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Hello hello, airbnb folk! We are generally under construction this year, and have marked the dates unavailable so as not to taunt people with a mirage. If you have stayed with us before, and just have your heart set on coming back and lounging in the hottub or hanging out with the hounds, please send me a message. If we are not in a cloud of dust, we may be able to welcome you, Or we can maybe help you choose a good second choice. In any case we would be thrilled to hear from you! All our guests have been the best.
Meanwhile.... We are creating a new space across the street, studio and guest house, so next year, maybe there will be that.
Happy trails to you all.
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Bright room with queen bed and its own tiny little powder room. Full bath right nearby.
Enjoy the tranquility of a large yard and three friendly dogs in between exploring all the great cultural adventures of St. Louis. The hottub is always ready for lounging, and there is either coffee on or wine in the fridge. Or both.
Coffee and croissants or oatmeal or eggs in the morning. Cocktails at night. Did you know St. Louis has great pizza? Great restaurants of all kinds and most of them are in South City and very easy to get to from here. Hardly any reason at all to cook, but if you wanted to the kitchen works just fine, has marvelous knives and cutting boards, and there is a grill on the back deck. There are lots of great breakfast places within a mile or two, so that is also a fine choice. Maybe have an early little something on the patio, or coffee in the hottub, and then hit Benton Park or Soulard for Brunch.
We are located wonderfully close to the old city and historic areas (Soulard, Lafayette Square, Benton Park), and easily accessible to downtown, which has been great for guests attending conferences and trainings at the downtown hotels. We are not terribly accessible to the Central West End or Washington University and the Delmar Loop, so guests who have lots to do in that part of town will find this location out of the way. Nicely so, we hope! But still 6-10 miles to all that very separate part of town, and no direct public transportation. Bikes are very useful in this city. And a vehicle makes it all very easy.
Generally, guests are welcome to whatever is on hand (we try to keep a selection of Trader Joe favorites in the freezer) and should not feel they need to go out and prowl for nosh late at night. They are welcome to, and there are some good late night places, but it is St. Louis, not NYC, and the city does go to sleep around 10pm. Give us a heads up and we will be sure there is something to greet you if you are coming in late.
(Why yes, we are a little food-oriented... Susan long ago wrote a book called "Cooking as Courtship", which is about food and relationships, not really about cooking per se, but it does mean she hates people to not feel fed.)
Again, our house is most convenient to Downtown (including City Museum and the Arch), Stadium, Soulard, Lafayette Square, and Benton Park. Very near to Cherokee Antique Row, west Cherokee arts district, "Off Broadway" music venue and much more. South Broadway and Jefferson both go north from our house to embrace the cultural treasures of St. Louis. Some guests have brought bicycles and explored the city on two wheels. We do have a spare bike guests can use, too. You can go south from here and find a treasure or two, including Iron Barley, a neighborhood favorite for food and music, featured on Diners Dives and Drive-ins a few years back. Yum.
No TV in the bedrooms, but there is an upstairs living room, the "Men's Lounge" (the sunny room with antler details), where there is a TV and a computer and all a person needs to relax and watch a movie or a game. Wireless internet throughout the house and yard, of course.
Just so you know, Susan designs and makes clothing and has her studio in the house. So she is around most of the time. Unless she is stocking up at the market or out trolling for fabric or running to the post office.
(In fact, if you are missing an important garment for an event, or forgot a swimsuit, let us know and we will try to have something here you can borrow. Ideal Garment loves to solve problems and learn something new.)
A convenient location for travelers, but by the same token it is very near hwy 55 and Jefferson Ave, so we have our share of traffic sounds. Lulling or irritating... you be the judge. An oasis, but indeed a very urban location. Children running around, dogs bark, an occasional siren. It's a strange oasis in the middle of a city neighborhood.
PS
The satellite "Street view" is of our house, but it looks a bit different now.... eg the "land of the lost" aspect has been beaten into submission, and there is a lot of wooden fence around the property, so look for that when you arrive.
PPS RV parking and hook up in the driveway... The previous owner had kids with RVs, it seems. We should probably list that as a thing all by itself, but in any case if you are traveling with your own turtle-shell, you can park it here. Off-street parking for everyone, for that matter.
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