Sippin Gypsy Quick Tips for Restin': Louisville KY

Cheers Sippin Gypsy Team Bourbon!  This post comes to you while enjoying my Sippin Gypsy Summer Sour inspired by all the delicious cocktails I tried while visiting bourbon country: Lousiville Kentucky!

Louisville Kentucky is one of those perfectly sized cities.  The downtown area is the spot for locals and tourists alike with a wonderful variety of things to do and places for incredible cocktails and cuisine!  Staying downtown made it convenient to walk to almost everything, but driving and navigating the city really was also very very easy, and parking was never too challenging (keep in mind I was not there during the Kentucky Derby).  While there are several options for well known brand hotels that would be well situated amidst all the action, I love lodging at historic locations to enhance my experience and really saturate myself into the city.

1. The Brown Hotel
Built in the 1920s, The Brown Hotel was designed to impress.  Elegant details and a large ball room, the Brown Hotel was the place to be seen.  The Brown Hotel stood through some tough times including prohibition and the Great Depression as well as a horrible flood in the 1930s.  The Hotel closed briefly in the 1970s just after the passing of Mr. Brown.  But the glory of this beautiful hotel would not lay quiet for long.  The hotel was sold and remodeled several more times with the most recent acquisition by the 1859 Historic Hotels group.  Her lobby is opulent yet inviting and the staff makes everyone feel like a VIP. Part of the fun, in my opinion, of visiting a historic hotel, is the ghost stories that accompany each location.  There are rumors that the ghost of Mr. Brown still walks the halls of his hotel and mysterious happenings from the 15th floor,   While I wasn't graced with a visit of Mr. Brown please let me know if your visit grants you a glimpse of him!

2. The Seelbach Hotel
This hotel was built with intention of bringing the grandeur of Europe's best hotels to Louisville. Originally built on the outskirts of downtown, The Seelbach is now perfectly situated to give you convenient access to most of the great spots in downtown Louisville.  Although this impressive hotel has exchanged ownership several times, each owner and investor thankfully celebrated the opulence and exquisite details of the original owners, two brothers, Louis and Otto Seelbach from Germany.  Opening it's doors just in time for the 1905 Kentucky Derby The Seelbach Hotel has remained a name of quality and decadence.  This hotel also celebrates it's own resident ghost, The Lady in Blue.  While I didn't catch a glimpse of her, several other guests have boasted catching the scent of her perfume or even a brief sighting before she disappears.

3.21c Museum Hotel
In a word: fun.  This hotel doubles as an art gallery and makes you rethink what a hotel can offer in contribution to your experiences when traveling.  Not only does the hotel offer intriguing and through provoking art displays through the gallery, the adjacent restaurant and bar,Proof on Main is one of the must do spots in Louisville.  The rooms are spacious with clean modern lines and unique artwork.  No ghost stories really accompany this unique hotel, just a great location and a fun way to rest while experiencing Louisville Kentucky