The Mayfair Hotel

I’d booked this hotel for its close proximity to the Edward Jones Dome while we are here for the Bands of America Super Regional marching band competition. It’s a yearly event and so would consider booking here again next year based on this first visit.
I’m sad to say that I would most likely pick somewhere else for my next stay. Even going so far as to go back to Moonrise all the way out in Delmar as opposed to staying here again. While the bed is fairly comfortable, the front desk clerk was dismissive and curt at check in and when my mother called down to ask which channel the NLCS Cardinals (the hometown team!) game was on after returning to the hotel for the evening, was equally rude and dismissive to her. Turns out, the hotel’s satellite TV service didn’t even carry this basic cable channel (TBS)! And we had to flip through all of the channels to discover this.
The room is very oddly laid out (as indicated by other reviews) and this would not have totally bothered me, had the armoire doors tucked into he inside of the cabinet (or folded all the way back to the outside!) and the rooms are in need of some TLC — for example, there were beer bottle caps sitting on he shelf of the armoire that housekeeping hadn’t bothered to remove.
The lobby is lovely, but as others have said, the front desk looks like someone slapped a couple of portable bar stations together. And there was this odd gap between the two desk things. Something more permanent would be better suited to the space.
Perhaps I’m spoiled. Perhaps I have spent too much time in 4-​to-​5 star hotels (I’m a repeat visitor to Viceroy Snowmass and the Four Seasons and hotels of this calibre) but I can go «economy» when need be. That said, I cannot tolerate poor service attitude and that’s what will keep me from booking here again.

We had a hard time finding the hotel with GPS — it’s on kind of a side street. If it helps anyone, look for the Renaissance. The Mayfair is just behind.
The lobby was very pretty and looked recently renovated. The guy who checked us in, Brandon, was super, super nice and even gave us a good dinner recommendation for vegetarians.
The room was very clean; however, it was lacking terribly in aesthetics. As others have noted, the setup is just weird as hell. The entertainment center armoire thing is between the bed and desk. It opens on both sides and the TV inside swivels so it can be viewed from either direction. That’s cool, I guess, but a ginormous piece of furniture in the middle of the room is basically just a good place to stub toes and take up space that could be used for luggage. Additionally, someone went to the trouble of patching up millions of marks on the wall (good), but they picked a paint color about two shades too light (bad).
The worst 3 minutes in this room were when my boyfriend locked himself in the bathroom. Actually, not locked, more like lodged. The old ass door and jamb were so busted that when he found it necessary to shove it all the way closed, it got completely stuck. I was starting to get nervous when we finally body slammed it open. There was already a large dent in the door like someone had already done the same thing.
I’d stay here again if it was cheap, but I’d be reeeeally careful about closing the bathroom door.

I’ve stayed here twice. I want to like it. I really do. I’m not sure I can.
First time I stayed here, there was a concert I wanted to see at the theater next door in 2010. At the time, I think it had been recently converted into a Wyndham property. Second time (recently), it was unaffiliated with a chain. I doubt that caused the problems I experienced, but it probably didn’t help.
During the first visit, the check-​in desk was (literally) a table tucked away in a back corner of what appeared to be a small meeting room. This time, it was in the lobby proper — but still looked like it was haphazardly put together using a kit from Office Depot. The desk clerk’s chair was too short for the desk and the desks didn’t look like a permanent installation. The keycard had a picture of the Jefferson Memorial on it, and was in a generic keycard envelope that looked like it had been taken from a hotel supply surplus sale.
In the room, I set my laptop on the desk, and saw a snake’s nest worth of cords and such plugged into one outlet — meaning I had to use an outlet halfway across the room to plug my computer in. (Lesson here: surge strips.) Looked for a notepad to jot something down with, to find no notepad (or pen, for that matter). The room had a clock radio with an MP3/​AUX cable (yay!), but said cable had a short in it, rendering it unusable (boo!).
Pluses? Free wireless, flat-​screen TV, and a pretty comfy bed. But… Motel 6 has those things too. For a downtown StL hotel that aims to be a charming value boutique hotel? Ya gotta do better than that.
I think my last visit here (while the place was just wrapping up renovations) was actually BETTER than this visit. I don’t know if I’ll stay here again.

