What's New this Summer!

The one good thing that is happening right now is that we are busy!....

Thank you to our loyal customers, those who return each year for the famous APT, and those who refer us to their friends; your input is very much appreciated.

A very hectic July kept me away from my blog and communication was a little broken. However, we had weddings to host, Big family reunion for the Jones-Lloyd, and that keeps repeating with more weddings, family parties, The House on the Rock Attraction and so much more that people get involved here when they visit the area.
Ah,...Golfing! that is another great way to spend your time when the weather is so beautiful!
APT and Touchstone facility are bringing in crowds excited about new plays and for some - just for the experience! Nights are pleasantly warm and the clear sky can be spectacular! 


The weather makes it quite adventurous here lately, but, so far, - plays didn't have to be postponed or stop at any time!


T H E      N E W S


Our rooms have been enhanced with a 37" flat screen panel for you viewing pleasure; we have a variety of channels, a list of about 200, with a Full Deffinition HD Satelite transmission through DirecTV .

We are running some special summer OFFERS this summer; check this link for the month of July offer: Mondays & Tuesdays Special

Just come and stay with us this summer; enjoy the room as much and feel free to walk around the property and view our garden arrangements!

Information that matters - Online Booking

Brought to you By WEBERVATION, our online reservation system is available to our customers,  and offers people from around the world accessibility 24/7.

ONLINE booking helps us to keep track of our Availability calendar and maintain it timely and accurate.

Since we introduced our "Webervation" - online booking System,  we personally,  had to learn everything the program has to offer and make it easy for you to navigate.

There is a simple form to use to complete the "ONLINE" booking.

You will also have just the right amount of information to read and learn about our Policy and make yourself aware of our Green Guidelines we practice at our establishment.

- How to find us

Google, Yahoo, Bing, Yelp, Merchantcircle, any search brouser

You can reach us by phone or e-mail at:  reservations@usonianinn.com

or on line at http://www.usonianinn.com.

- How to use the on line system to reserve your room with us

 If you happened to have sent us an e-mail, you will get an Automatic Reply from us with our info and the link for online booking, - use it!

From our web page: http://www.usonianinn.com, you will find our link to book on line under Room and Rates, also called "Online Reservations and Rates." 

This link will show you availability and rates (standard rates listed are for 2 occupants using a queen size bed),  that varry from weekday to weekends.

When you get the system notification on your booking, watch out - the sender is Reservation@webervation.com - do not trash the message before you receive the confirmation email from us. (reservations@usonianinn.com)

If you booked online successfully, got your first notification email message and do not hear back from us within 24 hours with a new CONFIRMATION email, CALL US!

- Information that matters

We might be asking you to use the online system for several reasons:

    * We MIGHT NOT BE Available for the phone

    * Having people at the desk will take priority

    * we could've stepped away from the desk for housekeeping reason/others

    * communicating accurate information to us for your booking is vital

    * important reading for you to do when going through the form

- How can you help

We will answer any questions any time - during our Business hours,  7:30AM - 10:00PM.

If you have to leave a message, KNOW that we ARE HERE and we WILL GET BACK to you in as soon as we are able. If something is URGENT, - which I doubt it, - state so!

- The Benefits

If you will stay with us more then once, you should know that booking a future reservation, with us is already saving you time.

Once we have you in our system, the second time you call we'll be able to find your data and use it for the next booking.

*****All we need each time, is your credit card information;  the system does NOT ALLOW us to retain your card data after we produce the check out report!*****

The Interior Design - starting phase

There is always only so much a proprietor can do; this life, a hotel owner life is full of surprises, interruption,  multitasking,  start more projects at once, take reservations, make phone calls...

One of the so called "Small Project" for the past winter was to work on the Interior Design; changing a few things and bringing some colors to the room was partially though about for different reasons.

The old had to go to make room for the new; we started with the beds' covers

We already concluded that the reading chairs were a too light color and the wear was already showing too much.

With the help of a skilled good friend, I was able to obtain a much better looking reading chairs that will not show as much or easy the stains ans still be comfortable and fitting in.

This of course is taking time and yet we made the room like having new furniture and being a new place all together.


It is a matter of days now to bring  this project to an end. We will follow with a different post when that is accomplished.

Traveling to Spring Green - there are so many reasons

April 2010 - The News paper (WI State Journal) interview on print see the interview here
Find our interview on p26-27

One big project coming to an end!

 So far so good; after a week of trouble, and trouble shooting, - we determine that things can be done;  not properly from the beginning, just running around the circle for a few days, talking to 5-7 different technicians.

Your ultimate viewing experience should be here with us!

All you get is bites and pieces from everyone; each know some of the stuff that needs to tell you, others, they can wow you - it takes a moment for you to know that they know their stuff!

