St. Louis, MO summarized
St. Louis' owes its semi-European vibe to its cultural and historical infrastructure. Any place, cosmopolitan at that, which is capable of producing the 20th century's greatest rockers and poets, namely Chuck Berry and T.S. Eliot, holds a lot of inspiration. Missouri's St. Louis hauls its considerable industrial strength from its formidable transportation - from steamboats to trains and air haulage. Nonetheless, St. Louis' stride has not always been an easy ride. The city has seen a remarkable turnaround from the nadir of the seventies, with tourist destinations sprawling on the riverfront's revitalized area. Visitors are welcomed by Laclede Landing's restored warehouses and the magnificent Gateway Arch. Try not to leave St. Louis without sampling the outlying quarters. Visit the Italian storefronts of the Hill or the jazz pubs of Soulard - and stay because of the city's famed barbecued spare ribs. The city reportedly leads the world in per capita consumption of barbecue sauce. Among the city's famed joints are Smoki O's, where the menu includes barbecue spaghetti, crispy snoot, and rib tips; Roper's Ribs, smoked over hickory and seasoned with a secret blend of spices; and Pappy's Smoke House, known for slow-smoked, dry-rubbed pork ribs.
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Applies to St. Louis / St. Louis City / St. Charles
| Season Begin | Season End | Lodging Rate | Meals & Incidentals |
| October 1, 2026, 2025 |
September 30, 2027, 2027 |
$156.00 |
$86.00 |
Recent traveler reviews of St. Louis, MO
Below are reviews of the city of St. Louis, MO from an actual visitor's perspective.
"So much to see"
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5.0 / 5
Lois F., from 25-Oct-2026
"Great airport"
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5.0 / 5
Elizabeth G., from 16-Oct-2026
"The Arch museum is very robust and lots of fun"
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4.0 / 5
The Arch museum is very robust and lots of fun. We attended a BB game and had great time there too.
Jeffrey M., from 25-Sep-2026
"The city’s great"
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5.0 / 5
The city's great!
Flora B., from 21-Sep-2026
"Love everything about St. Louis"
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4.0 / 5
Connie C., from 20-Sep-2026
"Wonderful place to explore"
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4.0 / 5
Wonderful place to explore, great parks, restaurants, and museums.
Deborah S., from 20-Sep-2026
" Nascar race "
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4.0 / 5
We went for the Nascar race which was a great experience. We also enjoyed the Arch tour, Budweiser Tour and the Botanic Garden experience.
Donald M., from 16-Sep-2026
"ARCH it was a great and memorable experience!"
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4.0 / 5
STL was basically shut down! However, we visited the ARCH it was a great and memorable experience!
Sherry A., from 15-Sep-2026
"Family"
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5.0 / 5
Gary M., from 15-Sep-2026
"Cardinals"
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5.0 / 5
Robert B., from 14-Sep-2026
"The close proximity to the airport"
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4.0 / 5
The close proximity to the airport because I live 2.5 hours away. Huge Cardinals fan. Going to a concert there tomorrow night! There's all kinds of things to do in The Lou!
Stacey A., from 07-Sep-2026
" 2 restaurants both were excellent"
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4.0 / 5
Food BBQ WAS GOOD when I checked in staff recommended 2 restaurants both were excellent.
James O., from 21-Aug-2026
"The arch"
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4.0 / 5
Darryl C., from 17-Aug-2026
"Came for the ballgame"
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4.0 / 5
Cindy H., from 17-Aug-2026
"St. Louis has everything you could want"
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4.0 / 5
St. Louis has everything you could want. Just look up what's going on and you will find it at some point through out the year so you can plan your trip.
Daniel W., from 16-Aug-2026
"Made for Kids by the Magic Museum was TERRIFIC"
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4.0 / 5
Angela B., from 16-Aug-2026
"I enjoyed the Arc"
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4.0 / 5
I enjoyed the Arc. Much expanded from 15 years ago when I was here before.
