THE CAPITAL HOTEL WAS BORNE OF AN IDEA OF WHAT THEGREATEST SORT OF LUXURY HOTEL COULD BE IN THE LATE1800S. SPORTING OF ALL THINGS AN ELEVATOR LARGE ENOUGHTO BEAR A GUEST AND HIS HORSE UPSTAIRS ASTATE OF THE ART COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THE MAGNETICANNUNCIATOR AND PROUDLY DISPLAYING THE FIRST ELECTRICLIGHT FIXTURE TO BE FOUND IN A HOTEL IN THE SOUTH ALOCAL MATRON DECLARED THE HOTEL A CAPITAL ENTERPRISELOCATED IN A CAPITAL BUILDING. THE NAME STUCK..THE CAPITAL WAS A BEACON TO SOUTHERN CULTURE IN ITSDAY AND OVER THE DECADES WAS CONTINUOUSLY REINVENTEDTO CHARACTERIZE THE VERY BEST OF THE SOUTH FOR EACHTIME. TODAY IS NO DIFFERENT. A FAMILY OFTHIRD GENERATION ARKANSANS HAS LOVINGLY RENOVATED ANDREFRESHED THIS GRAND LADY AND OUR MANAGEMENT ANDSTAFF ARE DEVOTED TO BRINGING A NEW CAPITAL IDEA TOGUESTS. HAVING RECRUITED RENOWNED CHEFS AND EXPERTHOTELIERS THE CAPITAL TODAY REVISITS SOUTHERNHOSPITALITY AND SERVES AS THE LAUNCHING PAD FOR A NEWINTERPRETATION OF SOUTHERN FOODWAYS CREATED ANDCALLED BY EXECUTIVE CHEF LEE RICHARDSON NEW AMERICANACUISINE. ONE CAN SAY ITS THE LATEST OF THE CAPITALIDEAS THAT HAVE ANIMATED THE HOTEL SINCE IT ARRIVED ONTHE SCENE IN ANTEBELLUM LITTLE ROCK..TODAY THE CAPITAL HOTEL IS THE FRONT PORCH OF LITTLEROCK THE PORTAL TO A RICH AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE OFTHE BEST OF THE REGION AND THE AUTHENTIC WELCOME THATWARMS THE SOUTH. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING NEWIDEAS TO OLD FAVORITES TO PROVIDING RELEVANT ANDMEANINGFUL TASTES SOUNDS AND TEXTURES TO OURGUESTS SO THAT EACH LEAVES OUR DOOR TOUCHED BYSOMETHING REAL THAT CAN ONLY BE FOUND RIGHT HERE..RECREATION DOWNTOWN ATHLETIC CLUBLOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CAPITALHOTEL PROVIDES COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO HOTEL GUESTS.THE 10000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY HAS A VARIETY OFCARDIOVASCULAR AND WEIGHT EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS GROUPEXERCISE CLASSES SUCH AS PILATES YOGA STEP BODYSCULPT AND ABDOMINAL CONDITIONING.CERTIFIEDPERSONAL TRAINERS AND A LICENSED MASSAGE