Packages
All packages and specials must be booked
directly through the hotel
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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: $ 45.00 per adult & $ 25.00 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.
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Revisit 1856
at Steamboat Arabia with the
Treasure Hunt Package
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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:
- $ 40.00 per adult, 16 and older.
- $ 25.00 per child.
- Children under 2 are free.
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.
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Go on Safari at the
Kansas City Zoo with the
We're Wild about Animals Package
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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:
$ 165.00 — 2 adults, 1 night (weekend or weekday)
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Take some time out together to be
alone and
relax with a star lit room and massage with our
Time
Out for Us Package.
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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:
- $ 65.00 per Adult, 13 and older.
- $ 40.00 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.
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Experience historic homes
and trails with our
Time Travel Package.
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The Harry S. Truman Package
Visit the home of the 33rd 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:
- $ 50.00 per Adult, Double Occupancy. ($ 65.00 for
Single Occupancy.)
- $ 20.00 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.
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Learn about our 33rd
President with the
Harry S. Truman Package.
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Worlds of Fun Package
Stay at Higher Ground Hotel and visit Worlds
of Fun amusement park or its sister water park, Oceans of Fun.
Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun have an array of fun rides and other
activities. Spend the day enjoying everything the park has to offer.
Price includes a stay in one of our King Rooms or if you are bringing
along children, one of our spacious Family Rooms.Continental
breakfast buffet is included in the package.
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 Worlds of Fun or Oceans of Fun.
- Continental breakfast buffet.
WORLDS OF FUN PACKAGE PRICE:
- $ 75.00 per Adult.
- $ 40.00 per Child (under 48 inches tall).
- Children under age 2 are free.
Package available April 17 to October 31. (Check park
hours/days here.)
OCEANS OF FUN PACKAGE PRICE:
- $ 69.00 per Adult.
- $ 25.00 per Child (under 48 inches tall).
- Children under age 2 are free.
Package available May 22 to September 6. (Check park
hours/days here.)
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Take the family out for rides and
thrills with our Worlds of Fun Package.
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Picnic in the Woods
“A Nature Lover’s Experience”
Enjoy a day at George Owens Nature Park, a short 5.4
miles from the Hotel. Go Birding with binoculars and a camera. Identify
wildflowers and capture them forever on film. Have a picnic provided by
the hotel at the Lakeside Picnic Pavilion.
You can even do a little fishing, if you like. There are
two stocked fishing lakes. The Park has 86.5 acres of trails
in a beautiful woodland setting.
INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:
- A King Size Bedroom for two in one of our starlit
skylight rooms.
- A well-stocked picnic basket with plenty of food for
two people, including beverages.
PACKAGE PRICE:
- Package price for 2 people is $ 100.00.
- $ 35.00 per additional Adult (age 13+), up to 4
people.
(Double Queen Skylight Room.) - $ 15.00 per Child (under 13), up to 3 children.
(Family Room.)
- Children under age 2 are free.
Of course, the picnic basket gets bigger with more
people!
Package is subject to availability of appropriate rooms.
This package is best enjoyed April through November.
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Spend a day in nature with Picnic in the Woods.
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Explore the 1859 Jail Museum. Hear the stories of the famous to the infamous Outlaws
like Jesse and Frank James and William Clarke Quantrill. See what
Justice was like during that era. Learn the fate of the notorious
James Gang. Jessie and Frank James were locals to this area of Missouri. Learn about the dungeon-like cells that housed thousands of prisoners during the bloodiest time in Jackson County’s History.
Walk
around the Jackson County Courthouse and read more about the local
Civil War History on its Monuments. Visit the Archives in the
historic courthouse to learn more about this era in local history.
Visit the 1827 Log Courthouse, the seat of Justice for this region in the early 1800’s. If you wish, pay respects at Frank James' tombstone in the nearby Hill Park Cemetery. Return to the Hotel to watch a movie in one of our lounges about Jessie James or Quantrill or both. We supply the popcorn! INCLUDED IN PACKAGE:
- A King Size bedroom for two.
- Admission to the 1859 Jail & Marshal’s Home Museum.
- Popcorn and a Blu-Ray HD Movie in one of our lounges.
PACKAGE PRICE:
- $ 85.00 for 2 adults
- $ 25.00 for additional adults housed in the same room,
which would be a double queen. - Children age 6 to 17 are $ 10.00 each.
If you bring along children you will be housed in one of our Family suites. - Children 5 and under are free.
NICE TO ADD:
- A 35-minute Covered Wagon ride around
Independence. $ 15.00 per Adult. Children under 12 are $ 7.00
each. Hear the stories about the James Gang, Quantrill and others
on your ride.
- A visit to the National Frontier Trails Museum.
Admission is $ 5.00 for Adults and Youth ages 6 to 17 are $
3.00. Children under 5 are free.
- Dinner on Independence Square at one of the restaurants that are within convenient walking distance.
Package Available April 1 through October 31, 2010. Package is subject to appropriate room availability.
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Learn about local outlaws with the Wanted: Dead or Alive package.
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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)
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Enjoy an evening of live jazz in
Kansas City's Power and Light District with our Getting
Jazzed Package.
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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 Cafe 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 Cafe 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: $ 115.00 — 2 adults,
1 night (weekend or weekday)
Additional guests: $
25.00 per person (up to 2 extra)
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Share a wonderful day around
downtown Independence with our Girls Night Out Package.
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Want to build your own
package?
Contact us!
We will assist you in planning the ideal trip for you.
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Walk around Independence Square
for shopping and dining with any of our package options.
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