Valencia Group’s Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza will open in Kansas City, MO., this fall with 132 rooms and 7,000 square feet of meeting space, including an 1,800-square-foot pool terrace. The first group events are already on the books for November.
“The property will bring Valencia’s ‘cool factor’ to Kansas City and we hope to be a special place for meetings,” says Todd Scholl, director of sales and marketing for Hotel Sorella, located in the city’s upscale Country Club Plaza shopping district.
He recommends the rooftop pool and terrace area as standout event venues that will set Hotel Sorella apart from other properties in the region and state.
“The hotel’s design company made a point of incorporating the Mediterranean influences from the surrounding shopping center,” Scholl says, “From the red tile roofs and fountains to high-end food and nightlife, it feels like Seville, Spain.”
The hotel plans to target an audience of mid-size corporate groups, and function space is organized in a hub on the first floor, with meeting rooms opening off a main atrium.
“The perfect group size for us would be around 75 guest rooms on peak night, but our banquet capacity is around 210,” Scholl says.
“Another selling point for planners will be the complimentary European breakfast we offer for groups,” he continues. “It is served in our greenhouse lounge area, which is complete with a stone-paver floor. It is one less line-item for planners to worry about.”