Baird CenterVenue Guide & Nearby Hotels

Venue address and event entrances

Baird Center uses 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203 for attendee arrival planning. Check your registration materials for the correct hall, building entrance and drop-off point before choosing your hotel route.

Where to stay near Baird Center

Baird Center / Westown / connected hotels

Westown puts attendees closest to the convention campus. Visit Milwaukee identifies Hilton Milwaukee, Hyatt Regency Milwaukee and SpringHill Suites Milwaukee Downtown as skywalk-connected convention hotels. Confirm connection access and the route to your assigned North or South Building.

East Town / RiverWalk / Historic Third Ward

Hotels east of the campus broaden downtown options, with dining and leisure possibilities around the RiverWalk and Historic Third Ward. Compare the full walk to your entrance and the hotel’s immediate surroundings. A short straight-line distance does not establish an indoor connection.

Wauwatosa / Glendale / airport and suburban corridors

The broader collection includes Wauwatosa, Glendale, the Milwaukee Mitchell airport corridor and suburban business hotels. These can suit travelers with appointments outside downtown. Include transport, parking and morning traffic in the comparison; confirm any shuttle service directly with the hotel.

The guide keeps the closest 40 hotels in this verified collection visible even when no comparison price is available for the displayed night. Distances are straight-line estimates from the convention campus reference point. Choose a hotel using both its location and the real route to your event.

Popular and scheduled events

These event examples show some of the programs that use Baird Center. Confirm the current organizer schedule and the venue assigned to your own sessions before booking travel.

The examples combine fan events, trade programming and professional meetings. Programs may use the North Building, South Building or a partner hotel. Confirm the current organizer schedule and the address for each activity, especially when a conference has more than one day or venue.

Getting to Baird Center

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) serves the city. Its official ground-transportation guide lists taxi, rideshare, shuttles, buses and rail options. Check the current service and the onward connection to your hotel rather than assuming an airport shuttle reaches Baird Center. Rail travelers using Milwaukee Intermodal Station should plan the final route to the hotel and their event’s North or South entrance.

Baird Center’s garage has entrances at 500 W. Wells Street and 501 W. Kilbourn Avenue. Check event parking arrangements and the building named in your registration materials. Exhibitors should follow the venue’s loading instructions for 850 N. 6th Street and the organizer’s delivery schedule. Downtown arena and theater events can affect road access and pickup points.

Book your convention stay on BusinessHotels.com

Individual travelers can compare and book convention hotels directly through BusinessHotels.com, without enrolling their company in a corporate travel hub or arranging a managed-travel contract. This website booking is separate from an organizer’s room block or a booking on a hotel’s own website.

Attendees, exhibitors, independent professionals and bleisure travelers can compare locations, stay dates and room conditions. Follow any employer or event booking requirements that apply to your trip. Compare an official room block when it includes useful benefits or a negotiated price.

1. Confirm your entrance and event days. Include exhibitor setup, early meetings or any additional leisure nights.
2. Choose your actual stay dates and guests. Use the calendar and the correct adult and child occupancy.
3. Compare the complete stay. Review taxes and fees, cancellation terms, parking, breakfast and charges payable at the property.
4. Open the hotel page. Use the hotel button to review room availability and the latest rate for your dates before booking.
5. Review and confirm. Check the property, room, dates, guests and final total, then retain your confirmation.

Use AI Hotel Finder by venue name or address

Open BusinessHotels.com AI Hotel Finder. Enter Baird Center, Milwaukee, or paste 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Select the venue suggestion, choose check-in and check-out, and submit your search. Compare the returned stay totals and the actual route to your hall.

For a specific property, enter the full hotel name and city. A venue search helps you compare locations; a named-hotel search helps you check a property already on your shortlist.

Add a leisure day around the convention

A Milwaukee convention stay can include the RiverWalk, Milwaukee Public Market, lakefront and Milwaukee Art Museum. The Historic Third Ward adds dining and shopping, while the Harley-Davidson Museum can suit a separate leisure visit. Check opening times and tickets before extending the trip, and compare the cost of the additional hotel nights and transport.

Venue and hotel booking FAQs

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