The Basics

Opened: 1972 (a hotel of the same name, now long gone, opened at Second and Main in 1835)
Neighborhood: Downtown
Self-description: “In the heart of the business community, museum district, cultural center and Urban Bourbon Trail.”
Website: galthouse.com

Best of Louisville Stats

Total nominations: 7
Total wins: 2
First nomination: 1991, Best Local Hotel for a Weekend Package
First win: 1993, Best Place to Use a Telephone Without Having to Rent a Room, Galt House Mezzanine
Also won: 2009, Best Place to Set Your Drink, the bar that’s an actual aquarium in the atrium

The Voting Academy Says

“Staple of Louisville’s skyline. I have memories of when I was a little kid, going to look at the Christmas lights and eat in the revolving restaurant. And, oh my gosh, so very many pre- and post-concert times there! I was even lucky enough to run into Kid Rock in the bar there one night.”