Holiday Inn St. Louis - Forest Park

Mattress was old, sheets were pilled, bedspread was stained, 2 of 3 ice machines were broken, hotel was loud with traffic noise all night.

We've stayed here several times and it's getting run down. Our room needed a coat of paint. There was broken tile in the bathroom. The lamp was broken and the shade was askew. The elevator was shabby with the emergency phone door hanging off the hinge. Staff were friendly and the location is great, but it needs some renovation to the guest rooms.

I don't feel like this hotel is up to Holiday Inn standards. The main problem is the carpets are so old and filthy that the whole first floor smells bad. I will say the staff there was wonderful. They were all very friendly and easy to talk to, even the maintenance man. The room was clean and adequately sized, but the heating and air conditioning unit is old and very hard to keep at the temperature you want. The room would get really cold then finally click on, then it would run until the room was too hot.

The entire property was run down and desperately needed an update. The bath had tikka that was falling off. the property was just disappointing.

Definitely recommend this hotel! After multiple not great experiences in the last year, this was such a treat! Granted, there is not a free breakfast option, but we definitely saved money and spent less on breakfast than the cost of staying in one of the other nearby hotels that provided breakfast (a difference of $35 per day! We don't spend that much on breakfast, for sure!) Very clean, great condition. After the last few stays at other places, I was beginning to wonder if it was "the thing" now for hotels to only provide A/C in hotel rooms and not in hallways? This hotel was very well appointed, felt very well taken care of, and NOT like one might expect a hotel that cost less than $100/night (because again, lately, even the $120 or more per night hotels with free breakfast have had so many issues!) As for breakfast, there is a cafe, and we did eat there one morning, but they were out of multiple items when we got there at 9am. Perhaps early morning is better. Also, I did notice our room A/C did not seem like it was really kicking on and off as I would have expected on our last night, but it was only worth mentioning as we checked out--not a big deal. We will definitely consider staying here again the next time we take our annual trip to THE HILL!