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Old Rittenhouse Inn

3.5 star property

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Rittenhouse Room III | Free WiFi
Fireplace
Interior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
301 Rittenhouse Avenue, Bayfield, WI, 54814
  • Bayfield Heritage Museum
    2 min walk
  • Christ Episcopal Church
    2 min walk
  • Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
    3 min walk
  • Ashland, WI (ASX-John F. Kennedy Memorial)
    33 min drive

Room options

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Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Suite XI

  • 780 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Rittenhouse Room V | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room V

  • 280 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Rittenhouse Cottage | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Cottage

  • 1040 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Le Chateau Turret Suite | Free WiFi

Le Chateau Turret Suite

  • 430 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Le Chateau Master Suite | Free WiFi

Le Chateau Master Suite

  • 420 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Le Chateau Tower Room | Free WiFi

Le Chateau Tower Room

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi

Le Chateau Ballroom

  • 350 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Le Chateau South Room | Free WiFi

Le Chateau South Room

  • 330 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Le Chateau North Room | Free WiFi

Le Chateau North Room

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Rittenhouse Moroccan Suite XII | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Moroccan Suite XII

  • 440 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Rittenhouse Room I | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room I

  • 220 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Suite X

  • 520 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room IX

  • 355 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Rittenhouse Room VIII | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room VIII

  • 360 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room VII

  • 360 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Rittenhouse Room VI | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room VI

  • 360 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room IV

  • 260 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Rittenhouse Room III | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room III

  • 220 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Rittenhouse Room II | Free WiFi

Rittenhouse Room II

  • 220 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
Room
St. James Social
Pet friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Soundproof rooms
4.9 out of 5, Exceptional, (9)
The price is $251
per night
$286 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 5 - Dec 6
St. James Social

About the neighborhood

Bayfield

With a stay at Old Rittenhouse Inn in Bayfield, you'll be just steps from Bayfield Heritage Museum and Christ Episcopal Church. .This historic bed & breakfast is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from AnimAashi Sailing Company.
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What's nearby

  • Apostle Islands Cruises - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Apostle Islands Marina - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Bayfield Maritime Museum - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Madeline Island Ferry Line - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Legendary Waters Casino - 6 min drive - 3.6 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Manypenny Bistro - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Pier Plaza Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bodin Fisheries - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Pickled Herring - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Beach Club - ‬52 min drive

About this property

Old Rittenhouse Inn

Victorian bed & breakfast with free breakfast and a restaurant
Old Rittenhouse Inn offers 12 accommodations with air conditioning. This Bayfield bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this Victorian bed & breakfast include concierge services and wedding services.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Bayfield Restaurant serving guests of Old Rittenhouse Inn. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Bayfield Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bayfield Restaurant

Things to do

  • Library

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:30 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • Tourism fee: USD 2.12 per accommodation, per night

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

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Old Rittenhouse
Old Rittenhouse Bayfield
Old Rittenhouse Inn
Old Rittenhouse Inn Bayfield
Rittenhouse Inn
Old Rittenhouse Hotel Bayfield
Old Rittenhouse Inn Bayfield
Old Rittenhouse Inn Bed & breakfast
Old Rittenhouse Inn Bed & breakfast Bayfield

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 102 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ben

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

10/10 Excellent

Gail

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place within walking distance to dining, shopping and the ferry to Madeline Island. VERY friendly staff and loved that breakfast was included.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heath

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

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Polly

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
This is a wonderful, magical place you take a step back in time. You will not regret this beautiful B&B.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James, Stevens Point

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful, and well run facility.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Kim

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ximei

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this place so much, bedrooms, dining room, corridors are beautiful. Love the classic victorian style.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent food , service and stay
Great staff and service. Lovely hotel. Only downside room was a bit hot and as we were in a room near the stairs there were a lot of chattering people saying good night to each other as they parted ways
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were pampered as always, the Rittenhouse is a bed and breakfast second to NONE. Every detail is perfect. Fine dining with a multiple course, chef-made breakfast, amazing location, beautiful rooms. Best of the best.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Restituto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love Rittenhouse. It amazed me inside and out. Overall i love the place and the service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Over priced for what you get. For a BnB it was what I expected.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable stay, friendly staff and decent food. Restaurant service was a bit slow.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
OK, but not Fabulous!
We booked two nites at the Old Rittenhouse Inn in Room VII. The outside of the Inn was beautiful in the fall foliage and sunshine when we arrived. Breakfasts were nice too. Unfortunately the room itself was disappointing. The redeeming factor is that it was large with a king bed and had its own bathroom. Compared to other vintage B&Bs where we have stayed we found the decorating terribly dreary and totally dated with old-time bordered wallpaper and an usual collection of antique oriental fans on the walls instead of pictures. We knew that there would be a large 1980s-vogue jacuzzi in the room that we wouldn’t use. However, the online photos show a fireplace with a burning fire. Reality was a sofa pushed up against the fireplace so it could not be used even in October! There is no TV is the room, no mini-fridge nor a coffeemaker as is customary with a more upscale room. To perhaps maintain the period look of the Inn, if that is indeed the point of not having these amenities, all could be installed in the armoire in the room. Frankly with so many places in Bayfield closed due to Covid there is not much to do after 7:30 pm. So with no TV and difficult reading with the low wattage antique lamps we wished we had booked one nite instead of two. They also do not serve dinner now except on weekends. With the tired look and lack of fireplace warmth in the room Old Rittenhouse was OK, but when we come back we will stay elsewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location, Historic charm, with very attentive staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place. Did kinda miss a TV , as it was cold outside, so that limited things to do at night. And COVID limited restaurant availability. Very nice time.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Faezeh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Victorian Charm at Bayfield
This is a beautiful B&B. We were at room 5 which was a great size and it seemed like that other rooms on the floor were the same. Old Victorian charm with modern amenities. COVID has had an impact but was managed reasonably good. We highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the old time feel. Staff were great and very accommodating! Air conditioner was a plus. Have a TV option might be nice. I like to watch local news and was unable to at night. I stayed at another B&B and they had a pillow mattress added for comfort. Otherwise it was amazing and would still come again! I only stayed one night and would have loved to have stayed longer. Thank-you so much for allowing me to stay and make me feel safe with Covid 19. I loved your strict face mask policy. I believe as a business owner it is your lead we all should follow. So thank-you so much! Will certainly come again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very attentive and always accommodating staff. The food was delightful and exceeded my expectations!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The property is beautiful and the staff is wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019