Experience Kansas City’s Original Boutique Hotel

Voted one of the world’s best places to stay by readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure, The Raphael is an elegant and charming boutique hotel patterned after the finest small hotels of Europe. Combining the intimacy of a significant historic landmark with vintage hospitality and highly-individualized service, The Raphael delivers a uniquely Kansas City experience for business and leisure travelers.

• Kansas City’s “Plaza” Hotel. Located in the heart of Kansas City, The Raphael is steps from the Country Club Plaza, the city’s most stylish district for shopping, trendy restaurants, vibrant nightlife and entertainment. The hotel is surrounded by the city’s most gracious neighborhood and is minutes from the downtown convention and arts district as well as the city’s most popular attractions, such as The National World War I Museum, Union Station, Crown Center, 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, American Jazz Museum, and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. We are a short drive from the Kansas City Zoo, Kansas Speedway, and Kaufman and Arrowhead stadiums.

• Kansas City’s Historic Hotel. Originally constructed in 1927 as the Villa Serena Apartments, the Spanish Renaissance Revival-style building was transformed into the elegant Raphael Hotel in 1975 following a renovation that faithfully preserved historic features while providing for the comforts of contemporary travelers.

• Kansas City’s Luxury Accommodations. Discover legendary luxury in our elegant, beautifully-appointed accommodations overlooking Country Club Plaza. The Raphael offers distinctive rooms and suites, uniquely renovated with the distinctive charm for which The Raphael is acclaimed. Retaining its classic ‘20s chic and graceful décor, the hotel’s expansive rooms and suites feature high-speed internet, cable TV, bathrobes, 24-hour room service, telephones with voicemail, high-speed wired and wireless internet access, and refreshment centers.

• Kansas City’s Elegant Boutique Hotel. Our elegant boutique hotel offers a chic, comfortable atmosphere with old-world charm and contemporary offerings, including a cozy restaurant and lounge, ATM, complimentary newspapers, dry cleaning, airport transportation, and modern lifestyle enhancing features. Kansas City business travelers stay connected and capable with wireless high-speed internet, a high-tech business center and stylish meeting rooms.

• Kansas City Meetings & Events. Let the legendary Raphael Hotel host your next business meeting, conference, reception or social event in grand Kansas City style. The hotel features elegant business suites which can be arranged in a boardroom setting, and The Raphael Restaurant. The Raphael Hotel provides a perfect venue for receptions, cocktail parties, banquets and private dinners.

• The Raphael Restaurant & Lounge. The Raphael Restaurant presents creative Continental cuisine and innovative menus in an elegant, intimate atmosphere. Kansas City's most refined hotel dining room, The Raphael Restaurant offers an unsurpassed culinary experience – from business luncheons to romantic dinners. With its historic grandeur, luxurious décor and cozy piano bar with live music, The Raphael is one of the city's most romantic restaurants - an intimate setting so private you can almost hear your wine breathe.