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Fresh Coast Motel has been featured in national magazines, regional publications, and television for our superior guest experience, thoughtful design, and luxury amenities. We’re honored to be recognized alongside the best of the Midwest.

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Midwest Living
Summer 2026 Edition

Fresh Coast Motel is featured in Midwest Living’s Best Retro Motels

Midwest Living Spring 2026 cover - Fresh Coast Motel featured in print

Midwest Living
Spring 2026 Edition

The recognition placed Fresh Coast Motel alongside some of the most unique and thoughtfully restored boutique motels across the region, highlighting a growing movement of independent hospitality owners who are breathing new life into America’s classic roadside lodging experiences.

Better Homes & Gardens July/August 2025 cover - Fresh Coast Motel featured in print

Better Homes & Gardens
July/August 2025 Edition

In the travel feature titled “Take 5: Will Travel for Food,” the magazine explores the unforgettable charm of Door County and its most delicious claim to fame: cherries.

Midwest Living Summer 2024 cover - Fresh Coast Motel featured in print

Midwest Living
Summer 2024 Edition

Midwest Living Magazine Summer 2024 issue has featured the Fresh Coast Motel as Door County’s newest lodging option. The motel was highlighted in the Wisconsin section of the newest buzz-worthy places to dine and stay when visiting Door County this summer.

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14/05/2026

Green Bay Press Gazette

Door County motels took the top two spots for Best Roadside Motel in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, with Fresh Coast Motel finishing second nationally.

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07/04/2026

Green Bay Press Gazette

Fresh Coast Motel and Square Rigger Lodge were named among the 20 nominees for Best Roadside Motel in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.

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02/01/2026

Green Bay Press Gazette

The Green Bay Press Gazette reported Fresh Coast Motel’s win in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards for Best New Hotel, where it placed third nationally.

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24/11/2025

Door County Pulse

The Door County Pulse reported Fresh Coast Motel’s nomination for Best New Hotel in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.

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01/08/2025

Best Retro Motels in the Midwest

Midwest Living named Fresh Coast Motel one of the best retro motels in the Midwest.

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01/07/2024

Midwest Living

Midwest Living included Fresh Coast Motel in its Essential Guide to Door County.

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11/06/2024

Milwaukee Magazine

Milwaukee Magazine named Door County a top summer getaway, highlighting the 15-room Fresh Coast Motel in Fish Creek as a revamp of a 1940s property.

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15/05/2024

NBC 26 (WGBA)

NBC 26 visited the newly remodeled Fresh Coast Motel, where guests receive a PIN by text or email and go straight to their room with no front-desk wait.

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Awards

When we purchased the motel less than three years ago, we never imagined we would one day be recognized on a national stage alongside some of the most iconic motels in the country. What started as a dream to revive a classic Door County roadside motel into a modern boutique destination has now become something much bigger than we ever anticipated.

2026

Best Roadside Motel: Winner, #2

Fresh Coast Motel was voted #2 nationally for Best Roadside Motel in the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards for Road Trips.

2025/2026

Best New Hotel: Winner

Fresh Coast Motel was voted a winner in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards for Best New Hotel, placing third nationally.

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