21c Museum Hotel St Louis
A free contemporary art museum built into the hotel
St. Louis
About this stay
The gallery spaces run through the lobby and hallways day and night, open to the public and free to browse, which makes this a genuinely different stay from a standard downtown hotel. City Museum, one of St. Louis's most distinctive attractions, is a six-minute walk away, an easy pairing for a family day. The indoor pool and hot tub cover downtime between gallery visits, and free breakfast is included every morning. Pet-friendly rooms mean the art and the dog don't have to be mutually exclusive on a road trip. Medina Grill is a five-minute walk for dinner beyond the hotel restaurant and bar. The airport sits about twenty-two minutes away by taxi or forty-one by public transport (free breakfast, pool and hot tub included on site).
- Art museum hotel
- Free breakfast
- Indoor pool and hot tub
- Pet-friendly
Our take
Art-minded travelers and families with older kids get the most from the rotating gallery spaces and the six-minute walk to City Museum. The pool and hot tub add a resort touch rarely found alongside a museum-hotel concept. Anyone wanting a quiet, conventional stay might find the gallery foot traffic through common areas more lively than expected.
- Walk the galleries after checking in, they rotate regularly and are free even for non-guests.
- Book the six-minute walk to City Museum for the morning, it gets busy with school groups by midday.
- Use the indoor pool in the evening after a full day of walking downtown, it stays quieter than daytime.
Why we love it
- Free rotating art galleries throughout
- Six-minute walk to City Museum
- Indoor pool and hot tub
- Pet-friendly rooms
Why guests love itFew hotels keep children curious the way 21c does: the public spaces double as a contemporary art museum, so a walk to breakfast becomes a small gallery visit. Breakfast is free, and the indoor pool and hot tub give families an easy evening plan. City Museum, the climbable playground of salvaged objects that St. Louis children love, is a six-minute walk away. Pet-friendly rooms are available. More than 900 guests rate the stay 8.2.
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