The Chalet Motel of Mequon - Motel in Mequon - 10401 North Port Washington Rd, 10401 N Port Washington Rd, USA

My home away from home. Clean, safe, quiet, and comfortable. The TV is large and it works perfectly. The in-room coffee maker is a great way to start the day. Cleaning staff is superb. Tip them at least $5 @ day, please. The Chalet is so much better than the Hampton Inns and Marriott Courtyards serving Metro Milwaukee. It's locally owned and operated, and it shows everyday in everyday. Recommended 100%.

I reserved 2 executive Queen rooms for a wedding party. The service went above and beyond. We were able to check in early, rooms were very very nice. Would highly recommend.

Very friendly staff upgraded us because of A/c issues. Great room. Clean. Close to lots of stores and restaurants. They are in the process of updating.

This is a hidden treasure. Extremely clean and well maintained grounds & rooms. The bed and pillows are very comfortable. Our king room had an overstuffed chair, desk, dresser, & 2 other chairs. Water pressure is great with plenty of hot water. We highly recommend the Chalet and will always stay here when in the area.

I went back & forth between a 2 & 3 rating, ending up with a 3 because I slept well. How the overall rating is so high is beyond me. I really wanted to give the Chalet a high rating due to many fond memories of family visits at the hotel & meals at the cafe.||Good marks: quiet & clean, fresh linens, comfortable mattress ||Bad marks: looks like a dump from the outside, the hotel is in dire need of a couple coats of paint & general exterior maintenance. The paint has peeled in many places down to the bare wood. Our door frame & door looked battered. (If we had just driven past we would not have selected it due to its appearance.) Decor: dated & drab (our room didn’t resemble the photos. Our bathroom, while clean, was very dated & the shower door is in need of maintenance. Facilities: we set the AC unit to 73°, I would say it kept our room at a stuffy 78°. The TV, while it was indeed a flat screen, wasn’t HD. You don’t realize how spoiled we’ve become until you try to watch a “low def” TV. ||The front desk area does not give a good impression. The clerks were professional and nice.||This place was a gem, but we will not go back, unless the property is improved.

If you want luxury, then spend big bucks at the Pfister or Ambassador. If you want a plethora of amenities, then the Marriot or Hilton will suffice. But if, like me, you have people to visit in Mequon or nearby east side, and all you want is a clean comfortable room, then that is what you will get here. The ambience is pure simplicity, circa 1950's-60's, and if you are not from Milwaukee, then you are most likely unaware of the rich history of this motel. For decades, Chalet on the Lake was a 5* restaurant where even the middle class found a way to dine once or twice a year. Dressed in your Sunday best, it was an elegant and delicious dining experience, and kids like me loved petting the owner's St. Bernard, Heidi, who greeted all the children as though she were theirs. But if you abhor historical landmarks and hate the cold, as some here have suggested, then you might want to consider avoiding Milwaukee in the winter, and go stay somewhere where you overpay for a warm working shower and cozy bed because the hotel spent its money on modern decor and amenities you may never need to use. This is 5* bang for your buck--or is it Bucks?

Nice motel. Some people are confusing it with the old "Chalet on the Lake" HOtel which was a different place. The "Chalet MOtel" IS NOT on the lake 🙂 The "Chalet on the Lake" HOtel WAS a nice resort / hotel that by the late 1980s had ceased to rent rooms and had become a supper club and an event venue. The old "Chalet on the Lake" or COTL closed in 1990 or 1991. Right after it closed it was used to stage the up-north scenes in the TV movie "Dillinger" (released 1991) which starred Mark Harmon. The COTL was a stand-in for the "Little Bohemia" resort in Manitowish Waters WI where the real John Dillinger was caught in a shootout in 1934. I used to eat at the COTL in its last days. Great old place. But it was not the Chalet MOtel. THE COTL was really truly on the shore of Lake Michigan (south of Virmond Park) hence its name, "Chalet ON the Lake."

Terrible place. Really disappointing as this was always a dependable, clean, comfortable spot. My brother and girlfriend just stayed there. The room was very cold (the front desk could do nothing). The bed was in terrible condition. The only solution after 3 calls and very late at night (actually, 4 am) was to move to another room. We were loyal customers in the past, but never again.