Our Favorite Stays
Hotel Phillips: This is one of our favorite downtown stays, a boutique-style hotel with reasonable prices (rates start at $119). The Phillips Chop House restaurant features steaks and seafood, and 12Baltimore offers swank martinis. 106 West 12th Street; (816) 221-7000 or www.hotelphillips.com.

The Fairmont Kansas City at the Plaza: Few hotel rooms feel cozier than home, but The Fairmont's comfortable beds will put yours to the test. Rooms start at $250. 401 Ward Parkway; (816) 756-1500 or www.fairmont.com/kansascity/.

This article is from the December 2005 issue of Southern Living. Because prices, dates, and other specifics are subject to change, please check all information to make sure it's still current before making your travel plans.