The Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky

The Brown Hotel is a treasured landmark located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The hotel was built in 1923, for a cost of $4 million, by J. Graham Brown. Located at Fourth and Broadway, the hotel received many of its most prominent and famous guests during its heyday in the 1920's through the 1950's. In 1969, J. Graham Brown passed away, and the hotel was closed and reopened for a time as the Board of Education Building. During the 1980's, the hotel underwent extensive renovations, and reopened as the Brown Hotel.

The hotel today is a 16-story property, stunningly decorated in a distinctive Renaissance style. The hotel is registered with the National Register of Historical Places and has ornately painted relief type ceilings, intricate carved hand railing, and other architectural details that make it once of the most unique hotels in the South.

Guests of the hotel will find over 26,000 square feet of meeting space and 293 elegantly decorated guest rooms and suites. The Brown features a 24-hour fitness center, two restaurants, a lobby bar and a business center. For over 80 years, the Brown Hotel has been a fixture of social and nightlife in Louisville, its elegant ballroom has been the site of many of Louisville's most gracious and prestigious social functions.

The English Grill is the Brown Hotels signature fine dining restaurant. The restaurant, a AAA Four-Diamond establishment requires guests to observe business casual attire, no flip flop, shorts or cell phones are permitted inside the restaurant. Guests can choose from a wide menu featuring Continental cuisine served with Kentucky flair, and a wine list with over 200 choices.

J. Graham's Cafy, is the hotels casual dining option. The cafy is the home of the legendary "hot Brown'', an open faced turkey sandwich with a delectable Mornay sauce, topped with bacon strips and browned. The cafy offers a breakfast and lunch menu or a full-buffet option.

For the ultimate experience in shopping the Brown offers the "Shop at the Brown''. The shop carries jewelry, purses, leather gifts, postcards, silk photo albums, embroidered towels and native Kentucky craft items. The Gallery at the Brown features native Kentucky art displayed in a unique showcase of two dimensional displays. Guests are invited to shop, and either have the gifts shipped home or hand delivered to their room.

The Brown Hotel features bright and airy guest rooms and suites, fine dining and exemplary shopping all contained under one roof. Guests can expect the finest accommodations combined with a skilled and friendly staff that caters to the guests every need. Throughout the year, the hotel hosts many prestigious events geared towards fine dining, the arts and entertainment. Guests who visit the Brown Hotel will be wrapped in comfort and Southern hospitality, for which the hotel is famous.