The InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza is the traditional choice for a stay in the city’s most elegant district. It stands on Ward Parkway beside Brush Creek, on the edge of the Country Club Plaza, the Spanish-style shopping and dining district famous for its fountains, tiled towers and, in winter, the holiday lights strung along its rooftops. With 371 rooms it is a big, full-service hotel, and it delivers the comforts you would expect: American Slang for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Oak Room and a bar, a coffee shop, a 24-hour gym with sauna and steam room, and a seasonal outdoor pool that is open from June to September. Many rooms look across the creek toward the Plaza. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is about a mile away, an easy walk on a fine day, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kansas City Art Institute are closer still. Guest reviews are consistently very good. Choose it if you want to base yourself on the Plaza rather than downtown, and enjoy a calmer neighbourhood with restaurants and shopping on your doorstep.
Location and getting around: the hotel is at 401 Ward Parkway, a short stroll across Brush Creek to the Country Club Plaza. The Nelson-Atkins is about a seventeen-minute walk, Loose Park and its rose garden about six minutes, and the Kemper Museum around fourteen minutes. Union Station and downtown are about fifteen to twenty minutes by car or rideshare, and buses link the Plaza with Midtown and downtown. The airport is around forty minutes away.
Rooms: the rooms are spacious by city standards, and higher floors and creek-facing rooms have the best outlook over the Plaza. Suites give families and longer stays more room.
Who it suits: couples who want a walkable, attractive neighbourhood for evening strolls, art lovers planning a day at the Nelson-Atkins, families in summer when the outdoor pool is open, and anyone coming for the Plaza’s holiday lights in November and December.
Good to know: breakfast is charged separately unless included in your rate. Both self-parking and valet parking carry a nightly charge. Pets up to about 25 pounds are accepted for a nightly fee. The outdoor pool is seasonal and closed in winter, so plan on the gym, sauna and steam room in colder months.
Why stay here
- ✓American Slang restaurant
- ✓Oak Room and bar
- ✓Seasonal outdoor pool
- ✓24-hour fitness center
- ✓Sauna and steam room
- ✓Self and valet parking
- ✓Pet-friendly rooms
- ✓Free Wi-Fi
Good questions
How far is the InterContinental from the Country Club Plaza?+
The hotel is on Ward Parkway just across Brush Creek from the Plaza, a short walk away. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is about a mile north.
Does the InterContinental Kansas City have a pool?+
Yes, it has an outdoor pool, but it is seasonal and open from June to September. A sauna, steam room and 24-hour gym are available all year.
Is parking available at the InterContinental?+
Yes, both self-parking and valet parking are available for a nightly charge. Rates are listed on the hotel’s booking pages.
