Pros and Cons

A bit more insight…

The Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis at the Arch is in the shadows of Gateway Arch National Park. There is some parking under the hotel, but we were asked to park across the street (not far at all). Parking is $26 a day. The whole area around the hotel felt very safe and clean. There was the occasional homeless person, but everyone either kept to themselves or was very friendly.

When you enter the hotel, you walk into a beautiful lobby with a very neat water feature of Lewis, Clark and Sacajawea. Every person behind the front desk was incredibly friendly and attentive. They were so kind to our two boys and remembered us every time we walked into the lobby. The first night, we really needed some milk and they turned the milk machine on just for us. There are countless examples of their kindness and attentiveness throughout our stay.

We stayed in a King suite as it gave us the flexibility to have two different spaces where the boys could sleep. With two kids two and under, we find that giving ourselves options for bedtime helps. On this trip, my husband decided to sleep on the pullout couch in the living room with our toddler and I had the baby in the King room in his pack and play. My husband was pleasantly surprised with the comfort of the pullout, and of course, a two year old can sleep anywhere and a couch that turns into a bed is very exciting.

Our bedroom had a great view of the Arch, but with this view came a bit of road/highway noise. It didn’t bother us as we sleep with white noise machines, but it could bother some if you’re especially sensitive to outside noise.

Location, Location, Location

Within a mile radius were so many neat things to see which was super helpful when the one year old was up at 5:30am and we wanted the two year old to keep sleeping. So I packed him in the stroller and away we went! (Every morning.)

In Summary…

We couldn’t have been more happy with our stay at the Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis at the Arch. The room was good, the staff was wonderful, and the location could not be beat. We highly recommend staying here for your family trip to St. Louis!