My family and I took a weekend trip from Chicago to Madison. We booked our reservations online for the Hyatt Place. We got two adjoining rooms because we had six people. It was nice to have rooms that connected, instead of going in the hallway to talk with visit with the others. The pool was nice, but on the smaller side.
The layout of the rooms were also nice, with the mini screen separating the living area from the sleeping area.
The location is great. It's a short walk to the capital and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. If you get a room toward the back of the hotel they have view of Lake Monona. Plus, they parking $10 per day per car. There are a ton of parking spaces for the hotel which is nice and you can go in and out of the garage, once you get your room key.