The Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza is the practical base for visitors who want to be next to the Plaza, the Nelson-Atkins and the Kemper without paying boutique prices. It stands at 4445 Main Street, with 295 rooms across 19 floors, a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner, a lounge for cocktails and a coffee stop. A complimentary shuttle runs to nearby Plaza shops, there is a concierge lounge, a business center, a ballroom and a rooftop garden, and the fitness center is free. The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art is about a two-minute walk away and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art about five minutes. Guests rate the hotel 8.6 out of 10 from about a thousand guest reviews. It is an honest, mid-range choice rather than a showpiece, and reviewers say so: some mention dated carpet and paint, average food and a parking lot that is hard to manage. For a stay built around museums, shopping and the Plaza lights, it is well placed.
Location and getting around
The hotel is on Main Street, a short stroll from the Plaza, and the complimentary shuttle to nearby Plaza shops takes the effort out of shopping trips. Museums are close, with the Kemper about two minutes away and the Nelson-Atkins about five. Downtown and the stadiums are a drive away, so plan to use a car or rideshare for those.
Rooms and facilities
There are 295 rooms, a restaurant for breakfast and dinner, a lounge and Café Express for Starbucks coffee and pastries. The concierge lounge has Wi-Fi and printing, there is a business center and ballroom, and the rooftop garden is a pleasant spot. Wi-Fi costs about ten dollars a day. Self-parking is about thirty dollars a day and valet about thirty-five. Pets are allowed, up to two pets of forty-five pounds each, for a fee of one hundred dollars per stay, and service animals are exempt. There is no pool.
Who it suits
Art lovers, shoppers, couples visiting for the lights and families who want a straightforward Plaza address. Good to know: reviews mention dated decor, average food and trouble with the parking lot, so expect solid and functional rather than stylish. If you want a more characterful stay, look at the InterContinental on the Plaza or The Raphael, and compare rates on your dates, because prices rise around the lighting ceremony and holiday weekends.
Why stay here
- ✓Restaurant and lounge
- ✓Café Express coffee stop
- ✓Complimentary Plaza shuttle
- ✓Rooftop garden
- ✓Free fitness center
- ✓Concierge lounge
- ✓Self-parking and valet
- ✓Pet friendly (fee)
Good questions
Where is the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza?+
It is at 4445 Main Street. The Kemper Museum is about two minutes on foot and the Nelson-Atkins about five.
Does the hotel have a pool?+
There is no pool. There is a free fitness center and a rooftop garden.
What does parking cost?+
Self-parking is about thirty dollars a day and valet about thirty-five when we checked. Confirm before you arrive.
