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Join us...
2010 Joint MBNA
& MAMBA Annual Meeting Kansas City |
HOTEL & KANSAS CITY
AccommodationsThe Westin Crown Center
1 East Pershing Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(816) 474-4400
MAMBA and MBNA’s sleeping room rate is $129.00 per night per room for single or double occupancy. MBNA’s room block expires at 5:00 p.m. CT on January 20, 2010. Reservations after January 20, 2010 will be handled on a space available basis at the group rate.
All changes and cancellations must be made directly with the hotel.
To make a reservation –
- Contact the Westin at (816) 474-4400 and mention MBNA for the group rate.
The hotel has plenty of activities to help you relax and revive, including a whirlpool, sauna, steam room, outdoor heated swimming pool, and track, as well as tennis courts. If you are ready to explore the local area, they offer a Hertz car-rental booth right in their lobby.
Hotel check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out time is 12:00 noon.
Located on the southern edge of downtown Kansas City, Crown Center offers fine hotels, entertainment, dining, shopping, offices and residential living.
- Hallmark Cards, Inc. founder Joyce C. Hall and his son, current Hallmark chairman Donald J. Hall envisioned the complex. It is home to Hallmark’s international headquarters. Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. is a Hallmark subsidiary.
- In the early 1960s, this area was filled with rutted parking lots, abandoned warehouses and a limestone hill cluttered with signs. Crown Center has reversed the decline and its existence has spurred remarkable redevelopment nearby.
- Five interconnected, seven-story buildings comprised the initial office complex, completed in 1971.
- More than 2.2 million square feet of existing office space
- The shopping center offers nearly 300,000 square feet of leasable space.
- Home to two world-class hotels, the Westin Crown Center and the Hyatt Regency Crown Center
- Six-acre residential community with more than 230 condominiums
MBNA is happy to assist attendees with travel plans. If you are in need of airline reservations or rental car rates, contact MBNA at (800) 233-4472 or info@monumentbuilders.org to be connected to the Association’s preferred travel agency, World Travel.
The Westin Crown Center is located on the southern edge of downtown Kansas City.
From Springfield, MO (Southeast)
Take MO 13 North to MO 7 North. Take ramp onto US Route 71 North. Take the exit toward East 22nd Street and turn right. Stay on East 22nd street until first left on to McGee Street. Take the first right onto East Pershing Road. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Cedar Rapids, IA (Northeast)
Take Interstate 380 South to Interstate 80 West at exit 0B. Slight left at Interstate 35 South. Merge onto Interstate 70 East then slight right at Interstate 71 South. Take the exit toward East 22nd Street and turn right. Stay on East 22nd street until first left on to McGee Street. Take the first right onto East Pershing Road. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Omaha, NE (Northwest)
Take Interstate 29 South into Missouri. Merge onto Interstate 70 East the slight right at Interstate 71 South. Take the exit toward East 22nd Street and turn right. Stay on East 22nd street until first left on to McGee Street. Take the first right onto East Pershing Road. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Joplin, MO (South)
Take US Route 69 North and turn left at Trading Post. Slight right onto KS 52. Merge onto Interstate 35 North, then take exit 1C toward Southwest Blvd. Sharp right at West Pennsylvania Avenue, then 1st left onto Southwest Blvd. Turn right at Main Street. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Kansas City International Airport
Head north on International Circle toward East Drive/North Drive. Slight right at L P Cookingham Drive. Continue onto Northwest 120th Street. Merge onto Interstate 29 via the ramp to Kansas City. Merge onto Interstate 70 East and then slight right at US Route 71 South. Take the exit toward East 22nd Street and turn right. Stay on East 22nd street until first left on to McGee Street. Take the first right onto East Pershing Road. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Des Moines, IA (North)
Take Interstate 235 West to Interstate 35 south at exit 123A into Missouri. Merge onto Interstate 70 East then slight right at Interstate 71 South. Take the exit toward East 22nd Street and turn right. Stay on East 22nd street until first left on to McGee Street. Take the first right onto East Pershing Road. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Colorado Springs (West)
Take US Route 24 East to Interstate 70 East. Slight left at Interstate 670 East and take exit 2T to merge on to Interstate 35 South toward Wichita. Take exit 1D for 20th Street then turn left at West 20th Street. Turn right at Main Street and then turn left at East Pershing Road and the hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From St. Louis (East)
Take Interstate 70 West to Interstate 670 West. Get off at exit 2S toward Broadway. Turn left at Broadway Blvd and take the 2st left on Truman Road. Take the 2nd right on to Main Street then turn left at East Pershing Road and the hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From Wichita (Southwest)
Take Interstate 35 North to exit 127 to merge onto US Route 50. Take exit 1C for West Pennway toward Wouthwest Blvd. Slight right at West Pennsylvania Avenue, then 1st left onto Southwest Blvd. Turn right at Main Street. Turn left at E. Pershing Road and hotel will be on the right in .1 miles.
From the Kansas City International Airport, taxicabs are available or attendees may use a shared-ride shuttle service. See the baggage claim area of the airport.
Kansas City offers so much more to see, do and experience than you ever imagined!
For more information or to plan sightseeing activities:
Kansas City Convention & Visitors Bureau www.viskitkc.org