The hotel room (King with sofa bed) was beautiful and clean.
The hotel does not have it’s own parking so you have to park at the Renaissance Hotel parking structure for $ 16 a day. To top that you have to walk pretty much a block to the hotel from the parking.
Upon walking into the lobby, you seriously wonder if the check in desk is really the check in desk because it looks like desks put together and not professional at all.
The front desk staff who checked me in was a male who was very unprofessional. As he was checking me in he was having a loud conversation with what seemed like every other male that walked passed about how that person needs to hook him up with an iphone or something. He was too busy having his loud conversation that he neglected to tell me that the hotel has a stupid policy about paying with a credit card versus a debit card. FYI… don’t pay with your debit card because they don’t hold the money, they take it from your account and won’t return it until 10 days later.
When I went to the room, I decided to take a shower and noticed that the maid obviously did a rush job on the room because there was a used shampoo and conditioner bottles and soap bar… so gross.
My room had 2 large screen tvs and only 1 remote… weird. Not that I needed both remotes but the remote seemed to work well with only 1 tv.

I stayed out here on a leave visit from Iraq. I currently have no residence in St. Louis, so I wanted to visit and decided not to do the whole crash on friends couch thing. After some careful online research I found a sweetheart of a deal at the Mayfair downtown.
Overall a really nice place. Of course this is coming from a guy who would normally be staying in places like The Budget Inn, The Dollar Inn and Super 8. So I suppose it is all relative.
The room was clean enough. I did not get a room with a view though. Nice TV in there, as well as a desk and free wifi in the room. Also they have a small coffee maker with free coffee. The staff was very very nice everytime I walked in they greeted me. There is a small café downstairs that sells coffee and sandwiches.
They have a small workout center on the top floor which I utlized twice to offset my copious consumption of beer and fried food during my trip. The workout center got the job done.
They were super nice about me checking out late due to me being to hungover to move.
For the price I paid this place went above and beyond my expectations. The location is great. The only downside is there is no free parking, but all downtown hotels lack free parking.
If you find a good deal on this place I do not think you should be disappointed in The Mayfair.

Really beautiful old hotel in the heart of down town st louis.
I was in St louis with a group of friends for my 30^th birthday. From the Mayfair we could walk to the Gateway Arch and to the Saint Louis City Museum in either direction. Plus around the corner from the stadium and a bunch of other restaurants and bars on Washington Ave.
We had a double queen room, that could have fit 5 people, for $ 129/​night. Such a bargain for the space. There was a couch and two flat screen TVs. Plus the lobby and elevator had old style charm from the turn of the century.
I would definitely recommend this place. Great Value, Clean, Historic and impeccable location.

Leaving here this morning felt like I was getting released from a prison term. Horrible hotel, horrible service, never again. Let’s keep this simple and I will attempt to list the reasons why i would rather drink my pee than stay here another night…
1. The place smells. Mustier scent than Bee Arthur’s undercarriage — who probably stayed here the last time they dry cleaned there sheets.
2. Views would be perfect for Ray Charles and Helen Keller.
3. I’ve seen cleaner windows in my old Sig Ep frat house at Illinois St.
4. When wife and I ordered room service, they told us they don’t activate it unless the hotel is 70% capacity. Really? Saturday night without room service. Who wouldn’t want to order Jimmy Johns?
5. No fridge in the room
6. No valet
7. Shower was dirty
8. Maids knocked on my door at 8:30am to try and clean my room, even though we had the do not disturb sign on
9. Room setup was ridiculous, they literally had the TV in middle of the room. It was a joke.
10. hotel guests left something to be desired.
Place was a complete and utter piece of shit that should have been condemned. My wife and I had a wedding and just wanted to get a quick getaway at a hotel and I tried to save $ 50 and trusted some on-​line reviews way too much. In all honesty, i was 8 drinks in after Friday’s Happy Hour when I booked it. They say don’t drink and drive… don’t drink and hotel shop!