I have absolutely no complaints about this hotel. My room was comfortable and had everything what I needed. I had even a fridge in my room. I had a good view from my room on the 10th floor altough I could not see the arch! But I believe there are rooms with a view on the arch. Breakfast was also good. Hotel staff are friendly and helpful. I did not take advantage of the happy hour but you could see it was busy with hotel guests during that time. The hotel is near Union Station but this is a former railway station which has shops and restaurants. A few blocks further are Amtrak, Greyhound and the Scottrade Center. Downtown Saint Louis and the arch are a long walk from the hotel.

We stayed at The Pear Tree Inn on Market Street near Union Station during the World Series games. We were really pleased with the facilities, staff and location.
Pros:
Free hot breakfast with unlimited soda and coffee throughout the day, snacks and beer/wine in the evening.
Pleasant room with nice views of the landscape.
Rooms and building were very well maintained.
$4.00 round trip shuttle to the Cardinals games
Nice pool area, very few people were using it - though it might have been because the World Series games was going on during our stay
Professional staff/helpful
Walking distance of downtown (1 mile) - and yes I'd say it's a safe area. We walked at night with our two kids ages 9 & 11. We did see a few homeless people, though no one approached us.
Parking is free and secured in a locked ramp.
It's near the train station (both metro and amtrak)
This is the best hotel for this price I have ever stayed at, and it's one of the nicer hotels I've been to. It's not a resort though - it's a hotel.
Restaurant/bar on site - we did not eat there. Noise from bar not a problem even with the game going on.

Cons:
The first room they assigned us was occupied - they quickly reassigned us- and no more problems.
Hotel staff was uncertain of the shuttle run times ( the bar in the hotel actually runs it) and gave out inaccurate information to several guests. So please check with the bar rather then the front desk if you want the most accurate information. Maybe they were confused due to some schedule changes made due to the World Series. At any rate, we barely made the shuttle to the game and ended up walking back to the hotel - which was just fine.

I'd recommend this hotel to everyone - Couples, families, groups (they have some adjoining rooms too).

We went down for a weekend away and the hotel was perfect for us. It is close enough to walk downtown but isn't down in the middle of all of it. The happy hour they provide was fun with drinks and snacks and the breakfast was very good. Our room was very clean and comfortable. We ate and watched the baseball game at the restaurant attached to the hotel and the food was great and reasonably priced. The hotel also offers free parking in a garage with in and out privileges which was very helpful. Overall our stay was wonderful and would definitely return, the staff was very friendly and helpful.

went to St. Louis for a wedding, spent little time in hotel. nice and clean. got vouchers for drinks and nibbles in bar that evening-but had to leave before it started. breakfast next morning was very nice if a bit crowded. hotel pretty full, football game that day.rates very reasonable!
nice views also.