About
Ray's Bucktown B&B
A Friendly Place
Ray's Bucktown B&B is located in Chicago's vibrant Bucktown/Wicker Park /Logan Square neighborhood, an exciting arts and entertainment community.
We are kid-friendly, dog-friendly (sorry, no cats), and heck, just friendly in general. Ray's offers 11 unique rooms, each with their own private bathroom. There is a sauna and steam room on-site, plus robes, hair dryers, and many more amenities for your comfort and convenience. Our highly acclaimed breakfast is cooked-to-order every morning and served between 8-11am.
Ray Reiss
A Friendly Guy
Part pied piper, part Renaissance man, Ray Reiss brings a colorful presence to his B&B. A photographer, pottery book author, collector of crap, bird watcher and cooking enthusiast, Ray worked as a successful commercial photographer for more than 25 years, for which he traveled to more than 50 countries. In 1995, he wrote Red Wing Art Pottery, a book that has become the standard for Red Wing art pottery collectors. He also wrote two other books, Red Wing Dinnerware Price and Identification Guide and Red Wing Art Pottery Two.