My boyfriend and I stayed at the Hotel Ruby Marie for a weekend getaway to Madison.  It's a cute little Bed and Breakfast that's been around since the 1880's.  \n\nOur room was really cute.  Comfortable bed, huge bathroom, fridge (with complimentary juice and beer!), TV, closet, you name it.  The hotel itself does not provide a ton of services and the innkeeper leaves at 7pm, so if you're a high maintenance traveler, I would avoid this place.\n\nThe thing we liked best about this hotel was its proximity to downtown.  We were only a few blocks from State Street, the downtown bars and brewpubs, and we were right above 3 awesome bars.  (I can stumble home from the Essen Haus?  Yes please.)  The breakfast comes from the Come On In two doors down, and there were a lot of tasty choices.  \n\nThe only reason I'm docking one star?  This hotel is right next to a train line, and 3-4 freight trains a night come through.  The trains themselves wouldn't be enough to keep me up - but they all insist on blasting their whistles for a good mile or two before they get to the intersection.  This isn't the hotels fault, but it is a strike against them.