Ambassador Hotel Wichita, Autograph Collection
Kansas
Ambassador Hotel Wichita occupies a downtown building whose history reaches back to 1926, when it housed Union National Bank and the Dockum Drug Store. That setting gives this Autograph Collection hotel a connection to the city beyond its contemporary interiors. Rooms and suites provide a polished base near Old Town and Intrust Bank Arena, with a fitness centre and business facilities supporting stays of different kinds. The central location is particularly useful when a trip combines appointments with an evening performance or dinner downtown. Siena Tuscan Steakhouse supplies the main dining experience, pairing Italian cooking, handmade pasta and steaks with a substantial wine selection. Below the hotel, Dockum adopts a speakeasy atmosphere for cocktails, taking its name from the historic drugstore. The building also stands on the site associated with the 1958 Dockum sit-in, a significant chapter in Wichita's civil rights history. For visitors interested in that heritage, the Ambassador offers an especially meaningful address as well as the practical comforts of a modern city hotel.