Marry F., from 15-Aug-2026
"I was born and raised St Louis"
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4.0 / 5
I was born and raised St Louis. We enjoyed a Cardinal game and visited the Arch. St Louis will alaways be considered home.
Pamela R., from 09-Aug-2026
" St. Luke’s Hospital "
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4.0 / 5
Just came up to STL to St. Luke's Hospital to see my Neurologist. I've stayed at this hotel many times and it's always been a good stay.
Barbara I., from 04-Aug-2026
"We visited The Ark"
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5.0 / 5
We visited The Ark and had an amazing experience seeing a rainbow from the top of the observation deck!
Sharon R., from 31-Jul-2026
"Cardinals Baseball"
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4.0 / 5
Gregory W., from 31-Jul-2026
"Cardinal baseball game"
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5.0 / 5
Terena W., from 31-Jul-2026
"We visit family for a reunion"
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4.0 / 5
Pixie D., from 27-Jul-2026
"There for a funeral and the church was fantastic"
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4.0 / 5
Hewitt D., from 24-Jul-2026
"This is a great city!"
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5.0 / 5
I've always like St. Louis and the people that live there. I'm planning to come back to spend more time. This is a great city!
Marc K., from 21-Jul-2026
"The Zoo the Gardens"
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4.0 / 5
The Zoo, the Gardens and the buildings were so beautiful. Of course the Arch and the museum
Rebecca A., from 20-Jul-2026
"Great place to visit"
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5.0 / 5
Great place to visit i.e. zoo the Arch and underground flee market.
Mackovis P., from 19-Jul-2026
"Bud brewery tour"
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4.0 / 5
Tom K., from 19-Jul-2026
"Forest Park"
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5.0 / 5
Paul E., from 14-Jul-2026
"Vacationing in St. Louis"
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4.0 / 5
Vacationing in St. Louis was a BLAST! Nothing was disappointing: the Gateway Arch, the Riverboat ride, the Aquarium, the Zoo. There was so much to see AND do. Great city!!!
Leah W., from 14-Jul-2026
"The malls"
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4.0 / 5
The malls
Marni W., from 12-Jul-2026
"Ballpark bars restaurants"
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5.0 / 5
James B., from 10-Jul-2026
"Lot things to do"
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4.0 / 5
Ken M., from 10-Jul-2026
"We really enjoyed the vacation there"
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5.0 / 5
Mike L., from 07-Jul-2026
"Lots of good food "
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5.0 / 5
The city did an excellent of controlling traffic and controlling the crowds. The garden area downtown was beautiful and we had an excellent family breakfast at the Docket, lots of good food and the price was reasonable.
Diane M., from 06-Jul-2026
"Visiting family here"
Score
5.0 / 5
Authur M., from 04-Jul-2026
"The Hill and their restaurants"
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4.0 / 5
Elizabeth C., from 26-Jun-2026
"Grant's park"
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5.0 / 5
Grant's park, St Louis Cardinals and the zoo.
Theresa J., from 25-Jun-2026
"Cardinals"
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5.0 / 5
Martin B., from 24-Jun-2026
"Game was good"
Score
5.0 / 5
Ronald J., from 23-Jun-2026
"City Museum"
Score
4.0 / 5
City Museum, Gateway Arch, and Grants Farm.
William K., from 23-Jun-2026
"The Barnes-Jewish hospital is wonderful"
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5.0 / 5
Michael C., from 22-Jun-2026
"City Museum is great for kids"
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4.0 / 5
Lisa N., from 21-Jun-2026
"I like St. Louis"
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4.0 / 5
Shirley M., from 09-Jun-2026
"Good hospitals"
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5.0 / 5
Linda F., from 09-Jun-2026
"Enjoyed the views downtown"
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5.0 / 5
Laquette C., from 07-Jun-2026
"Everywhere we went was spotlessly clean and everyone was so polite"
Score
4.0 / 5
Only spend two nights but managed to get around easily via Uber.
