Renovation is the alive and well in Kansas City.  Our first two nights we stayed at the Historic Suites in downtown, which were just beautiful, and very affordable with their weekend specials. Our room was the smallest, a suite, but as you can tell came with a full kitchen, living room area, exposed rough timbers, raised bedroom area with full walk-in closet, 2 TV's, and included a fitness room, outdoor pool, and buffet breakfast. Very nice.