Hotel Goodwin

We said we wouldn’t rest until there was a proper independent boutique hotel in every city in America. And while we’re not there just yet, the addition of Beloit, Wisconsin is definitely the right kind of progress. Hotel Goodwin may take its inspiration — and its name — from a 19th-century Beloit landmark, but in its current incarnation it’s every bit a 21st-century boutique hotel.

In the rooms there’s no shortage of space, and each one is outfitted with a 65-inch television, a turntable with a small record collection, and a Keurig coffee maker. The bathrooms are lavish, stone-clad, stocked with Gilchrist & Soames bath products, and feature walk-in showers or, in some rooms, a three-sided glass shower that extends into the bedroom.

And despite its small size — a mere 34 rooms — Hotel Goodwin comes with a wealth of dining and drinking options. Velvet Buffalo, the wine bar, also serves stone-fired pizza and a Sunday brunch, while Truk’t specializes in street-style tacos, accompanied by over a hundred tequilas and whiskeys. Lucy’s #7 is the burger bar, Merrill & Houston’s is a classic steakhouse, and Blue Collar Coffee is exactly what it sounds like. The ace in the hole, however, might be the Rooftop, a bar and events space with an open-air view of the rooftops of downtown Beloit.