Arch museum and ride(fantastic), the riverboat ride, zoo(highly recommend and free) and a Budweiser tour, finishing with dinner at Ramsays Kitchen.
Everywhere we went was spotlessly clean and everyone was so polite.
Jenny B., from 04-Jun-2026
"Can walk about everywhere"
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5.0 / 5
David A., from 01-Jun-2026
"Location"
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4.0 / 5
David M., from 01-Jun-2026
"Many options"
Score
4.0 / 5
Makayla G., from 31-May-2026
"A variety of activities"
Score
5.0 / 5
James P., from 31-May-2026
"From Busch Stadium with the Cardinals to the City Museum "
Score
5.0 / 5
From Busch Stadium with the Cardinals to the City Museum as well as shopping the Marriott St. Louis Grand and their courteous staff is so convenient. Great stay.
Kevin H., from 30-May-2026
"Saw Budweiser Plant and the Arch"
Score
4.0 / 5
Darwin M., from 22-May-2026
"A lot to do"
Score
4.0 / 5
A lot to do, great food and friendly atmosphere.
Julie B., from 19-May-2026
"We were in St. Louis for medical reasons"
Score
4.0 / 5
Mary E., from 18-May-2026
"Always something to do"
Score
5.0 / 5
Always something to do. Sports, museums ,the Arch and good restaurants.
Robin B., from 12-May-2026
"Dinner @ Maggiano’s"
Score
4.0 / 5
Zero L., from 10-May-2026
"I like that bush stadium was across the street"
Score
5.0 / 5
Andrea F., from 03-May-2026
"The First Watch Cafe for breakfast"
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5.0 / 5
The First Watch Cafe for breakfast. Of course, the Cardinals games.
Robert F., from 02-May-2026
"The shopping"
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5.0 / 5
Tonia N., from 02-May-2026
"So many fun things to see and do "
Score
5.0 / 5
So many fun things to see and do - plus the weather is amazing!
Karin J., from 29-Apr-2026
"Nice city"
Score
5.0 / 5
Nice city. Arch was amazing!
Bryce O., from 27-Apr-2026
"City great "
Score
5.0 / 5
Michael O., from 26-Apr-2026
"The Zoo"
Score
4.0 / 5
The Zoo, Arch & the Hill were fun!
Deborah B., from 24-Apr-2026
"We LOVE STL"
Score
4.0 / 5
We travel there at least once to twice a month for business and personal reasons.
Tamela M., from 21-Apr-2026
"We loved St. Louis"
Score
4.0 / 5
We loved St. Louis!, our stay was terrific. We saw some local museums, visited a park, visited our daughter at St. Louis University and went to a Cardinal game.
Karen D., from 15-Apr-2026
"The zoo"
Score
4.0 / 5
The zoo, Union Station, the train.
Garry F., from 08-Apr-2026
"There is so much to do in Saint Louis"
Score
5.0 / 5
There is so much to do in Saint Louis. We were on the go for three days! Great restaurants everywhere!
Hank B., from 27-Mar-2026
"The city museum"
Score
5.0 / 5
The city museum, science museum, zoo and the arch was cool.
Ashley S., from 24-Mar-2026
"Went to see our grandson"
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4.0 / 5
Went to see our grandson so we were able to see him!
Gayle L., from 24-Mar-2026
"Central West End restaurants"
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5.0 / 5
Central West End restaurants, seeing old friends from when I lived here, Forest Park, architecture.
Ruth T., from 16-Mar-2026
"Played @ bridge tournament"
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5.0 / 5
Played @ bridge tournament and Courtyard better than Grand.
James B., from 05-Mar-2026
"We were full on tourists for a couple days"
Score
4.0 / 5
We had never been to St Louis. We were full on tourists for a couple days. We enjoyed our experiences a lot and enjoyed the comfort ability of walking around our hotel's location to restaurants.
