KCRag Forum

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“We really want this to be a fun experience for people, not just a place to stay,” said Mark Denton, marketing director and a partner in Kansas City-based VBRG, which is developing the hotel at 301 Admiral Blvd. VBRG aims for an October 2025 opening.

The Riff Hotel will feature 22 music-themed rooms, a basement speakeasy, an event space that can accommodate 300, and a listening lounge that will feature DJs and live bands. The lobby library will have an extensive record collection for guests to explore. As part of a planned second phase 2, VBRG will add a rooftop bar.

Each guest room features 13-foot-tall ceilings and a different musical theme with related décor. A room could draw inspiration from a particular song, genre or band. VBRG is mulling a Beatles room and already plans to do a Charlie Parker room in honor of the famous jazz musician with Kansas City ties.
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The roughly 18,000-square-foot building is actually three conjoined buildings, with one dating to the 1800s, he said. The buildings' floors are staggered from one another, creating unique design challenges for Icon Architecture + Fabrication, which had to figure out how to add an elevator and make the building compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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