Hotel Phillips
Originally opened in 1931, Hotel Phillips maintained the hotel's art deco design during a recent renovation while installing modern conveniences and amenities. Located in downtown Kansas City within walking distance to the Power and Light District, Hotel Phillips is 10 minutes from Swope Memorial Golf Course and 15 minutes from Heart of America Golf Course.
The hotel offers valet parking, full business center, fitness center, 24-hour room service and concierge service. The on-site restaurant, 12 Baltimore, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in an upscale environment. Live music from local musicians is offered on Saturday nights, providing a relaxing, quiet alternative to the frenetic, youth-oriented clubs of the Power and Light District. While frequented by downtown business customers during the day, the hotel restaurant and lounge draw people of all age groups during evenings and weekends.
Hotel Phillips
106 W. 12th St.
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(816) 221-7000
hotelphillips.com
Westin Crown Center
Twelve miles from Shoal Creek Golf Course in northern Kansas City, the Westin Crown Center is located within Hallmark Crown Center, which is home to many restaurants, theaters, boutique stores and nightclubs. The hotel lobby showcases a tropical waterfall that stretches along escalators from the ground floor to the mezzanine.
On-site restaurants are The Brasserie and Benton's Steak and Chop House. Benton's offers a more formal dining experience and a panoramic city skyline view from the top of the Westin Crown Center. Benton's pulls in an affluent, older crowd by offering live jazz on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. The Brasserie is located in a heavy traffic area that leads to shopping and night life in Crown Center.
The Westin offers a heated indoor/outdoor pool, shuttle service, concierge, laundry service and a full service fitness facility. Guests in each room can enjoy high speed Internet, a private balcony and 24-hour room service.
Westin Crown Center
1 East Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(866) 716-8137
westincrowncenterkansascity.com
Quarterage Hotel
The Quarterage is known as the Q Hotel by locals and is located within the Westport/Plaza area just south of downtown Kansas City. Known for taking steps to provide a more green guest experience, the Q Hotel is 20 minutes from Deer Creek Golf Club and 5 minutes from shopping and dining at the Country Club Plaza.
The Quaterage Hotel underwent a recent renovation, updating its 123 rooms to meet green standards by providing on-site recycling for guests, using hybrid vehicles for shuttle service, providing bicycle rental for non-polluting transportation by guests, increasing water and power efficiency within the hotel, and the switching to ecologically-friendly cleaning products.
Guest rooms feature MP3 players, high-definition televisions and free wireless Internet. The hotel offers a full-service spa and access to the Gold's Gym just one block away from the hotel. It provides shuttle service to local attractions,
Quarterage Hotel
560 Westport Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
(800) 942-4233
theqhotel.com
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Lauren lives in Kansas City, Missouri works as both a writer and freelancer. Her background is in technical and spec writing for the information technology industry, as well as financial services.
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