Downtown West Travel Guide
St. Louis
Visit Downtown West
Popular places to visit
St. Louis Union Station
You can learn more about the history of St. Louis during your trip to a well-known site such as St. Louis Union Station. Experience the area's great live music or attend a baseball game.
Enterprise Center
Catch an event at Enterprise Center during your trip to St. Louis. Experience the area's great live music or attend a baseball game.
City Museum
A rooftop Ferris wheel, an indoor tree house and a life-size, walk-through model of a whale; just some of the exhibits in this one-of-a-kind children's museum.
Washington Avenue Historic District
During your trip to St. Louis, you can enjoy retail therapy at Washington Avenue Historic District. While in this walkable area, you can savour the restaurants and bars.
St. Louis City Hall
Learn about the local history of St. Louis when you spend time at St. Louis City Hall. Experience the area's acclaimed art galleries or attend a baseball game.
Campbell House Museum
You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Campbell House Museum during your travels in St. Louis. Experience the area's great live music or attend a baseball game.
Top hotels in Downtown West
21C Museum Hotel St Louis
Check in was at 4pm and we arrived at 5. They said our room wasn’t ready because they were behind with cleaning. We had a concert to leave for in an hour. They offered me to get ready in the locker rooms in the gym downstairs. We didn’t get into our room until a little after 6. Room was pretty small. ...
Reviewed on 8 Mar 2026
Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Union Station
Rooms are very small and poorly decorated but clean. (Currently property is under renovation, so decor should be updated soon). Pool and hot tub areas clean but definitely showing their age! (Just look old and water feature on the wall has hard water buildup making it look dirty and again old). The ...
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown
We booked this hotel for the vicinity to the Dome and for the known chain name. There were several issues during our stay that i think were significant due to the fact the hotel was sold out for the weekend: Parking is only valet and there was only one person working valet, so, could take up to 45min ...
Reviewed on 9 Mar 2026
Tru By Hilton St. Louis Downtown
Excellent staff were amazing
Reviewed on 8 Mar 2026
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott St. Louis Downtown
Great hotel, kind of riff raff staying there though.
Reviewed on 8 Mar 2026
St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Friendly staff, great location, cool building.
Reviewed on 6 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown West
Lafayette Square
The restaurants and shopping are a few reasons travellers visit Lafayette Square. Want to see more of the surrounding area? St. Louis Union Station and Busch Stadium are a few top sights nearby.
Downtown St. Louis
Gourmet restaurants beloved sports teams and top sights from Busch Stadium to Gateway Arch National Park – discover Downtown St. Louis, a destination also famous for its historic sites.
Midtown
While you're in Midtown, take in top sights like Chaifetz Arena and jump on the metro at Grand Station to see more of the city.
The Gate
While The Gate may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like St. Louis Union Station and Busch Stadium.
Soulard
You'll enjoy the bars and churches in Soulard. You might want to make time for a stop at Anheuser-Busch Brewery or Soulard Farmer's Market.
Benton Park
While visiting Benton Park, you might make a stop by sights like Cherokee Street and Cherokee Antique Row.
