Midwest Living Magazine’s 20 Best Romantic Getaways in Wisconsin

Midwest Living Logo Best Romantic Getaways

The Speckled Hen Inn was included in Midwest Living’s “20 Best Romantic Getaways in Wisconsin“       Romantic getaways in the Badger State might put you at the edge of Lake Superior, under tall pines in the Northwoods, in the rolling hills of the Driftless region or the heart of Milwaukee. As a contributing […]

Bottle Feed a Lamb or 2 This Summer!

Tom with Lambs June 2023

Wanna bottle feed a lamb?  Hurry – before they’re all grown up!   Two years ago, we had 18 lambs born which included 3 sets of triplets, one set of twins, and one single.    When all of them decided to go outside the fence to explore, it just about drove Lilly the llama crazy […]

Guests #1 Favorite Madison Lakes Suite Coming Back by Popular Demand!

Madison Lakes Suite

We are happy to announce the Madison Lakes Suite, our guests #1 favorite suite is returning soon!  As we emerge from COVID and attempt to return to the new normal, we have slowly been re-opening suites.  This room is one in which guests like to tuck away, especially in the winter.   It still includes breakfast […]

Our Snowy Owl is Back with a New Mate!

Snowy Owl Pair

Our beautiful snowy owl is back again this winter and it looks like he found a new mate!  They have made their home again in the tall pine trees of the back woods.  It was so sad to see only one of them the past couple of years but now we are graced with two […]

Breakfast is Back – Reinvented!

Healthy Breakfast

Breakfast Reinvented – As of May 5, 2022, we are providing a breakfast, and we now feature a menu with many choices.   We learned a lot along the way and have responded to our guest requests by revising the concept of breakfast into a menu of choices the guest chooses when they arrive.  Happily, we […]

2022 News From The Speckled Hen Inn

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2021

Welcome to 2022!  It’s been a rough road the past two years, but we wanted to share our updates after re-emerging from the pandemic.  Restrictions just lifted in Dane County in March, so we are now able to provide breakfast again and look to begin on May 1st.   Since we were not able to provide […]

News in 2020 from The Speckled Hen Inn!

Best of Madison Gold 2020

There is lots of exciting news here at The Speckled Hen Inn! While the COVID-19 pandemic was happening, we decided to take advantage of this gift of time and move forward on our long list of “To-Do’s”.   We also wanted to share some good news that happened along the way. The Speckled Hen Inn […]

Booking Direct on our Website $aves

The Speckled Hen Inn Photo with TripAdvisor Award

Yes, it’s true.  We know your time is precious – when you Google and are scrolling through places to stay you want to just click and book.  But WAIT!  If you like what you see but it’s telling you there are no rooms available, CHECK OUR WEBSITE AVAILABILITY CALENDAR  first! It may mean we just don’t […]

FRESH EGGS FOR SALE!

FRESH EGGS FOR SALE! 2

For a limited time The Speckled Hen Inn  is offering fresh eggs for sale! YES!  The Speckled Hen Inn Bed and Breakfast really does have SPECKLED HENS – 50 of them in fact! Guests are encouraged to meander the property when they’re staying with us.  We also encourage guests to feed the hens with the fresh […]