Historic Gothic Inn
If you’re looking for a place to stay that’s full of history and charm, look no further than our classic 1867 lake estate. It’s like stepping back in time, but with modern amenities and comfort. You will feel as though you’ve stepped into a historic gothic inn. You can choose from two buildings, both built […]
Chill out Lake Geneva
Nestled in a quiet residential district in downtown Lake Geneva, Eleven Gables offers the perfect escape. Our private pier provides direct lake access for swimming, and four boat rental businesses are located within three blocks of the inn. Lake Geneva has served as a beloved weekend getaway for thousands of Midwesterners since the late 1800s. […]
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Summer 2026 we strart booking in april.
The cottage
The ground floor two room cottage with authentic pine flooring and breakfast nook. One room has a king size bed the other has a full size.
Starting from $276 per night plus tax
Ice house and loft
The old ice house with loft is now a balcony kitchen of Italian tile and steel counters with a true hideaway sleep deck. On different elevations are two separate bedrooms, which can sleep up to four persons maximum.
A total of two bed rooms are spread out on the five levels. One room has a queen bed with glass patio doors opening onto a private balcony. Another bedroom has skylights with a built in full size bed.
Separate heating and air conditioning.
Starting from $276 per night
The courtyard
Your own private courtyard on the first floor. We are located in a very upscale residential neighborhood two blocks from downtown Lake Geneva
Starting from $225 per night
The library
The library of the main estate has the best view of the lake and it’s own veranda with table and swing. Facing the west with great sunsets and lake breezes.
Starting from $215 per night
Sunrise room with private deck
The Sunrise room faces east with a private deck and entrance on the second floor with three outside walls, so very quite.
Starting from $210 per night
Master Suite
The Master Suite is the whole north wing of the Gothic inn with three outside walls and a view of the lake from the bedroom and the mirrored dressing room. Private, quite, authentic..
Starting from $225 per night
We are located on the lake shore path
Want to go on a hike?
There's a fact about Geneva Lake that tends to stop guests mid-sentence — sometimes mid-coffee-cup, hand frozen in the air, eyes going a little distant the way eyes do when a thing suddenly doesn't add up the way it should.
You can walk all the way around it.
Not a curated section of it. Not the tasteful quarter-mile the tourism brochure recommends. All of it — every inch of 22 miles of shoreline, open to anyone with a decent pair of shoes and the nerve to use them.
This is not an accident. It is, in fact, a promise.
Eleven Gables is a boutique inn on the shores of Geneva Lake in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We welcome guests and their dogs year-round.
Insider's Guide to Lake Geneva or how to book a room and not get ripped off
Sunrise on Lake Geneva
The lake is the real Jewel of the area, clear, clean, water. Warm in mid summer, but cool all around.
Lake Geneva in the morning
Natural hiking and Biking
Southern Wisconsin has some great outdoor areas right outside Lake Geneva. Within 3 miles are two 200 acre parks. The White river and Linn township. The southern unit of the Kettle Moraine forest is 20 miles from town but worth the trip with miles and miles of trails and excellent mountain biking trails.
The real outdoor Wisconsin
Walking around Lake Geneva Shore Path
The early morning walks are the best. Fresh air. spring sunshine, and a good buddy.
Nice walkaway the shore path
Any question? Any special request?
From the Innkeeper
Lake Geneva Guide
Dog Friendly
Eleven Gables: Dog-Friendly Lakeside Accommodations
Eleven Gables is proud to be one of the first boutique inns in the Lake Geneva Area to welcome your furry friends. Our dog-friendly rooms and cottages feature private entrances, making them ideal for guests traveling with pets.
Please contact us for approval before booking so we can reserve a dog-accessible room or cottage with a private entrance that suits your needs. We accommodate up to two dogs per room—unless they’re tiny like Tinkerbell!
Vacationing with Your Dog Like the Buddha Would
Ever wondered what it would be like to vacation with your dog on a lake as the Buddha would? Here’s your guide to making your getaway a zen experience for both you and your furry companion.
Pack Light
The Buddha taught that attachment to material things causes suffering, so bring only what you need: a leash, bowl, food, water, and a few toys for your dog. For yourself, pack comfortable clothes, a hat, sunscreen, and a book or meditation app.
Choose a Quiet Spot
The Buddha valued solitude and silence, so seek out secluded areas away from crowds and noise. Find a peaceful spot on the lake where you can enjoy nature’s beauty with your dog. Look for nearby forests or parks with trails where you can walk or hike together.
Be Mindful
The Buddha practiced mindfulness—being aware of the present moment without judgment. Pay attention to your surroundings, breath, body, and emotions. Notice how your dog is naturally mindful of everything around them. Practice together by sitting quietly and observing the lake, sky, birds, and sounds.
Have Fun
The Buddha taught that happiness comes from within, not from external circumstances. Don’t worry about what you’re missing or what others think. Simply enjoy your time together—play fetch, swim, splash, or cuddle. Laugh, smile, and be grateful for these precious moments.
Vacationing with your dog on a lake as the Buddha would is both possible and rewarding. It helps you relax, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and your companion. So book your lake getaway today and experience the bliss of being one with nature.ke vacation today and experience the bliss of being one with nature and your best friend.
Chill out Lake Geneva
Nestled in a quiet residential district in downtown Lake Geneva, Eleven Gables offers the perfect escape. Our private pier provides direct lake access for swimming, and four boat rental businesses are located within three blocks of the inn.
Lake Geneva has served as a beloved weekend getaway for thousands of Midwesterners since the late 1800s. Whether you want to chill out, slow down, take a deep breath, or simply hide away from it all, this is the place.
Yoga on Paddle Boards
Have you ever tried yoga on paddle boards? It’s an amazing way to enjoy the beauty of nature while challenging your balance. Imagine doing a downward dog pose on a floating board, surrounded by the clear waters of Lake Geneva. Sounds incredible, right?
You can experience it for yourself this summer! Join yoga enthusiasts for a fun and relaxing session on the lake. You’ll feel refreshed, energized, and happy as you practice yoga in this stunning setting. Don’t miss this opportunity to try something new and exciting.
Wisconsin Fishing Season 2026 Opens May 2 — Fish Geneva Lake from Eleven Gables Inn
Opening Weekend Is Coming. Is Your Fishing Rod Ready?
Our pier is now in!
The Wisconsin DNR just made it official: the 2026–2027 general inland fishing season opens Saturday, May 2 — and for guests staying at Eleven Gables, that means waking up to Geneva Lake with a rod in hand before the rest of the dock even stirs.
Wisconsin has more than 15,000 inland lakes and 42,000 miles of rivers and streams. You’re sleeping on one of the best of them.
What’s New This Season
A few regulation changes worth knowing before you pack your tackle box:
The muskellunge season now opens May 2 statewide, with the old separate Northern Zone season eliminated — simpler rules, same magnificent fish. Trout season opened early, on April 4, and runs through October 15. And a new catch-and-release season for lake sturgeon begins June 6 on select waters, running all the way through March 7, 2027.
Full details, updated bag limits, and species-specific rules are available on the DNR’s Fishing Regulations page.
Don’t Forget Your License
Wisconsin residents 16 and older need a valid fishing license — $20 for individuals, $31 for a spousal license so you and your partner can fish together. Licenses are available online through Go Wild, at registered retailers, or at DNR Service Centers.
Fish Off Our Pier. Stay for Breakfast.
There’s something genuinely unhurried about fishing from a private pier at dawn — an eagle working the shoreline, the mist still on the water, nobody else around. That’s the Eleven Gables morning in a sentence.
We’re dog-friendly, Geneva Lake-adjacent, and exactly the kind of place worth building a fishing trip around. Book your opening weekend stay and we’ll have the coffee on when the fish stop biting.
The path around the lake: walking history’s edge
From the innkeeper at Eleven Gables
There’s a fact about Geneva Lake that tends to stop guests mid-sentence — sometimes mid-coffee-cup, hand frozen in the air, eyes going a little distant the way eyes do when a thing suddenly doesn’t add up the way it should.
You can walk all the way around it.
Not a curated section of it. Not the tasteful quarter-mile the tourism brochure recommends. All of it — every inch of 22 miles of shoreline, open to anyone with a decent pair of shoes and the nerve to use them.
This is not an accident. It is, in fact, a promise.
When the Potawatomi people negotiated with white settlers in the early 1800s, they were bargaining from a position of profound and impending loss. But among the things they secured was this: the right to continue hunting and fishing along the shores of the lake they called home. That promise became an easement. That easement was never extinguished. And so today, a continuous public path threads its way around the entire perimeter of one of the most expensive pieces of freshwater real estate in the Midwest — running between the water on one side and the compound walls of Gilded Age fortunes on the other.
You want to talk about cognitive dissonance? Walk it.
On a good morning, you’ll find yourself on a narrow earthen trail — worn smooth over generations before you were born — with a ten-thousand-square-foot lakefront estate close enough to smell the manicured hedges, and open water glittering to your right. The
property line is inches away. The treaty holds. Something about that still feels like minor magic.
The path changes as you go. Some stretches have been improved by homeowners over the decades — brick pavers, cobblestone, careful landscaping that suggests a certain pride of adjacency. Others stay exactly as they’ve always been: root-crossed, narrow, slightly tilted toward the water, demanding your full attention and offering it back in the form of unmediated contact with a very old place. Those are the sections worth slowing down for.
The full 22 miles is a day’s work and worth planning accordingly. Water. Solid footwear. The willingness to stop when something catches you. But the path rewards shorter stretches just as generously — and the section nearest our inn happens to offer some of the best of it, particularly in the early morning before the lake remembers that other people exist.
If you’re staying with us, ask before you head out. We’ll point you toward the right stretch for what you’re after — whether that’s a twenty-minute sunrise walk or the kind of full-day expedition that changes the scale at which you think about the place.
Dogs are welcome on the path. Dogs are, of course, welcome here.
Some places you visit as a tourist. Some places, if you’re paying attention, you enter as a witness. Geneva Lake is the second kind. The path has been there a long time, and it’ll take you somewhere.
Eleven Gables is a boutique inn on the shores of Geneva Lake in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We welcome guests and their dogs year-round.