Cudahy, Wisconsin · In the 1911 building Cudahy knew as Sheridan’s
A bar and bed on Milwaukee’s South Shore — a craft cocktail lounge, a boutique hotel, and a landscaped courtyard, all under one roof in Cudahy.
The Concept
A boutique hotel sits above a neighborhood cocktail bar in a 1911 building on Lake Drive — a bar and bed built around good drinks, a proper night’s sleep, and a courtyard in between. Come for a cocktail, stay for the night, or both.
Come as a guest staying the night (or two) or come as a Milwaukee neighbor — either way, you’re pulling up the same stool. It’s not really a hotel bar, it’s a neighborhood bar that happens to have hotel rooms above it.
NOSH
From the kitchen
“We only serve food so you can have another.” Charcuterie, fries with French onion dip, mushroom gravy poutine, a lobster roll, Groppi’s brat.
NOSH Every day, 4pm to 10pm Bagel boards Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm
Five room types across the main building and courtyard garden suites — every room carries the same standard of high-quality linens, a properly plush bed, and blackout curtains, whichever configuration you book.
King · second floor
Built around one thing: the soak. A deep air-jet tub anchors the bathroom alongside a walk-in shower with a rainfall head and water-massage fixtures, plus a plush king bed dressed in high-quality linens.
King · second floor
Made for coming up from the bar and closing the door behind you. A walk-in shower with specialty massage fixtures, properly plush linens on the king bed, and blackout curtains so you decide when the day starts.
Queen · second floor
Two queen beds, the same walk-in shower with specialty massage fixtures, same high-quality linens, same blackout curtains — built for friends, siblings, or a family splitting a room.
Garden Suites · off the courtyard
Five garden suites sit just off the courtyard, each with its own exterior entrance — no shared hallway. Pet-friendly, and two of the three configurations are fully ADA-accessible.
“Your door code is already on your phone — let yourself in, and come find us at the bar whenever you’re ready.”
The bones were already right: two buildings around a courtyard, a kitchen, a bar, and rooms upstairs. Now it’s The South Shore — honoring every iteration that has come before.
Brendan spent eleven years as bar manager at Great Lakes Distillery before taking this on — he’s building the cocktail program.
Caitlin worked for the Wisconsin DNR, ran her own Airbnb in Brewers Hill, and spent time occasionally bartending — she runs the hotel side.
Host an event
Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, work things that shouldn’t feel like work things — the bar and courtyard flex for groups, with hotel rooms on-site for anyone who wants to stay over.
Lake Drive puts you close to Lake Michigan, Sheridan Park, Warnimont Park, and the Oak Leaf Trail, in a stretch of Milwaukee’s South Shore that’s easy to fall in love with and easy to get to. Come for the neighborhood as much as the nightcap.
Book your stay
Rooms book online. Pick your dates, pick your room, and your door code arrives ahead of your stay.
Check-in is fully self-service and contactless. Let yourself in, and come find us at the bar whenever you’re ready.
5133 S. Lake Drive · Cudahy, WI