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Living Large at Hotel Phillips

Where: 106 w 12th street [map], Kansas City, MO, United States, 64105

The hotel rate disparity between large coastal cities and the U.S. heartland is a thing of wonder. At Hotel Phillips in downtown Kansas City, "worlds of fun" come cheap.

This is one of those boutique hotels that makes you repeatedly rub your eyes in disbelief. First when you see the lobby and your room, then again when you see the oh-so-small bill when you check out.

The art-deco hotel managed to survive decades of urban renewal and offers one of the best values anywhere, despite a AAA 4-diamond award and enticing rooms.

Now that summer is here, it's time to cut loose, grab some cotton candy and corn dogs for their "Worlds of Fun" package. For $179 you get not only a stylish room with character, but two all-day tickets to the local amusement park, complete with a few gut-wrenching roller coasters.

Screams of joy by day, refined luxury after. Not bad for less than two hundred bucks a night.

And remember you're not in Kansas anymore because this Kansas City is actually in Missouri.

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