Hotels Near Frenchtown Heritage Museum in Saint Charles

I'll start with the positives of the stay. The front desk staff were very helpful and nice, and apologetic when I mentioned something. They did the best they could. It seemed like the front lobby was busy all of the time, and they were very attentive to the guests needs. I was however, a bit disappointed in this stay. I booked the stay for a quick weekend getaway with a friend. I had asked for the top floor, and a quiet room. The hotel was booked solid it seemed so we couldn't have a room the top floor. I booked on the 19th and our stay was for the 24th through the 26. The room we were given was an accessible room on the first floor facing the interstate. I didn't ask for an accessible room, so maybe we were placed there as a last resort. There was absolutely no quiet. The room next to, or across from, us had their television on all night long at what seemed to be full volume on our first night there. Around 4am, they finally turned the tv off. The noise from people in the hallway, the people walking by our window, the neighboring rooms tv and the interstate, made for a very not quiet stay. Maybe it is quieter on the other side of the hotel, but we had zero sleep the 24th. Cleanliness: When we arrived, there was hair on the sheets, and the bathroom floor was so sticky that I asked the front desk staff for towels so I could clean the bathroom floor. I am certain it was just too much cleaner, so I wet the towels in just water and wiped the floor clean of stickiness. Additionally the carpet coming into the room looked extremely dirty, and there was very clearly something on the carpet in between the beds. The carpet seemed so bad, that we tossed towels on the floor to walk on instead of walking on the carpet. The top of the refrigerator needed attention also, there was sugar or crumbs in the grooves on the top of the door. The breakfast area was not kept clean during the breakfast, the hot water for tea was cold, and the breakfast was very lack luster. My friend did say the waffles were delicious and I just had the frosted flakes and a banana. I did mention all of these things when I checked out, and the staff at the front desk was again very apologetic. I don't usually write reviews that are this critical. I think that with just a little more oversight, and cleaning or replacing the carpet, things would be improved quickly. The hotel was in a location that allowed easy, quick access to the historic main street shops and trail. We had a great time at the new Main Street Honkytonk, a good salad and sandwich at the Bike Stop, and we did use the 10% off coupon at Texas Roadhouse. Overall it was a good trip, but the hotel stay could have been better.

We arrived on a Wednesday night, after reserving a “balcony” room with two double beds. Our party included two adults and two children (as confirmed via our online booking). Upon arrival our room had only three sets of towels. Upon contacting the front desk, we were told that we could come down to pick up additional, as they didn’t have staff to deliver. We DID notice a housekeeper cleaning “front of house” areas, but evidently delivering items to guest rooms wasn’t part of her job description. Our room did NOT have a balcony. It wasn’t of major importance to us, however, we DID pay more (per room night) for this feature. When it was brought it to the attention of the front desk (“manager” Alicia or Amanda?), she kindly adjusted our rate. However, when checking out on Sunday, we found that while 3 nights were “adjusted” appropriately, our Thursday night rate was actually increased $20. This was above and beyond our quoted balcony room rate. (We were in a standard room for the duration of our stay.) This concern was brought to the attention of the front desk clerk working on Sunday morning. She explained that her “manager” wouldn’t be in until mid-afternoon, and she had no “access” or rights to adjust room rates. We find this unacceptable- not having a Manager on Duty “on site”, who can handle guest problems during a Sunday morning (mass) checkout. The clerk we spoke to did not apologize, and seemed indifferent to our concern. Also observed in the lobby was (what appeared to be) a non-hotel guest “transient” sitting on the couch and “tweaking” (rocking, talking to self, urinated on carpeted floor). The person asked us for money, and hotel staff appeared to allow this person’s presence in their lobby setting (rather than encouraging her to “move along”. Is this common practice? The hotel decor is beautiful, and the landscaping well-kept (sprinkler system was working throughout out stay). Parking lot was to be resurfaced. Our key cards didn’t work on several occasions, thus causing us to return from 7th Floor to front desk for reprogramming. Lastly, the majority of the sandwiches, salads, and wraps in the sellf-serve cafe area had reached their expiration dates. But, the breakfast buffet offered within the lower level dining area exceeded our expectations. This property has much potential. However, management and staff will have to pay better attention to detail if they hope to advance to the next level!

