Eugene

The *real* lights on the Plaza are not up until the Thanksgiving. There are 250,000 of those colored lights, and they are quite spectacular and last through the New Year's.

jmartin

Good point on Thanksgiving, that's what I was thinking of -- I stayed there once in mid-December, had a room on the south side so it was good view of the plaza.

I really liked that hotel.

ArtDorko

General-
We'll be at that game, also. We're season ticket holders, section 108, front row, stop & say hi. We'll be the ones wearing blue. Tell the usherette that you're friends of ours & she shouldn't give you any trouble. We'll try to remember to tell her you might be "stopping by."

Bob & Mindy



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2 dummies who are new to this FF stuff, but trying to learn.

general45

I will look you up at the game. By the way, doesn't everyone wear blue ?

pinniped

Looks like my wife and I will also be at that game. We're season ticket holders, but will be there using rainchecks so who knows where we'll be. If we're close to 108, we'll drop by... (Our usual spot is over in 113.)

Keep believing! Maybe Tony Pena has one more miracle up his sleeve.

arizonawildcat

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I am trying to find a good hotel in the Kansas City area over Labor Day weekend for a quick family trip. Wife and two small children (5 and 6) would be coming with me on a drive from STL. We will therefore have a car, but wouldn't mind being able to walk to places versus driving all of the time. Are one of the hotels in the Plaza area decent options? I see that there is a Marriott there as well as a botique-style Courtyard? Can anyone give some insight as to these two locations? Or anywhere else that would be recommended? Thanks in advance!

joshua362

I've only stayed in Overland Park, KS, about 20 minutes from downtown and in fact got home from there last night. I would only recommend the FS Marriott because I think you can find some really cheap rates there on the weekend. And the room doors have soft closing latches and a loud, steady AC system so sleep is assured (a big issue for me). But the hotel falls short otherwise servicing the elite business traveler such as a decently stocked CL...

cyberdad

I stayed at the Country Club Plaza Marriott about a year and a half ago. Generally speaking, a good older property. As a plat, I was upgraded to a larger room.

Overland park is also a good choice. FS Marriott has its critics, but my experiences there have been good. My son....also a plat...also likes the place.

There's also an excellent CY a few blocks away adjoining the convention center. My wife has a show for her business at the OP convention center. So we stay there every year, and they always take good care of us....including upgrades.

Note that there are two CYs in OP. There's an older property down the street from the FS Marriott on Metcalf. It's also a good choice.

LOADS of good restaurants and shopping in the Overland Park area. The convention center property is a little handier to most of these.

Hope this helps.

AA Novice

I prefer the downton Marriott myself. If you stay downtown you are just minutes from the Arabia Steamboat Museum, which is fantastic for the whole family, in my opinion. http://www.visitkc.com/member-detail....aspx?id=28981

The Plaza is not really a place for kids as most of it is upscale shops. OP is okay but it is so far from downtown KC that you really don't get a feel of KC.

Take your kids to the Crown Center and eat at Fritz's Railroad Restaurant. There are train tracks that run above the tables and they deliver your food. You will be a hero after taking your kids there I promise. http://www.crowncenter.com/Dining-Dining/Index.htm

Also just across the street (but take the link that runs over the street) to the Union Station's Science City. Very kid friendly and well worth the time.

One more place to take your kids, also right by the Crown Center and if the aren't worn out by then, is the tour of Hallmark Cards visitor center.
http://www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com/

AA Novice

I almost forgot the Crayola Store in the Crown Center which will be a big hit with the kiddos too.

spectrablue96

Overland Park Marriott is newly remodeled and has a "bounce back" promotion going on: Promotion code BQ7 is $69/nt for September 3-6.
Staying there this weekend!

joshua362

I stay at (and trash) this place on a regular basis but have to say the $9.99 breakfast buffet was reasonably priced and pretty good. Sure beat what was being offered in the CL.

Lobby and CL remodel does nothing for me but I do appreciate the soft closing doors and constant sound of the HVAC system to sleep by. I do notice that they must have the HVAC system automatically overridden in the wee hours in both summer and winter nights.

brobab

My vote for Steaks with a KC atmosphere - Hereford House, Golden Ox, the Savoy. Plaza III is a little more "fine dining." But why would anyone with only one night in KC going to a Royal's game not going to Arthur Bryant's, (Gates on the Paseo if pinched for time)? I know the OP said some ridiculous thing about Memphis ribs - does Memphis even have barbecue?

Matt-KC

It is supposedly an energy saving feature but it really irritates me when I stay there (fairly often these days). The systems are set to "reset" every 4 hours or so. I usually set it on high before retiring to drown out other noise, but it kicks back to auto after 4 hours, which wakes me up due to the system starting/stopping. In some rooms it resets the temp setting as well to the 72 degree default which is even more annoying. It is not just overnight though, I find them resetting during the day as well.

joshua362

Thanks Matt for confirming that I wasn't loosing my mind - exactly that - last winter on the C level the fan would go off in the middle of the night and I too would wake an have to reset.

Last week on the 4th floor, the fan would remain steady but the room temperature would noticeably creep up to make it uncomfortable while sleeping. And of course I'm not usually there in the day / evening.

Just another oddity of the place I guess.