Romantic Wisconsin Getaways

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*Offer not redeemable during holidays such as Memorial Day weekends (5/22-24), Christmas (12/24-25) and New Year’s Eve (12/31), and other special events such as our Brew (11/6-7), Wine (2/7-8; 4/17-18; 11/13-14), and Wassail Weekends (12/4-5; 12/11-12; 12/18-19). Not valid for existing reservations, or in conjunction with other offers, promotions or discounts.

PACKAGE DETAILS

• Fresh floral bouquet in your room upon arrival
• $100 food and beverage voucher for the Inn’s Landmark Restaurant*
• A bottle of sparkling wine and chocolate dipped strawberries delivered to your room
• Concierge available pre-stay to assist with special touches

*Online bookings should indicate a preferred day/date/time for dining to be confirmed by staff when room deposit is taken. Food and beverage voucher applies to room service and on-site dining, including alcohol. Credit is not applicable to room charges, gratuities, gift items or taxes.

$225 in addition to the room rate

CONDITIONS
Lodging is additional and subject to availability. Amenities listed are given per stay, not per night. Not applicable to groups or in combination with other savings or special discounts.

PACKAGE DETAILS

• Homemade Cookies and Sweets
• Bottle of Champagne in the privacy of your room
• Voucher for $150 toward five-course, romantic candlelight dinner at the Inn’s Landmark Restaurant
• Keepsake Momento
• Hand-Crafted Mug with Glazed Rittenhouse Inn
• Choice of two Bayfield Preserves

Honeymoon Package is based on double occupancy. Lodging is additional.

Make it a Weekend ~ Stay, Wine and Dine!

Reserve Friday Night at standard rate ($165 – $335), add the $495 Red Wine Weekend Package, and pay only $165 for Saturday Night! Add a 3rd night (Thursday or Sunday) for half-price! The longer you stay…the more you save!

Red Wine Weekend Package includes:

• Friday Wine Tasting Reception & Appetizer Buffet (7-9pm)
• Saturday afternoon Wine Tasting Seminar (1:30 – 3:30pm)
• Saturday evening 6-course Red Wine Dinner (6:30pm)
• Hearty 2-course breakfast each morning (Sat/Sun.)
• 20% Server Gratuity for everything listed
• Lodging is additional

Package is $495/couple + lodging.

Red Wine Tasting & Appetizer Reception
Friday, 7-9pm at Le Chateau
Guests gather for an informal wine tasting and opportunity to meet the weekend’s wine host and fellow event participants. A flight of wines is offered along with a buffet of savory gourmet appetizers and desserts (hearty enough for dinner!) This event is included in the weekend package, or available ala carte for $65/person, plus 20% gratuity and tax. Le Chateau is located at 7 Rice Avenue, Bayfield WI. See below or visit our blog for more details.

Red Wine Tasting & Seminar
Saturday, 1-3pm at Old Rittenhouse Inn’s Landmark Restaurant
Our expert wine host increases guests’ wine knowledge through tasting and comparing wines, as well as learning about such things as growing conditions, harvesting of grape varieties, and identifying taste nuances when paired with certain foods. This event is included in the weekend package, or available ala carte for $45/person, plus 20% gratuity and tax. See below or visit our blog for more details.

Red Wine Dinner
Saturday, 6:30pm at Old Rittenhouse Inn’s Landmark Restaurant
At Saturday’s gourmet dinner, each of the 6 courses is paired with a different red wine to highlight the flavors of both food and wine. Meal includes an appetizer, soup, salad, sorbet, choice of entree, and dessert. This event is included in the weekend package, or available ala carte for $95/person, plus 20% gratuity and tax. See below for more details.

Red Wine Dinner Saturday, Feb 8, 2020

Starter: roasted woodland mushroom tartlet with goat cheese and caramelized onions. Brotte Esprit Cotes du Rhone

Soup: hearty beef with mire poix, herbed dumplings and citric gremolata garnish. Issac Fernandez Rios de Tinto Ribera del Duero

Salad: mixed greens with goat cheese, dried cranberries, roasted beets, cashews and lemon vinaigrette. Annabella Russian River Pinot Noir

Sorbet: Bayfield strawberry and red wine

Entrée choice 1: seared duck breast, spinach crepes filled with duck confit, mascarpone cheese, and caramelized onion, black berry gastrique, wheatberry pilaf and roasted carrots. Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico

