Experience Kansas City’s Original Boutique Hotel

Voted one of the world’s best places to stay by readers of Travel+Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, 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.

Located in the heart of Kansas City, The Raphael is steps from the Country Club Plaza, the citys most stylish district for shopping, trendy restaurants, vibrant nightlife and entertainment. The hotel is surrounded by the citys most gracious neighborhood and is minutes from the downtown convention and arts district as well as the citys 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.