Staying in a hotel for the night gives guests the feeling of escaping their life and entering another. Theme room hotels offers guests that same escape in an adventurous, fun or authentic setting. Theme room hotels showcase artwork, decoration, furniture or other items from another era or place in the world to inspire and have fun with their guests' imaginations. For a night's stay in an unlikely Indianapolis setting, bed and breakfast and boutique style hotels minutes from downtown offer rooms unlike your own.
Built in 1885, the Old Northside brick mansion---renovated into a European-inspired abode---maintains its original maple flooring and mahogany woodwork. Two minutes from downtown Indianapolis, the mansion's European mood catapults the downtown capital into the old world and so do the rooms.
Guests choose from a selection of rooms like the Hollywood Room, which features a bed on a stage behind a lace curtain and photos of Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn on the walls. The room also includes a whirlpool tub and movie-star lights around the dressing table. Another room, the Library Room, highlights Indiana's golden years with literary greats like James Whitcomb Riley, George Ade and George Meredith. Alongside the library, which is stocked with classics and Indiana authors, the rooms also includes an antique slate fireplace restored by the owner and a large Jacuzzi bathtub. Other theme rooms include the De Wenter and the Tiffany room, which showcase flashy antiques and Art Deco artwork.
As of May 2010, room rates start from $135 on weekdays and from $155 on weekends.
Old Northside Bed and Breakfast
1340 North Alabama
Indianapolis, IN 46202
800-635-9127
oldnorthsideinn.com
All Nations is a boutique bed and breakfast hotel featuring country-specific rooms. Based on locations the owner has visited, the All Nations features New Zealand, China, Ireland, and Zimbabwe rooms as well as a Mexican dining room and a Caribbean-themed family room for relaxing in a Trinidadian mood. The Zimbabwe room, for example, showcases wild animal printed chairs, a safari entertainment center and nightstand and a mosquito-net-draped bed. Each guest room includes modern amenities like a TV and DVD player and wireless Internet.
Room rates, as of May 2010, start from $84 to $150 per night.
All Nations Bed and Breakfast Hotel
2164 N. Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317-536-5927
allnationsbnb.us
This four-diamond Omni Severin Hotel, located in central downtown Indianapolis, features deluxe rooms with luxury themes and amenities. Penthouse rooms provide guests with a furnished patio and expansive views of downtown. The room features vaulted ceilings and natural light pours in through the oversize windows.
The Omni's bilevel suites offer downtown "loft" accommodations with a spiral staircase winding up to the loft-level guest suite with private balcony. A dining table that seats up to four guests is set in the downstairs level. Guests may also choose to stay in a Get Fit guest room. These health-focused themed rooms feature a motorized portable treadmill, Get Fit Kit and nutritious snacks in the refreshment center.
With a 14-day advance reservation room rates start from $161 per night. Without advance booking, rates start at $179 per night.
Omni Hotels Indianapolis
40 West Jackson Place
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
317-634-6664
omnihotels.com
