Stay a century away in the award winning small luxury hotel, The Empress of Little Rock. The historic boutique hotel, ranked as a top ten bed & breakfast in the US, was built in 1888 as the largest most opulent mansion in Arkansas. Let your senses be lavished with the most modern spa amenities; hydro-massage therapy, steam, aromatherapy, replica antique clawfoot Jacuzzi soaking tubs. Work a 1000 piece puzzle by the warmth of firelight in the parlor. Enjoy an elegant two course gourmet breakfast by candlelight in a dining room fit for Her Majesty, the Queen. Ascend a magnificent double stairwell as Scarlett to the Chatelaine Suite where a night in a canopied featherbed will have you begging for more. If something slightly more daring peaks your interest, retire to the Hemingway Spa Suite with a 1940's "Mogambo" touch, a romantic escape to contemplate the next chapter in your life. Stroll through the Secret Garden where the fountain drums and a romantic hammock beckons. Ah!!! The Empress, where unrushed conversation abounds, along with true Southern Hospitality. Two blocks from the Governor's Mansion in the Quapaw Quarter Historic District.