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Even The Elevators Will Make You Feel Cultured At the New 21c Museum Bentonville

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 200 NE A Street [map], Bentonville, AR, United States, 72712
February 13, 2013 at 9:03 AM | by | Comments (0)

If Akansas wasn't already on your list of places to visit in 2013 (and we hate to say it, but why would it?), here's a new reason: the art-obsessed boutique hotel chain 21c Museum has just opened a new 104-room property in downtown Bentonville, AR. And yes, those penguins have made an appearance once again. 25 of them, in fact. Only this time, they're green!

As with the other 21c Museum hotels in Louisvile and Cincinnati, the hotel adjoins a contemporary art museum and integrates that art into—literally—every corner of the hotel.

Hence, the six-foot tiger sculpture, the "hairy chandelier", and the elevator mural (pictured) that turns a normally tedious moment of waiting into an opportunity to feel cultured. Walmart must feel so proud.

We mention Walmart, of course, because of Alice Walton, the mega-loaded Walmart heiress, who funded the Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art neighboring the hotel, and who bankrolled the 21c Museum itself. Isn't it funny how something so original and worthwhile can come out of something so heartless and destructive? But we digress...

Guests at the hotel will be able to enjoy free bike rentals starting in the spring, as well as meals at The Hive, which "showcases the unique cultural identity of Arkansas" (hmm, didn't know that existed!), and the frequently rotating exhibitions throughout the hotel's public spaces. The latter are open 24/7 throughout the year, and, best of all, free.

Natural light supposedly plays a big role at the hotel, with dozens of skylights, light monitors, large windows and a light court throughout the building. Inside the rooms, you'll find high ceilings, custom-designed furniture (like stitched leather chairs), tiled bathrooms, iPod docking stations, Malin + Goetz toiletries, free WiFi, flat screen TVs, and, of course, plenty of art.

Rates begin at $214/night.

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