Louisville Marriott: A Weekend In Louisville
I got the opportunity to spend a weekend in Louisville, Kentucky this past weekend. Louisville is a place I had visited pretty often growing up, but only for volleyball tournaments. My weekends consisted of me driving up there with my mom, spending 10 hours everyday in a convention center full of volleyball courts, and then driving home exhausted Sunday evening.
So let’s just say I didn’t know too much about Louisville. A few weeks ago the downtown Louisville Marriott reached out to me about staying at their hotel. They had just completed 30 million dollars in renovations, so I was eager to check it out.
Louisville is only about a 1.5 hour drive from Cincinnati so it made for the best vacation! Sometimes traveling long distances can be very exhausting, that’s why this quick drive was great. I can say that I was genuinely rejuvenated from this weekend of exploring.
The Marriott- A Weekend In Louisville
If you know me well, you obviously know I like fashion and style, but you’ll also know that I am a big fan of strong interior design. What amazed me the most about downtown Louisville’s Marriott Hotel, was the luxury boutique feel it had to it.
Typically with larger hotel chains like a Marriott, the decor is all kinda the same, but this wasn’t the case. You can tell each different area of the hotel, had extreme thought put into the design and no detail went unnoticed.
The Lobby
The lobby had modern leather sections, and plenty of seating to hang out in. We actually arrived at the hotel pretty late on Friday evening and were planning on exploring downtown Louisville a little bit. Once we arrived at the hotel and checked in, we decided we didn’t even need to leave!
The Marriott had a very large bar, and plenty of seats, and honestly it was poppin’ that evening. It felt like we were hanging out at some restaurant or bar and not our hotel, which was great.
The Hotel Room
Once I headed up to the hotel room, I was pleasantly surprised with the personalized and modern touches in the room. Unique design to match the bourbon inspired, Kentucky city.
They even had chocolate covered strawberries and a personalized hand written note for me upon my arrival.
The Restaurant – The Porch
The hotel had their very own restaurant and bar called The Porch. The Porch really impressed me with their decor, and I was blown away by the delicious food. We spent Saturday evening sipping on some cocktails and grubbing down on some Brussel sprouts, steak, and chicken.
The restaurant had a great mix of modern furniture and southern style food.
Not only was the Marriott a great experience, but I was very impressed overall with my weekend in Louisville. We visited a lot of new and upcoming spots in the Ville. Saturday we spent the day making candles at Maddox & Rose, and then went on my very first Bourbon tour at Rabbit Hole.
Maddox & Rose
Maddox & Rose is a space made for creatives. The company doubles as a candle lab, and home + event design services. I felt more creative just sitting in their space, and I think I was more interested in their furniture than their actual candles.
After I took in the beauty of the shop, we picked out the shape of our candle holder, smelled a bunch of different scents and then somehow narrowed it down to our three favorites.
I mixed Bourbon, Chai, and Pumpkin Spice to come up with my fall scented candle and it actually smells amazing. I’ve been burning it all week.
The Rabbit Hole
While we waited for our candle wax to dry, we walked down the street to the Rabbit Hole Distillery for a tour. That was one of my favorite parts of Louisville. Everything seemed to be within walking distance.
I am not a big bourbon fan, but it was fun to learn the process of how bourbon is made especially because it is so popular in Kentucky. I chose to visit Rabbit Hole because of the modern design (common theme here if you haven’t noticed). Their building is also only a couple years old, so it was very new, and designed so well with tours in mind.
The building was set up to be transparent and that made the tour very interactive. We were even able to stick our fingers in the bourbon that was in the fermentation process. If you’re a bourbon fan, you would absolutely love this tour, and specifically this city, because there were many distillery tours to choose from, and even if you aren’t a fan it was still so much fun.
Wrap Up
Overall, I definitely recommend spending a weekend in Louisville! I would highly suggest staying at the Marriott in downtown Lou. This hotel was right downtown, in the middle of all of the action, had absolutely delicious food, gorgeous design, and impeccable customer service. What else could you ask for?
and exploring some local boutiques and distilleries.