Hotel Kansas City

Overall, our experience was pleasant. The hotel itself is lovely. The staff was quite nice. We had a great experience getting a drink in the lobby bar and the bartender who served us was awesome. It always amazes me, however, how it is that the higher-end the property, the fewer services a hotel tends to offer and how they try to extract more money from you. For example, the hotel wanted $45 a day for parking, when the lot next door was charging $15 (which we opted for). But the most disappointing experience was when we visited the Nighthawk bar in the basement of the hotel after our very nice dinner at The Town Company. My wife and I ordered cocktails from the posted menu. My choice was a $15 old fashioned. When I ordered it, the bar tender asked me if there was a particular bourbon I would like, which I thought was a nice touch. I made my choice but upon closing the tab, I saw that I was being charged double the posted price. When I inquired why, he informed me that the bourbon I selected (Jefferson's) was an upcharge. I was neither informed beforehand that there would be an upcharge, much less told how much it would be. (By the way, a bottle of Jeffersons costs about $60 max, so it is not a super premium whiskey and certainly should not cost an additional $15 per shot). In any case, I feel taken advantage of and intentionally mislead. Not the kind of experience I expected.

Location was walking distance to delicious BBQ, unique hotel design so that was very cool. We walked to Ray's Stack which the hotel or maybe it was Yelp recommended. It was a nice walk on a beautiful day. One our second free evening after scheduled meetings we walked down to the local pizza, sandwich place across from the concert hall (all down hill). Anyhoot we appreciated the staff's clear directions on potential places to eat. We also had breakfast and lunch at the hotel and those meals were delightful as well.

The atmosphere and location make this one of the premiere spots in downtown to host a wedding. The staff was outstanding and hardworking and we appreciate everything they did to make our day special.

Great experience and great downtown location! Would recommend! Hotel was clean and centrally located. Cool speakeasy downstairs.

We had a great time at Hotel KC! It is a beautiful venue with vaulted ceilings, wood trim, walls and stain glass windows! The service was awesome, and it was a great venue for a wedding and reception.