It's always my go to place to stay in St Louis, though it has changed over the years. I miss the classical music playing in the lobby area. Don't like that housekeeping & maintenance staff were constantly on phones or gathered talking (even cursing) just out in the open. It's lost a lot of the class & charm it used to have. Bar is always great, but was very confusing as to when it was open. There's a "speakeasy" style door, but there was no one there to let me know that so I thought it was closed. I wasn't familiar with that door, even though I've been there many times over the past 20 years. Breakfast is ok, but they've taken away real plates & cups, so it's all paper now. No recycling bin for water & OJ bottles. Bathroom in my room needed a cleaning. It had soap splashes on the mirror/mirror frame, and the door frame could use a paint job.