We've been staying at Aloft Kansas City Country Club Plaza four-to-six times a year or so since it opened. It's our go-to place when coming to KC. We like the location, XYZ bar, and that it has what we need, nicely, without too much that we don't for a short stay. Though by no means an older hotel, this was the first time I noticed things starting to feel a little tired—stains to carpet outside the elevators or in the hallways, base shoe (the trim that covers the gap between walls and floors) coming loose or having fallen off, thick dust accumulating on the top of switch and outlet faceplates. Nothing disastrous, and the overall cleanliness where it truly matters remains top-notch. But these kinds of misses can be harbingers of worse to come. The good thing is that these are both easy and inexpensive things to cure. I haven't written this Aloft off yet, but if the slide continues on the next visit, we may be looking elsewhere.