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Known for fabulous galas and elegant weddings, The Pfister will make your event sparkle. Plan a business meeting or special event in our function space, showcasing captivating ballrooms, intimate boardrooms, and every detail the discerning traveler could request.

With a reputation for perfection, The Pfister promises to make your event unforgettable. This program has lent its walls to many artists since beginning in Dedicated to supporting arts not only in the community but also within its walls, The Pfister Hotel offers studio space on the lobby level where artists can create and guests can experience a whole new level of the artistic process.

Home to the largest hotel collection of Victorian art in the world, The Pfister is proud to offer a self-guided tour of select pieces. This isn't your average art gallery though. Using augmented reality, we make the art come to life with videos and other interactive games. Wisconsin In Your Inbox spinner. Thank you! You'll receive your first newsletter soon! Love Wisconsin? Get more stories delivered right to your email. Your e-mail: Sign Up.

Share on Facebook Pin it on Pinterest. E Jamar. E Jamar is a published writer based in Milwaukee, WI. I hear about them every now and then from guests. No one has ever been attacked by those ghosts. Barack Obama, presidents and other politicos have held court inside the hotel. Entertainers, too. Greg Marcus whips out his smartphone and shows off a photo of Liza Minnelli belting out a song in the old English Room back in He recalled being a kid and getting autographs from visiting ballplayers like pitcher Luis Tiant and catcher Thurman Munson.

And when he was 16 and mad about jazz, he was shocked to see singer Al Jarreau sitting in the lobby. And he was even more amazed when Jarreau embraced his father, Steve. Turns out, Steve Marcus had given the Milwaukee singer one of his first big breaks, a gig in the hotel bar. And Greg Marcus marveled at how the Rolling Stones once stayed in the hotel for several days while on tour.

I think Mick Jagger had a treadmill brought up to his room. From weddings to bar and bat mitzvahs, charity galas to political fundraisers, The Pfister has seen it all. Reputedly, there was even an elephant in the lobby and a leopard in the ballroom during a fundraising dinner for the zoo back in the s.

Brenda Simonis, who oversees the operation of two bars, the cafe and the in-room dining, said she once received a phone call from a couple who were married in the hotel 50 years earlier and wanted to return on the anniversary. The husband asked if the staff could re-create a smaller version of the wedding cake. He sent a photo. And the cake was baked. The Pfister began with Guido Pfister, a German-born tanner with an array of business interests who purchased the land on which he envisioned the hotel.