In conclusion, after 10 days - we have manage to have this hospitality commercial TV grade, set-up and running, just 8 of them - 2 need to be replaced because as simple as it is and sounds, cloning didn't do any good to us!
Well, was I better of  buying regular TVs, I still don't think so!


For now - HAPPY VIEWING everyone!

A DAY LIKE NO OTHER

I've lived through different season, travel different paths going through many states, and I can recall  - Wyoming, and for a good reason! Driving in Wyoming wasn't fun at all; it was a hot summer and we had to drive at night, and it happened that our AC broke in the car after a tire hit our Toyota Previa,  my lovely car at the time, - and with all windows down, we hardly made it through....

It was windy, I mean really windy - the kind we never experience before; the winds blew all night long,  a very hot windy storm.

Today, we had the weirdest weather ever; we had our share of windy days in the past, however, TODAY - it was very unforgettable;

WKOWTV reported "Wind gusts peaked between about 40 and 45 miles an hour this afternoon; although, Monroe reported a 51 mph wind gust at 4 pm!  The wind, though, will quickly diminish after sunset. ......... Have a good evening!Last update by Chief Meteorologist Bob Lindmeier at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5th."

These area mentioned above are in our immediate vicinity !

So, I will be attaching some pictures here dust storm pictures

and then i took some more pictures with the sunset and more clouds:

the sky after the dust storm 

Spring Green Nature Preserve

Discover our Wisconsin Desert right in our backyard!

Open year-round, dawn to dusk.

So little known and yet, so beautiful!  PDF map available

Nature Preserve - Spring Green - Wisconsin

The TV challenge continues

It is the first time we purchased TVs for the hotel (and I hope the last) as a commercial grade, and now we are finally  - yeah, finally after 5 days getting the piece of info we should've had from the beginning;

When boxes arrived, it looked like they were original sealed and we were expecting to just plug them in, hook them with the HD DirecTV receiver and the set up would be a piece of cake as well;  not so fast!

In other words, we tried to set up programing and all that but we didn't have the "green remote" as they call it, all boxes came with "guest remote" that will not serve us with what we needed to get all this started....and finished

Just wasted 5 days trying to figure out what's wrong and no one told us before what we really need;  WOW - someone decided to overnight the "green remote" to  the business.


We really had to finish this project "by yesterday!" because the drapes project still will have to be finished.


Why the TV took priority? They all sit in a room know that I will be needing this weekend, otherwise I will have to move someone from a room to the other for her 2 night stay and that is not FUN!

So, tomorrow we are on a marathon to finish up installing all TV in all rooms and setting the programing up!

The process of getting the HD TV flat panel

We usually shop around for a while to get the best product and the best price!....
Simply put, we are not lowering our standards on furnishing our place with non quality products.

Once we reached our decision on what the product will be, it was easy to place the order and wait for the delivery time.

OK, just to let you know what to expect, these are our new TV  - Full resolution HD,  flat panel;

We are certain this will enhance your viewing experience and we are trilled to have you come back!

As of previously stated Room 5 sill remain the "Historic Room" and the TV servicing in that room is not being upgraded with a new unit; also to give you a full picture of this room be informed that the bathroom has not been remodeled.

 More to come!

FAST CHECK IN Process - Save time when checking in with us

Thinking of your time, we realized that we can help you saving some when reserving your room on line.

In a hurry? need to catch a play? rushing between plays to check in to your room?

Got to make it to your dinner reservation?

We are pleased to announce a very new way of saving time with the check in process.

Introducing "Fast Check in" form now available with on line reservation!

Grab a copy of your e-mail confirmation you receive from us and sing it when you check in; the best way to make it in "FAST" will be to let us know you want to participate and we can authorize your credit card before you come in and all you need to do is present your credit card and sign your sleep with us!

On the bottom page of you reservation confirmation, you will see this 

We'll use this form when you check in

(if you want a "fast check-in" fill in form, print and sing on your arrival)

Vehicle Make -Model & Year -License Plate-License State

Customer Signature/Date

Use it to get in FAST!

GREAT NEWS Emerging!!!

As far as it goes, we all like to catch a deal when we go shopping, when we book a flight and also when we reserve a hotel room.

We considered for the past season to offer a small discount to the members of AAA, AARP,  and to those that are paying cash - WITH 2 NIGHTS STAY ONLY;  reservation system requires for us to have a credit card on file.

Reaching that decision we introduced a WEEKEND Offer starting this season!

Find more info on property's policy!

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Celebrating our 4th Season in Business!

It's been a trial time and a fun time, with challenges to face, we stayed focused on our goals and made it so far!

Sometimes it's hard to look back to remember the mess, the hectic schedule and all other factors that we had to deal with; what counts is the result!

A successful story!


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