The perfect location for guests wanting to enjoy Big 12 Baketball and NAIA basketball! The Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City/Merriam hotel is located just 15 minutes south of downtown Kansas City in northern Johnson County where the cities of Merriam, Shawnee, Lenexa and Overland Park, Kansas meet. We are near numerous venues for shopping, dining and entertainment. Visit the Oak Park Shopping Mall (4 miles) for shopping, restaurants, and entertainment; Shawnee Mission Parks (5 miles) for outdoor theater, walk/bike trails; The Country Club Plaza (8miles) for a unique up-scale shopping or dining experience; or the Kansas Speedway (15 miles) for first class NASCAR racing at it's finest.