We recommend staying in either Crossroads or Plaza neighborhoods. There are both hotels and airbnb options in both places, with many options for airbnbs near the Plaza.

Hotel recommendations:
The Fontaine (Plaza)
InterContinental (Plaza)
The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center
Crossroads Hotel (Crossroads)
Breakfast/Brunch:
Home Grown
Classic Cup
Snooze

Lunch/Dinner:
The Russell
Pot Pie
Port Fonda
Ragazza
Extra Virgin
La Bodega
Jax Fish House
Pizza 51
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
Q39

Drinks/Treats:
Messenger Coffee + Ibis Bakery
Tom's Town Distillery


Nelson-Atkins Art Museum (including the surrounding lawn)
Kauffman Memorial Garden
Overland Park Botanical Garden and Arboretum
Loose Park
Union Station (and take the trolley to River Market)