Entrée choice 2: grilled Northstar bison strip loin, roasted fingerling potatoes, balsamic and fig demi glace and seared Brussels sprouts. The Hilt Sta Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Dessert: chocolate panna cotta with black berry coulis. Sun Garden Dornfelder Germany

Holiday Dinner Menu 2020
Soup: choose Buttercup Squash Bisque or baked French Onion
Salad: choose from our classic Smoked Trout Salad or a Wedge Salad with Bleu Cheese, Bacon and Tomatoes
Sorbet: Cranberry Port
Entrée: choose from Steak Bercy, Fresh Local Fish, Poulet au Fromage, or the Rittenhouse Pork Chop with Apple Marmalade glaze
Dessert: choose from Hot Fudge, Rum and Turtle Sundaes, Figgy Pudding with Crème Anglaise, Cherry Pie or Black Bottom Pecan Pie

The inn is lavishly decorated for the season with a beautiful Concolor Fir tree decorated with a collection of vintage and new ornaments adding to the festive atmosphere. During dinner, we’ll feature songs from the Rittenhouse Singers three CDs featuring music from the holidays.

Due to Covid-19, we offer limited, physically-distanced seating for Holiday Dinners. Advance payment of $59/person is required. Tax and gratuity are payable at event. Please call (715) 779-5111 to reserve.

2020 Holiday Dinner Schedule

Special Rates Available to Groups Over 35
For information or to schedule a holiday meal, contact our  Events Director.

Holiday Dining Packages ~ $175 in addition to room rate
Reserve a one to three-night weekend stay and add our Holiday dining package to include seating for two at a Holiday Dinner, a hearty breakfast for two each morning, server gratuities for these meals and a special gift from the Innkeepers. Call (715) 779-5111

For more details, visit our blog.

Sled Dog Packages are based on double occupancy and include: *

•  Sled Dog Adventure of your choice for 2 people (see below)
•  Trail Lunch by Wolfsong Adventures (morning trips)
•  $50 Voucher towards dining at Old Rittenhouse Inn’s Landmark Restaurant (Weekend Package Only)
•  Keepsake gift
•  Hot Cocoa, house made cookies and sweets

Sled Dog Adventure Options:

• Weekend Morning Adventure (9:00 am to 1:00 pm). Small Litter (1-3 people) $1362. Large Litter (4-6 people) $2,419
• Weekend Afternoon Run (200 pm to 4:30 pm) Small Litter (1-3 people) $1,140. Large Litter (4-6 people) $2050
• Weekday Morning Adventure (9:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday or Friday). Small Litter (1-3 people) $996. Large Litter (4-6 people) $1789
• Weekday Afternoon Run (2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Monday or Friday). Small Litter (1-3 people) $838. Large Litter (4-6 people) $1494

* Lodging additional. Due to variation in lodging and package options, please call us to reserve.

Mystery Lodging Packages include 2-nights lodging at Le Chateau, a hearty 2-course breakfast at Old Rittenhouse Inn (each morning), a sherry reception, 6-course Mystery Dinner (1-night), and gratuity for these meals. Pricing ranges from $545 – $595 per couple. Rooms have 12.5% tax; Packages 6% tax.

Each mystery was written by Old Rittenhouse Inn staff who loosely based their stories on our historic properties, area events, and the residents who founded and lived in Bayfield. Mysteries are written for 8-14 characters, generally 7 ladies and 7 men.

“The Traveling Impresario”
This story is set at the Island View Hotel (aka Le Chateau Boutin) in 1890s Bayfield. The hotel’s new manager is throwing a grand re-opening party at which a traveling entertainer and her entourage are guests. The party includes a gathering of prominent citizens and local odd-balls. There’s a mystery to be solved when one of the cast suddenly goes missing.  NOTE: Returning mystery groups may want to play the sequel which takes place in 1910.

“A Rotten Bunch of Apples”
This exciting 1920’s era mystery is filled with gangsters, bootleggers, flappers, and assassins! Bayfield’s biggest gangster and his ex-wife are throwing a party to celebrate the anniversary of their divorce. One can only imagine the lies and deceit of such a gathering! Everyone is out for himself and a big pay-off. It’s difficult to determine who is friend and who is foe.

“The Great Sea Port Debate”
This story takes place in the late 1870s. President Rutherford B. Hayes has appointed a committee to investigate the viability of a sea port on Lake Superior. The committee has narrowed the best options to two: Duluth, MN and Bayfield, WI. Politicians and business people from both sides have gathered at a gala party in anticipation of the outcome. The final decision is about to be announced when the committee chairman goes missing!