Higher Ground Hotel

Packages

All packages and specials must be booked directly through the hotel

Performing Arts Package

Treat Yourself to the Ballet or the Symphony!

Stay at our beautiful garden hotel in Historic Independence, Missouri across the street from Harry S. Truman’s Victorian Home.

Show us your tickets to attend the Kansas City Symphony or Ballet and get a 20% discount on your room.

The new Kauffman Performing Arts Center is a short 15-minute drive down Truman Road from the Hotel.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• Recommended: King Room for two overlooking the hotel garden.

Package price: $ 68.00 for two adults.
    (or 20% off standard rate for other room type/occupancy)

NICE TO ADD:

• A tour of Harry S. Truman's home.
• A tour of the Harry S. Truman Library.
• Dinner on Independence Square at one of the fine Restaurants.

Enjoy Kansas City ballet or symphony
with the Performing Arts Package

Treasure Hunt Package

Bring your kids and stay in one of our  Family rooms with 2 King size beds. There are cribs and rollaway beds also available for these large rooms. Treasure Hunt in the room for chocolate gold coins. View our Video on the Treasure of the Steamboat Arabia. Then take the short drive to the Steamboat Arabia to learn about and see 200 tons of treasure that was aboard when it sank in 1856. The Steamboat Arabia is one of our best local attractions.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• Family Room for one night, up to 6 people, including children.
• Treasure Hunt in the room.
• Admission to the Steamboat Arabia Museum.

Package price: $ 50.00 per adult & $ 30.00 per child. Children under age two are free.

NICE TO ADD:

• Lunch at one of the eating establishments at the City Market, where the 
    Steamboat Arabia Museum is located.

Revisit 1856 at Steamboat Arabia with the
Treasure Hunt Package

Christmas in Historic Independence
Spirit of Christmas Past Heritage Homes Tour

Available November 23 - December 30 (Closed December 23 - 25)

Enjoy our beautifully decorated Historic Mansions like the Vaile Mansion and Bingham-Waggoner Estate. It takes the staff 3 weeks to decorate for Christmas and it is worth the time. Everything is special and different every year.

This year, the theme for the Bingham-Waggoner is "A Woodland Christmas," and for the Vaile Mansion it is "A Whimsical Victorian Christmas." The 1859 Jail & Marshall's home theme is "A Frontier Christmas."

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE

Overnight accommodations for 2, complimentary continental breakfast buffet, Christmas Treats delivered to your room during your stay and 2 tickets each to the following:

• Vaile Mansion
• 1859 Jail, Marshal’s Home and Museum
• Bingham-Waggoner Estate

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Covered Wagon Tour of Historic Independence for 40 minutes.
  Hear the stories and view the Christmas decorations like Pioneers.
  Cost is $ 15.00 per person.
  Let us know and we can book this for you.

Package price: $125.00 — 2 adults, 1 night

Additional Adults: $30.00 (up to 4 per package)
Children: $20.00
Additional Night: $75.00

Enjoy our beautifully decorated historic mansions with the Christmas in Historic Independence Package.

We're Wild!! 
About Animals Package

Package includes a night in one of our family rooms* and admission to the Kansas City Zoo.  Our family rooms are quite large and have 2 King size beds and a sitting area.  They are big enough for rollaways and cribs to be added , if necessary. The rooms can sleep up to 6, in addition to infants.

    Also included is a movie and popcorn in our lounge. We have several family movies to choose from and the lounge is very comfy with a large leather sofa and an HD Television with Blu-Ray player. You can order in from our delivery menu that includes burgers, pizza and gourmet dinners.

PACKAGE PRICE:

• $ 50.00 per adult, 16 and older.
• $ 35.00 per child.
• Children under 2 are free.

* Must be at least 2 adults to make family room reservation.

NICE TO ADD:

• #1. Dinner on the Square at one of the several nice restaurants. The Independence Square is walking distance from the Hotel.
• #2. Family bowling fun at the Diamond Bowl Lanes, in convenient walking distance from the Hotel. Kids are welcome at the Diamond Bowl and the food is great.

Go on Safari at the Kansas City Zoo with the
We're Wild about Animals Package

Time Out for Us

Make your relationship a priority! Take some time out to be together alone. We will put you up in one of our star lit king size bedrooms. Don one of our comfy white robes and our Certified Massage Therapist will do her magic to relieve the stress of everyday life. Then enjoy the rest of the evening together totally relaxed.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• One King size bed
• Skylight to see the stars while you cuddle together
• Couples massage by our certified massage therapist (subject to availability)
• Late check-out guaranteed

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

You can add an evening walk to one of our fine local restaurants or have food sent in. We can help you plan a wonderful evening to get reacquainted. Book your getaway today.

Package price: $ 180.00 — 2 adults, 1 night (weekend or weekday)

Take some time out together to be alone and
relax with a star lit room and massage with our
Time Out for Us Package.

Anniversary or Birthday Package

Spend your Anniversary or Birthday with us in a King Size Bedroom with a skylight to the stars or a large window overlooking the garden. Have dinner on us at Café Verona, on Independence Square.

Enjoy the Chocolates delivered to your room or have High Tea together in the afternoon with English Tea or Coffee and delicious petit fours ( small cakes ).

Enjoy late Check-out privileges.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• One night in one of our King Size Bedrooms.
• Dinner gift certificate to Café Verona for $ 30.00.
• Either Chocolates delivered to your room or High Tea in the Library.
• Late check-out guaranteed

PACKAGE PRICE:

• $ 135.00 for 2 Adults.

