The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection, Kansas City

The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection offers 126 rooms. All rooms include premium bedding, laptop-compatible safes, laptop-friendly workspaces, and air conditioning. Rooms also feature mahogany-finished writing desks with power outlets and data ports, iPod docking stations on the nightstands, and hypoallergenic pillows. Bathrooms include free toiletries and bathrobes. Select rooms provide views of the Plaza and a seating area with sofa bed. Some rooms have a whirlpool tub for 2, a separate sleeping area, and a minibar. Room service is available 24 hours.

Chaz on the Plaza, the on-site restaurant, serves modern American regional cuisine amid white tablecloths and leather booths. The menu features the Kansas City strip steak and prime beef tenderloin. Lobster Benedict and Banana Foster French Toast are popular breakfast choices. Chaz on the Plaza has a bar/lounge and features a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list. Chaz Lounge offers classic cocktails and live music nightly.

The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection has a modern gym equipped with Precor cardio machines. Minor Park Golf Course and Tomahawk Hills Golf Course are nearby. Guests can arrange for in-room massages through an outside firm. Other features include French doors opening onto a courtyard terrace with fire pits. The hotel also has meeting and event space and a small business center.

Located in the Country Club Plaza Area, The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection is near Loose Park Rose Garden and many shops and restaurants. The hotel is a 2-minute walk from the Country Club Plaza, which features shopping. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is 1.5 km away. Community Christian Church, Mill Creek Park, and JC Nichols Memorial Fountain are within 0.5 km. The hotel is 6 miles from the University of Missouri. The historic Westport dining and shopping area is nearby.

The Raphael Hotel, Autograph Collection offers free valet parking and free Wi-Fi. The lobby features French canopy chairs, chandeliers and sofas. Built in 1928 as luxury flats, the nine-story brick building is one of the best examples of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in Kansas City. The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally constructed in 1928, the intimate lobby features an ornate metallic gold-leaf ceiling and travertine marble flooring.