It is across the road from the airport. There is a free hotel shuttle bus to the airport. There is a metro at the door, which is also free. There are no restaurants nearby.

It is a rare occurrence how one member of staff can ruin a vacation experience, but that is absolutely what just occurred for my family during our spring break trip (April 4-7). This is an older Candlewood that is maintained rather well. It was clean and, although not particularly impressive, average and acceptable. This was a spring break getaway for my 11 year old niece her cousin of the same age. I had originally booked a Holiday inn Express in a more centralized location, vitally important to us, due to the the indoor pool. Not long after, I found an affordable Staybridge Suites, also in a good location. The downside was a lack of indoor pool. So I called the front desk and was told that their guests had complete access to the indoor pool at the HIE located across the street, which is very common. Eventually I located this Candlewood location for an even better rate. Like most (or all) Candlewoods, there is no indoor pool. So, yet again, I called the front desk and was GUARANTEED that hotel guests had access to the indoor pool at the Holiday Inn located across the street. I booked for the three nights based on this information, even though this location was quite inconvenient compared to the previous two mentioned. Upon arrival, I was greeted by a friendly and helpful front desk clerk. The same could he said for every other staff member I encountered. With one glaring exception. During check in, I inquired about how to access the indoor pool at the Holiday inn. Before the young, African American desk clerk could even respond, an older, mostly bald white guy (likely some kind of manager) inserted himself, clearly annoyed, by claiming he had never heard of such a thing.... implying that I was lying about my discussion with a desk clerk the prior evening. I had to ask him to please reach out to the Holiday Inn to find out the details, since this was something I had been promised. When I had to come back by the desk on my own, this older white gentleman proceeded to claim that after contacting the Holiday Inn, he was told that it was not a possibility dye to ”liability concerns.” Even though the hotel in question actively rents out their pool to non guests for birthday parties, etc. This gentleman offered no apology, no alternatives and was quite clearly annoyed at having to be bothered in the first place. We ended up having to pay really pricey fees to a local community recreational indoor pool 20 minutes away. This older white man was rude, aloof and offered no help. I am really quite interested in the special liability concerns that kept this hotel from being able to fulfill the promise made to my family and I myself. I would, in particular, like to know why it is not a liability concerns for other IHG properties in the same city to have an identical set up. Even if this particular Holiday Inn claimed that, could this gentleman not have asked about us paying a small fee? Sign a waiver? Anything....? This particular fellow was

Really a good hotel. Just besides the car return and I can walk there in minutes. Free breakfast and free dinner. Although very simple but never expected free dinner. Three drinks per day for free. Shuttle to airport is provided any time when you are ready to go, not scheduled. WiFi speed is more than 100mbps and stable. No limitations. Very good for video meetings for my work. Highly recommended.

My daughter and I stayed here during a soccer tournament over Labor Day weekend. The staff was friendly, the beds were comfortable, and the hotel was clean. The parking garage is a great parking option. The location was very convenient to the highway. Would definitely choose to stay here again.

Aside from cleanliness and positive guest services, the dining area was nice and the breakfast food was delicious. (I would’ve really loved bacon as an option.) Parking was easy and well maintained. My recommendation: Your main door drive up check-in looks like a side door entrance. We drove around the building just to make sure it was the front. It’s so easy to get to, looks great from the interstate, but it needs to have a front door makeover to go with all the positive amenities offered to clients. If it were a last minute need for hotel, I wouldn’t have felt comfortable pulling up to stay over simply because of the drive up not looking safe or impressive. That’s the first thing a guest sees.