Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDowntown
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh
Playful Beaux-Arts building
Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Opened
2015
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Heritage SocialOutside the door
The house
IHGPlayful Beaux-Arts building
The hotel swaps downtown corporate sobriety for cheeky local wit, vibrant styling, and an easygoing social scene.
“With plush blue velvet couches and tongue-in-cheek artwork sidled up by lime-green tufted headboards and bright-yellow bird cage light fixtures… it all works.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Kelly green tufted headboards and bright birdcage chandeliers animate the guest rooms.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler.
Bold design, friendly service, countless complimentary amenities, and a wink — lots of winks, in fact — to the location itself.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Mellon Square Park sits directly across the street, and the Andy Warhol Museum is a short walk across the river.
The rooms
Bold patterns and ceramic penguin lamps decorate the rooms. Corner Spa categories add deep soaking tubs.
Bar
Biergarten
The ninth-floor open-air terrace pours European beers under string lights, surrounded by downtown office towers.
Restaurant
The Commoner
Green leather booths sit beneath antique map mirrors, and an open kitchen centers on a wood-fired hearth oven.
At the table
Glossy green subway tiles line the private dining room, where up to twenty guests gather around a dark wood table.
How it began
Built in 1903 as the Duquesne Light headquarters, the Beaux-Arts building later housed law offices for decades.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.