The Ultimate 3-Day Lake Geneva Girls’ Weekend Itinerary

By Alexandra FaltisDec 2, 2025

Where to Stay, What to Do & The Core-Memory Boutique Everyone’s Obsessed With

If your group chat has been threatening a girls’ trip for weeks, Lake Geneva is where you cash that check. This charming Wisconsin destination is not just a lake town — it’s a personality. It’s cozy, walkable, aesthetic, and packed with the kind of experiences that turn acquaintances into besties and besties into legend.

Whether you're celebrating a birthday, a bachelorette, a breakup, or simply need something to live for between paychecks, consider this your official, no-brainer guide. No spreadsheets. No arguments. No “where should we go next?” standoffs.

Just vibes, laughter, and at least one moment you’ll talk about for the next 10 years.

DAY 1 — CHECK IN, SETTLE IN & SET THE TONE

Where to Stay (Pick Your Personality)

✨ Maxwell Mansion
A whole vibe. Think vintage glamour, secret-bar energy, chandeliers, and the feeling that something dramatic could happen at any moment — in the best way.

✨ The Geneva Inn
Lakefront rooms, balcony photos, and that elevated, soft-life energy for the group who loves robes and room service.

✨ Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Activities galore, a spa worth clearing your credit card for, and the kind of resort that makes you feel like a main character.

✨ Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva
Walkable, convenient, and perfect for the friend who perpetually forgets things at the hotel.

✨ The Abbey Resort
A little outside downtown, but perfect for groups who love cozy moments and spa retreats.

No wrong answers. Only aesthetics.

Dinner to Kick Things Off

Once you’ve dropped your bags, fixed your hair, and hyped each other up, it's officially time for dinner. Night One should feel fun and easy — no reservations required and no one panicking about dress codes.

Here are the best options to kick off the weekend:

🍕 Oakfire
Wood-fired pizzas, lake views, and cocktails that go down way too easily. It’s lively, walkable, and exactly the right amount of “we’re finally here!” energy.

🍽 Lake City Social
Casual but polished, with a menu everyone can agree on — burgers, pastas, seafood, apps to share, and drinks that keep the conversation flowing. Perfect for groups who want comfort food without feeling basic.

🍕 The Next Door Pub
A Lake Geneva staple known for its iconic pizza and laid-back vibe. Come as you are, eat like you mean it, and let the carbs lay a solid foundation for whatever happens next.

Nightlife That’s Actually Fun

Lake Geneva’s bars have leveled up. These aren’t divey, sticky-floor tourist traps — they’re photo-friendly, vibey, and full of energy:

✨ Champs — lively, loud, and perfect for easing into the weekend
✨ Hogs & Kisses — an iconic Lake Geneva staple you just have to experience
✨ Fat Cats — newly upgraded and seriously aesthetic
✨ Magpie’s — cocktails + a fun and relaxed vibe

A drink here, a dance there, 47 inside jokes created before the night ends — the perfect start.

DAY 2 — THE DAY YOU’LL TALK ABOUT FOREVER

Every girls’ trip has That One Moment.

The story that resurfaces at brunch for the next decade.
The memory that gets quoted like scripture.
The thing someone brings up in a speech at someone’s wedding.

Day 2 is engineered to produce that moment.

Brunch, Because This Is Who We Are

Choose your energy:

🥞 Egg Harbor Café — bright, reliable, and universally loved
🥐 Simple Café — eclectic, delicious, and perfect for the foodie friend

Carb up. Hydrate. Put on your cutest outfit. Then get ready for the moment your trip becomes immortal.

✨ THE CORE MEMORY MOMENT: BONDED BY GIGI

This is not “a store.”

This is where girlhood and adulthood shake hands.
Where retail therapy meets identity.
Where your group becomes a story.

Located inside The Market of Lake Geneva, Bonded by Gigi is the most unexpectedly magical part of the entire town — the one place every girls’ trip ends up obsessed with.

Here’s what happens inside:

💖 Permanent Jewelry — Your Friendship, Welded

Pick your chain, take a breath, and let the spark do its thing. Suddenly, it’s not just a bracelet anymore—it’s yours.

