotel of 2019 award.
A Milwaukee Artist's Guide to What's Cool in the City by Laura Ratliff
Dec 17, 2019
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When Saint Kate opened in July 2019, it proudly announced itself not only as a collector and promoter of the arts but also as a champion for midwestern artists
'Hamilton' run in Milwaukee helps both theater, community
Dec 09, 2019
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In David Bodette's mind, the Saint Kate hotel "crushed it" over the past month thanks to the Milwaukee debut of "Hamilton."
Milwaukee-area restaurants open on Christmas: The 2019 edition By Carol Deptolla
Dec 09, 2019
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It's never too soon to make plans, especially for dinner Christmas Eve or anytime Christmas Day. Now's the time to make reservations.
Saint Kate’s Swanky, Mysterious Steak House By Alisa Malavenda
Dec 09, 2019
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When you're looking for more than just a great steak, head to The Dark Room (TDR), the mysterious and swanky new restaurant hidden at the Saint Kate hotel.
RESTAURANT REVIEW: ARIA AT SAINT KATE IS HOMEY AND DELICIOUS BY ANN CHRISTENSON
Oct 11, 2019
Hotel News
The Saint Kate hotel's all-day restaurant Aria follows an approachable, homey-American theme in a setting that fittingly celebrates visual art.
Enjoy a side of art at Proof Pizza by Lori Freich
Oct 11, 2019
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It's been almost four months since Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel opened its doors at 139 E. Kilbourn Ave.
Luxury Hotel Veteran David Bodette to Direct First-of-its-Kind Arts Hotel, Saint Kate
Sep 04, 2019
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Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, Milwaukee's first-of-its kind independent arts hotel, announced today the appointment of arts and luxury hotel veteran David Bodette as general manager
Samantha Timm | Saint Kate News | Saint Kate Arts Hotel
Sep 03, 2019
Hotel News
"Art history is a career and discipline that forces you to learn about every single aspect of a piece of art, teaches you how to analyze, and examine all of the possible origins."
Named 'Best New Arrival' on the Milwaukee Scene
Aug 27, 2019
Hotel News
Blushing over the 'Best of Milwaukee' piece naming us 'Best New Arrival!' Since opening our doors in June we've been overwhelmed with the feedback from guests and community folks.
Inspiring Kitchen: Saint Kate Arts Hotel Brings Art and Music to Milwaukee's Hospitality Scene
Aug 01, 2019
Hotel News
When you travel a lot, hotels can start to look the same. Not the case with the Marcus Hotels and Resorts
NYT: An Art Museum in Your Hotel Lobby
Aug 01, 2019
Hotel News
As funding for the arts is always a struggle, some properties have taken to raising contributions in more creative ways.
Faces of Saint Kate Presents: Maureen Ragalie, Curator
Jul 25, 2019
Hotel News
"Now looking back on it, I realize this was an entire journey of me building my curatorial skills without even realizing it."
Easy Weekend Getaway
Jul 19, 2019
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If you're in Chicago and looking for an easy weekend getaway, this is it! A couple of weeks ago, I received an invitation to attend the Grand Opening of the Saint Kate Hotel...
Top Reasons Why ‘the Bar at Saint Kate’ is the Hottest New Working Space
Jul 03, 2019
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The office away from your office. Read why the Bar is the best co-working space!
Performing Arts Find New Stage at Saint Kate Arts
Jun 24, 2019
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Revel in dance routines, improv shows, plays, classes and more at Saint Kate's 90-seat Arc Theatre or discover pop-up performances throughout the hotel.
Art installation begins at Milwaukee's first art-centric hotel, Saint Kate, before its opening next month
Jun 05, 2019
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Walk with us down memory lane as our curator, Maureen Ragalie, goes behind the scenes of the construction of our four gallery spaces, live-performance stages and installations.
How boutique hotels build unique F&B programs
May 29, 2019
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There's a lot that goes into building a food-and-beverage program at a boutique hotel to make sure the experience at each outlet within the hotel is memorable for guests.
'Eat to the Beat of Saint Kate'
May 23, 2019
Hotel News
What better way to get to know Saint Kate's flavor than chef-guided dinner experience paired with curated beats and tunes?
Fonts That Represent a Celebration in Contrast
May 23, 2019
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Typography expressing the high and the low, the polished and the in-progress, the elegant and the utilitarian, the classic and the progressive.
Saint Kate’s Culinary Journey Begins
Apr 02, 2019
Hotel News
At Saint Kate, we're delighted to feature an all-day neighborhood café/restaurant, specialty pizza joint, welcoming lobby bar and city's only champagne bar!
Meet the Makers of Kate’s House
Mar 20, 2019
Hotel News
Introducing the dynamic trio that will bring Saint Kate's creativity to light
Saint Kate Becomes Home to MoWa Downtown Location
Mar 18, 2019
Hotel News
MOWA | DTN will present museum-caliber exhibitions of Wisconsin art to travelers and the public in Milwaukee's newest arts hotel beginning this spring.
Frommer's hot and fresh hotels list
Mar 18, 2019
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Saint Kate is Frommer's list of 12 hotels to book in 2019
(Art)Work In Progress
Feb 28, 2019
Hotel News
The canvas previously known as the Intercontinental Milwaukee has been erased-but the memories, laughs, and indulgences of our guests and community live on.