About Us

Cobblestone Hotel and Suites and Cobblestone Inn and Suites, the fastest growing new build brand in the United States

Cobblestone Inn & Suites is perfectly balanced for the way you travel. You can check your email while you enjoy a healthy snack or energy drink 24/7 from the lobby convenience store or unwind at the guest lobby bar.  All rooms are equipped with a refrigerator, microwaeve, DVD player and 42" Flat-screen TV. Whether you need to unwind or wrap up your work, Cobblestone Inn & Suites-Oshkosh gives you the room you need.

Cobblestone Inn & Suites - Oshkosh is privately owned and operated.  Dirk & Ellen Binnema, proprietors.

Dirk and Ellen’s story begins in Friesland, the Netherlands. Dirk grew up on a Dairy farm and Ellen lived not far from him on a crop farm. Dirk studied agriculture, and in 2001 took a farm tour in the US. Soon he returned with his Mother, and visited Wisconsin. They were excited about the friendly people they met, and the American way of life. Dirk decided he wanted to remain in the US permanently! His adoptive family, Ron and Judy Brath, welcomed him into their home and looked for business opportunities here. In 2005, Ron discovered that Planeview Travel Plaza was for sale. He helped throughout the sale, and Dirk became a Wisconsin business owner! During 2005 Ellen visited Dirk twice while he worked on a Wisconsin farm, and she began working on a Friesian horse farm nearby. Owners Kris and Terry Fulweiler became Ellen’s adoptive American parents. In March of 2007, Dirk asked Ellen to marry him and they were married June 1, 2007 in their hometown. Ron and Judy and Kris and Terry were among their guests.

In 2011, construction of the Cobblestone Inn & Suites - Oshkosh began near Planeview Travel Plaza.  The hotel officially opened in July!  Today, Dirk and Ellen enjoy owning and operating both Planeview and their newest business, the Cobblestone Inn and Suites in Oshkosh!