It’s intimate, aesthetic, and a perfect Lake Geneva souvenir.

Book Permanent Jewelry at Bonded by Gigi
https://www.bondedbygigi.com/pages/permanent-jewelry

🧢 The Trucker Hat Bar — Give Your Personality a Brim

You don’t pick a hat.
The hat picks you.

Choose a hat, add patches, and suddenly your entire personality is wearable. It’s deranged, hilarious, and gets your creativity flowing.

Build a Custom Trucker Hat at Bonded by Gigi’s Hat Bar
https://www.bondedbygigi.com/pages/hat-bar

🎮 The 9D VR Ride — You’re Not Ready

This isn’t a headset in the corner of an arcade. This is a motion-simulated, full-body 9D experience where your seat tilts, bumps, vibrates, and even uses wind bursts and effects to match what you’re seeing in the headset. You choose your adventure — roller coasters, haunted mansions, underwater worlds, even alien battles — and the machine reacts to every twist and turn.

Two people ride at a time, which means screaming, laughing, grabbing each other, and swearing it felt real. It’s part thrill ride, part fever dream, and 100% girls trip energy.

🛍 The Boutique — Color, Sparkle & Serotonin

Clothing, accessories, gifts, and things you didn’t know you needed until they called your name. This is retail joy — and retail joy is a love language.

Shop Bonded by Gigi Online (clothing, accessories & more)
https://www.bondedbygigi.com/

Why This Is the Center of the Trip

Because when you walk out:

✔ you’re all wearing matching memories
✔ you have photos you don’t hate
✔ your personalities are documented on hats
✔ your bracelets become conversation starters
✔ you feel closer than when you arrived

It’s not shopping — it’s identity alchemy.

AFTERNOON ADVENTURE: ZIP THROUGH THE TREES

Once you’ve inducted yourselves into the Bonded by Gigi sisterhood, convert all that energy into adrenaline:

🌲 Lake Geneva Ziplines & Adventures

It’s thrilling, scenic, and the perfect chaos to follow welded jewelry and custom hats. Someone will scream. Someone will pretend they aren't scared. Someone will film it. Balance in the universe will be restored.

DINNER + DESSERT — SWEET, SWEET DELUSION

After conquering a forest, reward yourselves:

Dinner Picks

🍽 Mars Resort Supper Club

Iconic Wisconsin supper-club energy. Retro, fun, dinner rolls, relish trays, Old Fashioneds — the full Midwest culture experience.

🍽 Tuscan Tavern & Grill

Perfect for groups wanting a slightly dressier night. Great steaks, pastas, and cocktails. It feels like an occasion but still approachable.

Dessert You’ll Think About Forever

🍬 Sub-Zero Candy Co inside The Market of Lake Geneva

Freeze-dried candy that defies science
Fudge that should require a permit
Caramels that will haunt your dreams

Note: They close at 5 PM, so grab your sweet treats right after Bonded by Gigi, before dinner. It's literally next door, so you can kill two birds with one stone — emotional bonding and dessert acquisition in one stop.

You’ll buy more than you meant to. You’ll eat it before you get home. You’ll have no regrets.

DAY 3 — SOFT-LIFE ENERGY BEFORE YOU LEAVE

Today is easy, cozy, and perfect for decompressing before real life ruins things again.

The Lake Path

A scenic, calming walk that makes you say things like:

“Is it too early to move here?”

Photos encouraged. Deep thoughts optional.

Photo Spots You Simply Must Hit

📍 Bonded by Gigi — of course
📍 Murals around town — colorful and cute
📍 The lake — she’s photogenic
📍 Book Arch at Lakeside Books — whimsical and worth the detour

If you didn’t take photos, did the trip even happen?

WHY THIS TRIP WORKS

Because it blends:

✨ friendship
✨ fashion
✨ chaos
✨ adventure
✨ emotional souvenirs
✨ story-worthy moments

Girls don’t want plans — girls want eras.

And Lake Geneva gives you one.

Bonded by Gigi makes it unforgettable.

PLAN YOUR OWN GIRLS’ WEEKEND

Make the moment happen — not someday, not eventually, not “when schedules align.”

Your story starts here: