Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells committed $40 million to property renovations, including a new main entrance to the hotel, and upgrades to the lobby and restaurant services. The property is also expanding the non-smoking casino area and renovating the bingo area. The project will be done in phases with an expected final completion date of early 2018.
Hampton Inn & Suites is on track to open this summer with 100 guest rooms, one-third of which are large studio suites. Just down the road, a Fairfield Inn & Suites property will offer 105 guest rooms, one-third of them suites. Both are scheduled to open in August 2017.
The Scenic River Walk, with an entrance right downtown, completed an expansion in October 2016 and now features 10 new museum-quality historic markers along the way that chronicle the story of the Dells, from Native American history to the famed photography of H.H. Bennett.
Baraboo Bluff Winery, which offers a private party room for group events, earlier this year opened a new and larger building with tasting bars and an outdoor patio.