Article: `LIKE VISITING WELL-OFF FRIENDS' INSIDE THE MONONA TERRACE HOTEL.(Front)

The first public showing of the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace hotel revealed a 14th-floor club room with majestic views of Lake Monona and the State Capitol dome.

Visitors also saw a first-floor lobby lounge that will be open to the public and a model room that featured maple and mahogany furnishings, Internet access and plush bed linens.

As District 19 Ald. Steve Holtzman put it: ``It doesn't have an institutional feel. It's like you're visiting some well-off friends.''

That's right in line with what General Manager John Archibald has in mind.

``The intent is to make this a boutique-style hotel,'' Archibald said. The earth tones, ...

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