Christine S., from 04-Mar-2026
"Variety of things to do"
Score
4.0 / 5
Jerry S., from 02-Mar-2026
"Fox Theatre "
Score
4.0 / 5
Went to the Fox Theatre to see Phantom of the Opera. The Fox is always a treat.
Patricia W., from 02-Mar-2026
"This is my home city"
Score
4.0 / 5
Many things. This is my home city. This was just a getaway for some needed chill time.
Michael C., from 24-Feb-2026
"St. Louis is nice"
Score
5.0 / 5
St. Louis is nice, they've got lots of cute neighborhoods and restaurants. The art museum is fun. Great BBQ and coffee shops. I love the Hill and TowerGrove South areas.
Ross M., from 18-Feb-2026
"Beautiful decor and food is very good"
Score
5.0 / 5
Marian D., from 09-Feb-2026
"Friendly and great food"
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4.0 / 5
Dorothy R., from 03-Feb-2026
"Amazing"
Score
4.0 / 5
The food is amazing and the SouthSide is it.
Michael A., from 02-Feb-2026
"My doctor is at SLU"
Score
5.0 / 5
Scott H., from 31-Jan-2026
"I love STL"
Score
5.0 / 5
Nicole D., from 30-Jan-2026
"I have found the people of Saint Louis to be very friendly"
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5.0 / 5
I have found the people of Saint Louis to be very friendly and helpful, kind of surprising for a large city. Pretty easy to get around and a lot of things to do and see. Great food.
Gary B., from 28-Jan-2026
"Great Location"
Score
5.0 / 5
Many good [ethnic] restaurants and shops, Fitz's Delmar, the Polar Express, Soulard Market, Winterfest, Union Station,close to 6 Flags
Charlyne M., from 27-Jan-2026
"Barnes hospital was all we saw"
Score
5.0 / 5
Helen G., from 24-Jan-2026
"Savers is always good for kids clothes"
Score
4.0 / 5
Savers is always good for kids clothes, currently 2 & 4 years old.
Carol S., from 21-Jan-2026
"Great free museums"
Score
5.0 / 5
Great free museums
Nice parks restaurants.
Christine M., from 19-Jan-2026
"We felt safe"
Score
5.0 / 5
We felt safe and comfortable in this area of the city.
Ruth F., from 18-Jan-2026
"St Charles was so cool"
Score
4.0 / 5
The US FIGUTE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS. St Charles was so cool!
Cory H., from 09-Jan-2026
"I enjoyed the party I attended at The Hilton"
Score
4.0 / 5
Karen W., from 04-Jan-2026
"The Arch"
Score
4.0 / 5
Quannia B., from 03-Jan-2026
"Breakfast cleanliness staff"
Score
5.0 / 5
Jo D., from 02-Jan-2026
"Being close to the airport"
Score
5.0 / 5
Wendy B., from 20-Dec-2025
"I’m hear for tests at SLU"
Score
4.0 / 5
Mary H., from 19-Dec-2025
"I enjoyed great food at Tuckers Steakhouse & Pappys BbQ"
Score
5.0 / 5
Ricky F., from 06-Dec-2025
"The city is beautiful clean and felt safe"
Score
5.0 / 5
Barry H., from 07-Nov-2025
"I love St. Louis"
Score
4.0 / 5
Donna H., from 04-Nov-2025
"Location and Excellent"
Score
4.0 / 5
I was there for medical care in which I thought was excellent!
Holly P., from 01-Nov-2025
"Love Hometown"
Score
5.0 / 5
I am born and raised here.
Debby L., from 25-Oct-2025
"Very Friendly"
Score
4.0 / 5
Very friendly staff at hotel. Lots to do in STL.
Chuck G., from 12-Oct-2025
The average traveler rating of the city of St. Louis, MO shown above is
4.5 out of 5 based on 100 reviews