So there’s this thing that we’ve been kind of obsessed with… It’s quite large, is home to a big shiny metal thing, and is about five hours away.

You guessed it, the city of St. Louis! We’ve been three times now for little getaways and love it more with each visit. This trip we had the privilege of staying at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, which was STUNNING. Located right by the river, we had an amazing view of The Arch along with the charm of downtown.

Iris with her bags packed and ready to hit the road!

Once we rolled into town we had a little time to kill before check-in, so we stopped by a local brewery that we hadn’t yet tried, Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery & Bierhall. After a beer and an awesome lunch, we decided to surprise Iris with a trip to her most favorite thing to do in St. Louis – explore The City Museum. We didn’t tell her we were going, so as soon as we pulled up and she saw all of the crazy structures, she was thrilled.

After a couple hours (and a couple drinks for me – did I mention they serve grown-up drinks at the museum?), we ventured towards the Four Seasons which was only about a mile away. Like I said, the location is fab. At check-in we were greeted first by the aroma. You always know you’re staying somewhere nice when it smells like a spa in heaven when you walk through the doors. From there, the sweet staff took amazing care of not only myself and Todd, but most importantly – Iris. Toys to borrow and coloring books at check-in? Yes, please!

They didn’t even mind that Iris danced all over the lobby.

When we got to our room, I was officially won over with the beautiful comforts (I love a great hotel), while Iris was officially sold with the special treats left for us – and the television hidden in the bathroom mirror.

Usually when we stay in a hotel, we get two double beds and Iris gets her own. How that’s fair, I have no idea… That said, this time we opted to give her a rollaway bed and I was a little jealous. They positioned it right by the floor-to-ceiling windows, so she looked out over the river and Arch. Not to mention, it was nearly more comfortable than my bed back home. It was all good though, because Todd and I had the king bed to ourselves (except for when Iris used it to watch a little YouTube and for a little bed jumping).

That night we took a short stroll and found some dinner at a local brew pub. We could actually see the restaurant out of our room window – and it’s one of the oldest brewpubs in St. Louis. After dinner and back at the hotel, we grabbed a drink at the bar, which once again overlooks the Arch. I swear there’s not a bad view in this place.

Exploring the neighborhood.

Not exactly sad that this little museum was closed…

Cheers! I may have ordered a glass to take back to my room.

The next morning was Thanksgiving and we were able to sleep in a bit. After watching a bit of the local parade (on TV and a tiny sliver of it out our window), we made our way down to Thanksgiving brunch. Our meal is worthy of its very own blog post, so I’ll fill you in on that and other Four Seasons special events very soon!

Special thanks to the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis for hosting our stay! While our stay was sponsored, all opinions are my own.