I don’t ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful.

— Pete Hamill

For Relaxing

Find a sense of self-awareness and inner tranquility amongst the treetops of the cottage. Are you ready to embark on an inward journey? Head to Cooper’s Hawk and reconnect with the best stress-relieving outlet nature can provide.

Discover the cottage’s stunning hand hewn timber beams that give it a rustic splendor. These estate-grown, storm felled timbers can be found overhead wherever you look, in stunning oak, catalpa, elm and birch wood.

The sitting area surrounds a fireplace stove, facing expansive windows where you will enjoy your hawk’s eye view of the Mississippi River’s main channel. View our policies.

Features & Practicalities

The fully equipped kitchen comes with range, oven, and fridge/freezer. Coffee, tea and breakfast fixings are provided for anyone’s impromptu over night stay. Access to the dry sauna is located close by. You will find games, books, and Wi-Fi internet access.

  • Spa bath and walk-in shower
  • Onsite parking
  • Sauna access

  • TV & Roku

  • Any day arrival & departure
  • Vineyard hiking trail access
  • Complimentary Seven Hawks Vineyard’s wine
  • Freestanding fireplace stoves
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor grill on the main deck

Bedroom & Bathroom

From your queen-size bed spend a lazy morning watching the clouds drift past double skylights overhead. The master bath features a parkstone ceramic spa bath, large walk-in shower with waterfall shower head, and is stocked with towels, robes, hair dryer, and toiletries.

Outside

Find parking on the lower ledge of the bluff, sauna access and vineyard hiking trail.

Additional Details

This is our highest cottage on the bluff with approximately 120 steps to the front door. This is a 2-story cottage with the bedroom upstairs and the kitchen/living area on the main level.

Coopers Hawk Cottage 5

We loved our nest on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi. Songbirds, raptors, and deer all paid us a visit. This is a lovely, imaginative place with great views.

— Minneapolis, MN

About the Cooper’s Hawk

This crow-sized raptor ranges from Canada to Mexico, and hunts birds and small animals with stealth, ambushing prey in dense woods and brush.

Green Sustainable & Fantastic

The cottage, from structural design to construction, has been built to be resource-efficient. Discover the natural hand-hewn timber trusses spanning the ceilings. Lovely additional features found within Coopers Cottage are its skylights and smaller octagon accent windows connecting our guests to natural forest light.

Check-In & Check-Out

  • Check-in: 4:00-6:00 PM
    Check in at the Seven Hawks Vineyards Tasting Room, 17 North St., Fountain City, WI. (608) 687-9463 / (866) 946-3741

  • Check-out: 11:00 AM

Rules

  • Pets: Sorry, no pets allowed.
  • No Smoking/Excessive Wear and Tear Policy: Please enjoy smoking in the outside areas only. Smoking inside the cottages or lodges, or excessive wear and tear on the premises, may result in additional charges to your credit card. No fireworks or explosives of any kind are permitted on-site.
  • Children: Hawks View Cottages and Lodges may not be best suited for children. The grounds are very steep, heavily wooded, and wild. If you visit with children, please supervise them at all times.

  • Motorcycles: For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate motorcycles at our cottages, and parking cycles off-site may not be an acceptable alternative. There is street parking available at our suits for motorcycles.

  • Trailers: We do not allow trailers to be parked at any of our cottages. There is street parking available at our suits for trailers.

Booking & Cancellations

  • Payment Schedule:

    • 50% of the total amount is due at the time of reservation.
    • The remaining amount is to be paid on arrival.
  • Cancellation Policy:

    • Reservations may be canceled at any time with 100% of prepayments refunded.
  • Security Deposit:

    • A pre-authorization of $100 is held 1 day before arrival and voided 3 days after departure.

Seven Hawks Vineyard & Winery

Our vineyards are planted with almost 17,000 northern hybrid grape vines, making us one of the largest vineyards in the Upper Midwest. All of our grapes are hand-pruned, hand-tended, and hand-harvested, and all of our wines are estate-grown and estate- bottled, and waiting for you to taste when you visit Coopers Cottage, or when you visit our tasting room, where tastings of our wines are always FREE!