NICE TO ADD:

Couples Massage by our Certified Massage Therapists. ($ 120.00)

Celebrate a special occasion
with the Anniversary or Birthday Package.

Time Travel Package

Go back in time to the late 1800’s in Independence, Missouri. Visit the Vaile
Mansion and the Bingham-Waggoner Estate. See how the wealthy lived during that era.

Then visit the National Frontier Trails Museum and learn about the hearty folks that traveled from Independence in covered wagons to points west. Independence is the head of the California, the Santa Fe and The Oregon Trails. There are still wagon ruts in the field directly across the street from the Museum. Independence is known as “The Queen City of the Trails.”

Top off your stay in Independence with a 35-minute ride around the city in a Covered Wagon.  A tour guide will point out points of interest and tell stories of days gone by.

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• One-night stay in one of our King Size Rooms or
  one of our large Family Rooms, if you are bringing along children.
• Admission to the Vaile Mansion, the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, The
  National Trails Museum and a 35-minute Covered Wagon Tour.
  

PACKAGE PRICE:

• $ 75.00 per Adult, 13 and older.
• $ 45.00 per child under the age of 12.

NICE TO ADD:

• #1. Dinner on the Square at one of its fine restaurants. You can choose from hamburgers to gourmet food and it’s all within walking distance.
• #2. A Blu-Ray movie in one of our lounges. We supply the popcorn. We have quality titles to choose from including, “How the West was won” or “The Time Machine”.  All the movies are shown on our large screen HD TV.

Package available April 1 to October 31.

Experience historic homes and trails with our 
Time Travel Package.

The Harry S. Truman Package

Visit the home of the 33^rd President of the United States of America and get a glimpse of his personal life. The Truman Home is directly across the street from Higher Ground Hotel. The National Park Service Visitor Center on the Independence Square will show you a short video on Harry Truman’s life before touring the home.

After the home tour, take the walking tour of the beautiful Victorian Homes in the neighborhood where he and his friends lived. Harry took this walk every day, as long as he was able.

Then travel the less than a mile from the hotel to the Truman Presidential Museum and Library which is full of information about his Presidency, World War Two, and the Korean War.

Next, take a short walk to the Jackson County Courthouse where Harry Truman served as a Judge.

Back at the Hotel, enjoy a video on the life of Harry Truman in one of our lounges. We supply the popcorn!

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• A one night stay in one of our comfy rooms, King size or Double Queen; or a Family Room if you bring more than 2 children.
• Admission to the Truman Home and Truman Presidential Museum and Library.

PACKAGE PRICE:

• $ 60.00 per Adult, Double Occupancy. ($ 90.00 for Single Occupancy.)
• $ 30.00 per child age 6 to 15.
• Children under 5 are free.

NICE TO ADD:

• Lunch at the Courthouse Exchange, directly across the street from the Jackson County Courthouse.

Package available June 1 to December 31.

Learn about our 33^rd President with the
Harry S. Truman Package.

Getting Jazzed

Enjoy an evening of live jazz in the Power and Light District of Kansas City. Spend the night in Historic Downtown Independence in a beautiful, romantic Victorian neighborhood at Higher Ground Hotel. Enjoy a starlit skylight room or a room overlooking Harry Truman's Classic Victorian Home. Take a taxi to and from the downtown club of your choice, have dinner in one of the famous eating establishments in the Power and Light District and then just call the driver for a ride back when you have had enough fun!

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

An overnight stay at the hotel for two, a taxi downtown (15 minute ride) and back, and our continental breakfast buffet. We can give you information as to "who is playing where" downtown upon your arrival at the hotel.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Visit the American Jazz Museum while downtown. They have live jazz every night except Sunday, starting at 7:00 PM. The next morning schedule a massage from one of our Certified Therapist at $ 60.00 an hour.

Package price: $ 120.00 — 2 adults, 1 night

Additional adults: $ 25.00 each adult (up to 4)

Enjoy an evening of live jazz in Kansas City's Power and Light District with our Getting Jazzed Package.

Girls Night Out!!

Rendezvous at Higher Ground Hotel in one of our double King of Queen rooms with a large seating area. Perfect for long conversations and soul searching. After arrival, tour the two beautiful Victorian Mansions we have in Independence. Imagine what it would have been like
to run a household like this during the 1800's. Return to Higher Ground for an afternoon High Tea and enjoy some of our special cupcakes along with some good English tea. Then go to downtown Independence (a short walk away) and have a light supper at Café Verona in the balcony. A wonderful day for friends to share together!

INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:

• Accommodations for 2 in one of our double king or queen suite rooms
• Admission to the Valle Mansion and the Bingham Waggoner Estate
• High Tea at Higher Ground Hotel
• Dinner at Café Verona. Price includes meal and a beverage. Any Alcohol will be extra.

NICE TO ADD:

• A massage from one of our Certified Massage Therapists, cost $ 60.00 an hour.
• A manicure or pedicure from salon
• A free tour of the Pioneer Spring Cabin available from April 1 to October 31st. Experience what the Pioneer women lives were like.

Package price: $ 125.00 — 2 adults, 1 night (weekend or weekday)

Additional guests: $ 40.00 per person (up to 2 extra)

Share a wonderful day around downtown Independence with our Girls Night Out Package.

Want to build your own package?

Contact us! We will assist you in planning the ideal trip for you.

Walk around Independence Square for shopping and dining with any of our package options.