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Spoiling Kids At Four Seasons St. Louis

I have a hotel recommendation to make your next St. Louis visit extra? Stay at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. Your kids aren’t going to forget this hotel.

We stayed at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis on the first leg of the #OhMyEpicRoadTrip adventure this summer. I’d spent a long time daydreaming about St. Louis—what I’d do if time and money were no matter. One thing on my list: A view of the Gateway Arch. I found that and more at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, which hosted my family’s stay.

Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis - This place is surprisingly kid-friendly while  remaining a splurge-worthy hotel in St. Louis #familytravel

Spoil the kids

From the moment you arrive, your kids get special treatment at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. At check in, they wheel out a wagon full of toys for kids to select a present.

They had my two kids hooked at that moment.

Then, it’s up to the room. I’d requested a room with a view, and they delivered. I could spend all day looking out from this window.

View of The Arch from the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
Night or day, this view from our room at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis never got old.

If you can get them to step away from the view, there is a surprise waiting for your kids in the room. The hotel asks for your kids’ names ahead of time to personalize things. Our kids’ welcome treat were huge chocolate dipped marshmallows, jellybeans, and our favorite, a chocolate arch. Nice touch!

Not that my kids need help relaxing, but there are even kid-sized robes and slippers in the room (as well as full-size ones for us). Even more thoughtful, organic, kid-friendly toiletries and rubber ducks wait in the bathroom.

Kid's toiletries provided at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
Organic, kid-friendly products (and rubber duckies) were waiting for my kids.

About the rooftop pool

I’ve never found a hotel pool with this kind of view in the middle of a city’s busy downtown area. The kids had fun splashing in the pool, wading pool, and hot tub, no doubt. We forgot goggles, but the pool attendants found extra for us.

Four Seasons Hotel rooftop pool in in St. Louis
Cabanas are available for rent at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis rooftop pool.

The pool area had cabanas for rent, as well as lounge chairs for guests. Attendants prep the chair for you, and bring you towels…and drinks. It’s an adults’ happy place. There were definitely more childless adults relaxing by the pool than families, though, so I felt compelled to keep reminding my kids that cannonballs were frowned upon.

Feeding the kids

Don’t skip the Four Seasons’ complimentary gelato or pizza-making experience offered to kids younger than 12. Held in the kitchen of the hotel’s restaurant, Cielo, kids get one-on-one time with an executive chef and ends with a tasty treat.

Making sundaes in the kitchen with the chef at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis chef
Chef Saul with my kiddos after they made gelato sundaes together in the kitchen of Cielo. This experience is free for hotel guests under the age of 12!

My kids made gelato sundaes with the executive pastry chef, Chef Saul, who showed them how the restaurant makes its own gelato, and had a prepped food area for them to choose the toppings for their sundaes. I might have nudged my daughter in the direction of adding some chocolate-covered strawberries to her sundae so I could sample. It lasted about 20 minutes and ended with a happy sugar high for all of us.

Build-your-own-sundae at Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis
When you let a 5-year-old build her own sundae with a chef’s help, you get this creation.

Cielo faces the pool area, and if the weather is right, offers great al fresco dining for families. Kids younger than 5 eat for free, and there is a kids menu there.

We had breakfast outdoors, facing the Gateway Arch. If you want some recommendations, definitely order the chicken and waffles and fresh juice. I haven’t had fresh orange juice. I had french toast, which was as good as it looks, but I admit to stealing more off my husband’s chicken and waffles plate than is probably socially acceptable.

What’s near Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

When you leave the hotel, you’ll find a lot of family-friendly attractions nearby. Here are the distances to a few of notable attractions:

  • Gateway Arch – Less than half a mile, you could walk this!
  • City Museum – 1 mile
  • Busch Stadium (home to the Cardinals) – 1 mile
  • Union Station – Slightly more than 1 mile
  • The Dome at America’s Center (home to the Rams) – 1.5 miles
  • Forest Park (St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Science Center) – Less than 6 miles
  • Missouri Botanical Garden – Less than 6 miles

And, not family-friendly at all, but it’s worth noting that the Four Seasons St. Louis is right next to (pretty much connected to) a casino.

If you go

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

Where: 999 N. Second St., St. Louis, Mo.

Cost: $$$$ (parking and valet parking is an additional fee)

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Plan your St. Louis family adventure! Start with some inspiration with this St. Louis Bucket List and a 24-hour St. Louis Itinerary for Families. Then read more into our favorite stops:

5 Tips To Make The Most of Your Time at City Museum

Missouri Botanical Garden For Families

Need more ideas? Check out my St. Louis With Kids board on Pinterest:

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Tonya

Wednesday 23rd of August 2017

What a great view! And I love those rubber ducks in the bathroom. What a fun touch when traveling with kids.

Kim

Thursday 24th of August 2017

I could look out those windows all day and night - it was wonderful!

Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs & Kids

Monday 21st of August 2017

Sounds like the Four Season definitely wanted your family to feel welcomed and extra special during your stay. The gelato looks delicious by the way!

Kim

Tuesday 22nd of August 2017

They sure did, and you'd think it was because I'm writing about it, but everything that happened when we visited is what they do for every visiting family!

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