The Milwaukee Kimpton Journeyman, which recently opened, was featured in the BizTimes. The article highlights the boutique hotel's unique amenities--its rooftop bar and lounge "with sweeping views of downtown and the lake", more than 7,000 square feet of meeting and event space, and its Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, Tre Rivali.
"The name “Journeyman” is a nod to Milwaukee’s manufacturing heritage, while the restaurant name, Tre Rivali, refers to the three rivals who founded Milwaukee. There are old Milwaukee pictures and other local touches throughout the hotel.
"A local artist stenciled the floor in the lobby, which adjoins a “living room” in which guests can visit. On the other side of the lobby is a billiard room. A large portion of the first floor is dining space.
"Milwaukee entrepreneur, Bob Kraft, chairman, president and chief executive officer of FirstPathway Partners, who brokered the foreign financing for the Kimpton, said he was pleased with how the project turned out.
“I knew it would be good,” he said. “Everybody put a lot of time and effort into it. We wanted the best and we got it. It’s pretty unique to Milwaukee for sure, and being in the Third Ward with the arts and everything going on here, it’s perfect.”