Often, I choose hotels near museums; this time the hotel is a museum!

The 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky., is the first of its kind – a 90-room boutique hotel dedicated to Southern-style luxuries and contemporary art. The entire hotel is a backdrop for 21st century artists, with a 5,000 square foot exhibition space in the atrium.

It is also a splendidly comfortable living space.

Each guest room boasts mint julep cups, iPods with custom music, Malin & Goetz bathroom amenities and 42" HDTV flat screen televisions. The hotel also offers a unique spa (sauna, steam room…), fitness room, and group meeting spaces.

And though in a neighborhood full of lively bars and restaurants, you might want to stay put. Its nationally recognized Proof on Main (one of Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurants of 2006) completes this stimulus package.

This more-than-a-hotel has been recently featured in the national press, including being voted 16th Best United States Hotel in Condé Nast Travelers Top 100 Readers Choice Awards 2008. Some links:

From The Today Show: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/28434287
On NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98410824

All this, offered to us at 10% off their Best Available Rates (often well below $200 a night). Just tell them you're an Academic Ambassador and you're off!

You may visit their website at www.21chotel.com.

AcAmbs now get
an additional 5% off
already low rates