Loved the historical charm and updated features of this home. Great location to Midtown and the Missouri Botanical Gardens. It was the perfect set up for our family to come celebrate our daughter's graduation from St. Louis University. We had one minor issue with plumbing, but was immediately fixed.

The home was bigger than expected, with tons of space on the first floor, and we especially loved the large kitchen island. Parking right outside the front door was very convenient (there was also a garage in back, but we didn’t use it mostly because you still have to go around to the front of the house to get in with the code). Nice touches like coffee and a snack basket were appreciated. The location worked perfectly for our plans around Forest Park and downtown. There were plenty of towels, and the 2.5 bathrooms were convenient. The master bath has a huge shower. We also liked having closets and dressers so we could unpack.A few things to be aware of: there’s an extra ID and credit card verification step where you have to submit pictures to a third party (the credit card part didn’t work for me, though they did let me skip it). Wi‑Fi access required entering an email and phone number via a portal that attempted promotional sign-up, and it wouldn’t accept privacy-preserving email addresses, which took a while to sort out. The HVAC is fairly loud. With the thermostat in the hallway and no bedroom return vents, the rooms can get very hot/cold if you sleep with doors closed. Also, while bath towels were plentiful, there were no dish towels. Lastly, the checkout rules were only online; having a printed copy in the house would help, and we received checkout texts after the checkout time.

JZ rentals were great to work with - available and helpful. The house was good size and accommodating. Has inviting well stocked kitchen, beds surprisingly comfortable, and loved having the garage. Well located as easy on/off I-64 close to the zoo and botanical gardens. Overall, a great stay and hope to stay again. Took off one star for combo of things that were not deal breakers: Dead bolt on one of two front doors absent/needs repair (though has knob lock), couch/futon terrible to sit on (worn out), no hooks or closet to hang coats on main floor so coats everywhere:) Also, currently has construction on one side of unit and a trashed/vacant house on other but can tell being worked on - did not bother us.

House is in a neighborhood is in process of gentrification, some abandoned buildings which was a bit disconcerting, bedrooms were comfortable but a bit sparse in decoration, smoke smell throughout the house was disappointing and definitely need new living room furniture