Let me start the review off with the staff. Every single staff member that i had any interaction with, was friendly, helpful and genuine. We were treated like family. I have 25 years in customer service and hospitality, and this staff is one of the best overall that i have ever seen. My wife and I stayed for 10 days, and we enjoyed it. We were impressed with the price.....we have stayed at many other hotels in st louis that were charging the same or more than forest park hotel, that were not even close to the level we found at forest park. Each room has a private balcony. Theyre nice large rooms. The beds are reasonably comfortable. The rooms are a little dated but they are kept clean and in good repair. The only things we found that were not good: there were numerous guests that were fighting all hours of the day and night, screaming, slamming doors, assaulting each other. And this would go on for HOURS. Now this isnt the fault of the hotel, but there was nothing done by management to get them to stop, because it continued throughout our stay. Overall a great location staff and stay for a reasonable price. We will definitely stay here again.