Madisons Top Rated Bed and Breakfast

The Speckled Hen Inn features uniquely different Guest Rooms, offering private baths with whirlpool jetted tubs and fireplaces. Guests may enjoy the lounge, library and dining room, as well as the large gathering room with a guest galley kitchen, theater room, and game/puzzle table.

The 20–acre property features pastures with our horse, sheep and llama, grassland and wetland areas, two creeks, spruce and pine plantations, orchards, walking trails and flower and vegetable gardens. 

There are many sitting areas, an outdoor picnic table, a temperature-controlled gazebo, and a fire pit for our guests to enjoy. You will also see a number of happy Speckled Hens that produce beautiful eggs that are used for our farm to table breakfasts.

Speckled Hen Inn a Bed and Breakfast in Madison Wisconsin
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Voted one of the Best B&B's in the US

In addition to being voted #20 Best B&B in the U.S. in 2017,
The Speckled Hen Inn has received:

2018 TripAdvisor Hall of Fame Award, the 2018 & 2020 Hotels Combined Recognition of Excellence and the Best of Madison from 2017-2023, TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, 2017, 2020, 2021, & 2024 Traveler’s Choice Award, Conde Nast Traveler lists, and Rated 20 Best Romantic Stays in Wisconsin by Midwest Living Magazine in 2024.

Our Guests continue to love their stay and have written over 750 great reviews on TripAdvisor

"This is everything you would want in a countryside B&B, yet surprisingly close to downtown Madison. We would be delighted to come back." Mary T. TripAdvisor Review 2024 / "Tom and Heather are hands down the best hosts that I have ever encountered. I travel a lot and have stayed many places, but this place blew me away." Kendra R TripAdvisor Review 2024 / "This is the best inn my husband and I ever stayed at. The innkeepers are so nice and friendly. This is our third stay at the inn and will stay their again and hopefully sooner then later." Diane S. TripAdvisor Review 2024