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A cheaper room in the River Market keeps you on the streetcar. If your plans are at the Plaza, that’s a long ride each way, so price in parking or rides.
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Kansas City runs south from the Missouri River through the Crossroads and Midtown to the Country Club Plaza. Stay on Main Street to use the streetcar. If you’re coming for barbecue, jazz or one museum in particular, stay near it.
The River Market, at the north end of downtown, has the City Market stalls and riverfront walks. South of the business district, the Power & Light District has the T-Mobile Center and late-night venues. The free KC Streetcar runs along Main Street through both, so a hotel near a stop saves short car trips.
The Crossroads Arts District sits between downtown and Union Station. Galleries, restaurants and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts fill the surrounding blocks. Union Station, Crown Center and the National WWI Museum and Memorial are farther south. A Crossroads hotel can still mean a long walk to the museum.
In Midtown, Westport has bars and restaurants, and the Country Club Plaza has shops with Brush Creek nearby. The streetcar now runs to the Plaza, but the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art are a walk off Main Street.
Kansas City summers are hot and humid. Winter can bring snow and icy roads. Kansas City International Airport is northwest of downtown, served by a weekday bus and rideshares. For the suburbs or the stadiums, you’ll want a car or event transport.
Downtown hotels are near the convention center, T-Mobile Center and the Power & Light District. From the Main Street streetcar stops you can ride north to City Market or south to Union Station. Expect crowds on arena nights.
Around here: Kansas City Convention Center, T-Mobile Center, Power & Light District
Stay around City Market for food stalls and a quieter start to downtown walks. The streetcar runs south on Main Street. The Plaza and the art museums are near the far end of the line.
Around here: City Market, Berkley Riverfront, KC Streetcar
The Crossroads has galleries, restaurants and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Union Station is just south. Ride the streetcar from a Main Street stop to get north to the River Market.
Around here: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Union Station, Crossroads Arts District
Union Station, Crown Center and the National WWI Museum and Memorial are close to this end of the streetcar line. Stay here for museums and family outings. Westport’s bars are a ride away.
Around here: Union Station, Crown Center, National WWI Museum and Memorial
Westport has bars and restaurants. The Plaza has shops and Brush Creek. The streetcar stops on Main Street near both, and the Nelson-Atkins is a walk past the Plaza stop. For a quiet night, stay away from the blocks around the Westport bars.
Around here: Westport, Country Club Plaza, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
April and May have blossoms and more rain. September and October are the best months for long walks through the Crossroads and the Plaza. Midsummer is hot and sticky. In winter, bring a warm layer for museum days and keep driving plans loose.
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) lies northwest of downtown. RideKC route 229 runs to downtown on weekdays. At other times, use a rideshare or a rental car. Amtrak serves Union Station, and the free streetcar links central districts along Main Street.
15 mi from downtown
RideKC route 229 serves downtown hourly on weekdays. Rideshares, taxis and rental cars are available for later arrivals and hotels away from the route.
River Market or the Crossroads, when arena shows and conventions push downtown prices up. Stay near a streetcar stop.
Not always. Parking and rides can wipe out the difference, and a central room may come out cheaper if most of your stops are downtown.
The cheapest of 407 hotels around town is $68 a night. Parking downtown can push that up.
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