The girlfriend won a free two-night stay to the Mad Rad from a drawing at her work recently, so we decided to make a weekend out of it and drove the four hours to Wisconsin's capitol city. Considering I'm relatively new to the Midwest I always enjoy visiting new places, and I found Madison both charming and beautiful.
Unfortunately I can't say the same for the Mad Rad. While it was adequate for a free hotel stay, there were many things that could be improved. Our guestroom was in need of a severe face-lift, and there was something the matter with the plumbing because the tap water was murky at times. The free breakfast was absolutely terrible, even just looking for snacks on our way out. I've also never experienced such an over-chlorinated pool and jacuzzi. It irritated my skin almost immediately upon entering the water, not making for a relaxing experience.
On a positive note, the bartender on Saturday night (I forget his name) was incredibly friendly, and made the poor choices and sub-par food a-okay.