Good Hotel to stay near St Louis Mo Botannical Garden

April 28, 2015 4:48 AM

I want to find a good hotel for the wife and I to stay in near the Botanical Garden in St Louis Mo. Just a good place that serves breakfast- open to low and hi cost-Suggestions, thanks
posted by Upon Further Review to Science & Nature (6 answers total)

You specified hotel, but I just stayed in this Air BnB that's a ten minute walk to the Botanical Garden this past weekend. Besides being adorable and ridiculously affordable, the generous owners stock the place with a full fridge of breakfast and lunch materials. Free WiFi, too.
posted by Lieber Frau at 6:35 AM on April 28, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: For upscale, Chase Park Plaza in the Central West End. Smaller-scale boutique upscale, Hotel Ignacio in Grand Center. Both of these will be ~10 minutes or less from MOBOT depending on traffic, but they're definitely not walking distance. If you're planning to also see Forest Park, it's hard to beat Chase Park Plaza (it's across the street). If you're going to see a show at the Fox Theater or anywhere else in Grand Center, Hotel Ignacio is walking distance.

There's a cluster of chain hotels at Hampton and I-44 that will likely be more reasonably priced, including a Drury Inn, a Holiday Inn and a Red Roof Inn. I've heard hit-or-miss reviews from out of town guests with these. They're right on the highway, and so they'll also be less than 10 minutes from MOBOT.

Another chain cluster is at I-44 at Lindbergh Boulevard/Watson Road, which I'd make 15 minutes or so away. Some guests just stayed at the Holiday Inn Route 66 and liked it.

Really, the Botanical Garden is just off of I-44, so if you pick a place near a highway in the region, you'll likely be no more than about 20 minutes' drive away, depending on traffic of course. I also have no idea what any of these do for breakfast.
posted by brentajones at 7:02 AM on April 28, 2015

+1 for Chase Park Plaza.
posted by jeffamaphone at 10:18 AM on April 28, 2015

There are some nice bed and breakfasts in the area, which have the perks of being locally-run, within walking distance, and far away from the Cardinals/Blues crowds that gather near the hotels downtown.

Also, not for nothing, but the Central West End/Chase Park Plaza is rather far from the botanical garden, and not easily accessible via public transportation (you'd have to take the metro and then a bus).

I live in Tower Grove East (near the botanical garden) and it is a lovely area. I am happy to provide other suggestions for food, activities, etc. via memail if you would like!
posted by likeatoaster at 12:54 PM on April 28, 2015

As a longtime St. Louis resident (until recently), I can't recommend the Omni downtown enough, mainly because of the charm of the building, the friendly staff, and the free shuttle provided for guests, which should get you to the Botanical Gardens easily. Not to mention, downtown is very walkable, with good restaurants within a block or two of the hotel.
posted by inky_the_pinky at 5:56 PM on April 28, 2015

Response by poster: Thanks everyone- For the feedback-I did find a nice chain that had great breakfast-went to the zoo and the gardens-Was Excellent in St Louis!
posted by Upon Further Review at 3:02 PM on May 7, 2015