Listen to the wind it talks.
Listen to the silence it speaks.
Listen to your heart it knows.

— Native American Proverb

For Relaxing

Sit back and take in the raw, heavily-wooded landscape while nestled privately among the treetops of Hawks View Bluff, or enjoy your hawks-eye view of the Mississippi River’s main channel from either of two decks.

Red-tail Hawk Cottage has been crafted with hand-hewn timber beams, which define its interior spaces with rustic splendor. These estate-grown, storm-felled oak and elm timbers are the soul of this cottage’s memorable ambience.

Red-tail Hawk Cottage’s sitting area surrounds a fireplace stove, facing expansive windows looking out across the hauntingly beautiful winding backwaters of the Mississippi River. View our policies.

Features & Practicalities

The fully equipped kitchen comes with a range, oven, and a 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 a pullout futon bed on the first floor as well as games, books, and Wi-Fi internet access.

  • The largest of our 5 cottages
  • Spa bath and walk-in shower
  • Onsite parking
  • Sauna access
  • 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

  • TV & Roku

Bedroom & Bathroom

From your queen-size bed follow the moon as it sails across the sky through double skylights. 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 the largest of our cottages, located midway up the bluff with approximately 90 steps. This is a 2-story cottage with the bedroom upstairs and the kitchen/living area on the main level.

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If only we had more time to spend here! Red-tail is charming, absolutely enchanting. – we will be back!

— Appleton, WI

About the Red-tail Hawk

The Red-tail hawk’s soaring flight is made with wings that are often at a light upward angle, flapping as little as possible to conserve energy. Soaring or flapping its wings the red-tail travels from 20-40 mph. The hawk’s active flight is slow and deliberate but when diving may exceed 120 mph. The red-tail hawk is second only to the peregrine falcon and the great horned owl in terms of its diverse habitats throughout North America.

Green Sustainable & Fantastic

This cottage from structural design to construction has been built to be resource-efficient. Lovely additional features found within Red-tail are its skylight and smaller peepholes windows letting in the light wherever possible.

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!