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The best hotels near Gateway Arch St

Ellie Brandt

Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

Updated 1 September 2026 · 35 Saint Louis hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Saint Louis, out of the 35 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.2.

All five are inside 900 m of Gateway Arch St, so you can walk it.

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

Highest rated of the five

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

★★★★★4.6 from 2,375 reviews

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 2,375 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under poi and around $438 a night on the dates we checked.

35 hotels in Saint Louis qualified for this list and five made it. Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis At The Arch is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis1

    Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

    ★★★★★4.6 from 2,375 reviews

    900 m from Gateway Arch St, about a 11 minute walk

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    • Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis At The Arch2

      Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis At The Arch

      ★★★★★4.6 from 3,742 reviews

      200 m from Gateway Arch St, about a 2 minute walk

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      • Live! by Loews - St. Louis, Missouri3

        Live! by Loews - St. Louis, Missouri

        ★★★★★4.5 from 1,348 reviews

        600 m from Gateway Arch St, about a 8 minute walk

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        • Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch4

          Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch

          ★★★★★4.2 from 7,488 reviews

          under 200 m from Gateway Arch St, about a 1 minute walk

          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Bar
          • Parking
          • Pet friendly

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        • Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection5

          Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection

          ★★★★★4.3 from 1,000 reviews

          600 m from Gateway Arch St, about a 8 minute walk

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          How this list was put together

          35 Saint Louis hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Gateway Arch St second, then took the top five.

          Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

          The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

          What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

          Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

          Ellie Brandt

          Ellie Brandt Southeast Asia

          Works weekends at an animal shelter and saves the pay for off-season flights. Hostels, night buses, and volunteering at animal sanctuaries for a bunk. Six countries in three years.

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