The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse

2.5 star property
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Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool, free pool cabanas, pool loungers
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Premium bedding, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool, free pool cabanas, pool loungers

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
1015 River Rd, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965
  • Wizard Quest
    7 min walk
  • Dell View Golf Course
    7 min walk
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not
    7 min walk

Room options

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Balcony, River View

  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, River View

  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Condo

  • River view
  • Sleeps 17
  • 2 Queen Beds, 1 King Bed, 4 Twin Beds and 3 Double Sofa Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds with 1 Bunk Bed, Street View

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Room, 3 Queen Beds (Motel Unit)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Room, 3 Queen Beds, River View

  • 37 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds, River View

  • 28 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Condo

  • River view
  • Sleeps 16
  • 4 Twin Beds, 1 King Bed, 2 Queen Beds and 3 Queen Sofa Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Street View)

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Patio, River View (Balcony)

  • 28 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Motel Unit)

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed (Street View)

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Wisconsin Dells

With a stay at The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse, you'll be centrally located in Wisconsin Dells, within a 10-minute walk of Wizard Quest and Ripley's Believe It or Not. .This beach hotel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Top Secret and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Timbavati Wildlife Park.

What's nearby

  • Wizard Quest - 7 min walk
  • Justagame Fieldhouse - 9 min walk
  • Top Secret - 3 min drive
  • Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park - 4 min drive
  • Noah's Ark Waterpark - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Wisconsin Dells Station - 9 min walk
  • Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) - 56 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Showboat Saloon - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Nig's Bar - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Vue Waterfront Dining & Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪River Moon Cafe - ‬17 min walk

About this property

The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse

Private beach and indoor pool, near Ripley's Believe It or Not
The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse offers 56 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. 50-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 56 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 50-inch LED televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a spa tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at The VUE Boathouse or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Limited parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
The VUE Boathouse - Onsite fine-dining restaurant.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Polish, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Limited on-site parking (max. 2 spaces per unit)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–11:00 AM: USD 6-20 for adults and USD 5-15 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • The VUE Boathouse

Things to do

  • Canoeing
  • Children's pool
  • Fishing
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Indoor pool
  • Motor-boating
  • Sauna
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • A hot tub
  • Waterskiing

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beach loungers
  • Dock
  • Free pool cabanas
  • Garden
  • Marina on site
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 50-inch LED TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Service fee: USD 22.44 per accommodation, per night
  • Resort fee (May 24 - September 01): USD 22.44 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 6 to 20 for adults, and USD 5 to 15 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from May to September
Pool access available from 8 AM to 10:30 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

River Inn Wisconsin Dells
River Wisconsin Dells
River Inn
The VUE Boutique Hotel
The Vue Boutique & Boathouse
The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse Hotel
The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse Wisconsin Dells
The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse Hotel Wisconsin Dells

The VUE Boutique Hotel & Boathouse Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 556 out of 1177 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 333 out of 1177 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 143 out of 1177 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 79 out of 1177 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 66 out of 1177 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

carolyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location! It was a convenient walk into town along the riverwalk. Our room had a private balcony overlooking the river. The hotel provided many perks like a complimentary drink, coupons for a discount at the restaurant and passes to their other properties including those with water parks and a wildlife park.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The women at the front desk at check in was not very pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area - pleasant helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and informative. If you're booking through a 3rd party company like expedia and you're choosing a room with a deck view of the river, call the hotel to confirm you're going to get what you're paying for. It's a short and wonderful walk along the river to get up to the street with all of the shops. I've stayed in the dells numerous times and I've only stayed at the Vue once. It's the only place I'll book with now.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Christine Joy

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Brandon

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth, orlando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Place was clean and the beds were comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sherri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just the toilets in the rooms need to be higher/updated.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Zach

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was just okay. Clean, but outdated and plain. The private balcony looking over the river would have been fantastic but there was a porch light we couldn’t shut off and it was completely covered with bugs of all kinds. It looked like the balcony ceiling hadn’t been cleaned in many years. We would have had to sit in a swarm to enjoy the balcony but the view was still awesome. The staff were polite and helpful but not really friendly. The pool was a really nice surprise and we loved being able to easily walk up to the main downtown strip. We would stay at the Vue again, but a few small changes would make it easy to give this hotel 5 stars.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

merva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dustin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Don

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Diandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The rooms are small, the bathroom is really small. The breakfast service and selection is not great. Overall the room is not a room you want to stay in we had a river view two queens but the location is wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view. The only thing I didn’t like was that the toilet seat was disgusting in our room. There was marks all over the toilet seat. There was black spots inside the toilet, like it just hasn’t been cleaned in months. Good thing I always take cleaning supplies anytime I travel. I would hope with them seeing the toilet seat like this they would replace it but no, they just kept doing what they’re doing. And that was not cleaning it. Sorry, cleanest is a big one for me but other wise OK hotel. Room was on the third floor I think 324
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Maureen

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A little rundown
Needs to be remodeled, loved the patio and the view, but room was perhaps smallest I've ever stayed in, especially with 2 queen beds. Bathroom kinda especially old, and small ants. Noisy,very thin walls!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Basavaraj

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view from the room was amazing. Food at the restaurant was good. Walkable to downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Megan, Wilmington

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The front desk was terrible. Rude and lazy would be an understatement. As one example, I asked if there were any upgrades available and she looked me in the eye and said I can pull out my phone and check Expedia if I want to see if there are any upgrades. The bar staff was awesome. Especially the bar manager- 5 stars across the board for her. Food ranged from really good to just ok. The room was ok… just ok. Here’s the thing… For the dells this was a fancy-ish hotel. Anywhere else in the county this is a sort of ran down holiday inn that was painted in pretty colors. It would be a solid room for 125$ a night. For over $500 a night for a basic two bed room, after tax and everything, it was a let down. Nothing to write home about. It did have a nice river view though. Indoor pool was nice. Hot tub was nice. It was designed well for those of us with kids. If I didn’t have a kid I would have been annoyed with all of the kids in the hot tub and pool, but that part was a perk for my family. All in all… it’s not at all worth the money they charge, but that’s the theme in the dells. If you go expecting to over pay for a mediocre hotel room with a river view and a decent indoor pool, great bar and close to downtown you’ll be prepared properly for what to expect. Hopefully the front desk will be better for you than they were for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful views of the water, could use TLC in the rooms. Simple wall patching and new shower heads. Could hear neighbors next to us and above us. Walking distance to the main drag and river walk
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024