1. Holiday Inn, St. Louis South Interstate 55
City: Arnold, MO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (314) 894-0700, (800) 785-2328
Address: 4234 Butler Hill Road
Description: Located in the South County area, this Holiday Inn is about 15 miles from downtown St. Louis and convenient to I–55. The property has 163 guest rooms and suites, as well as a Holidome, which features indoor and outdoor pools, a whirlpool, an exercise room, a variety of games, and a sunning area. Remington’s is the hotel’s on-site restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with Sunday brunch. There’s a cash machine on-site, as well as a business center featuring copy service, e-mail and Internet access, fax, and personal computer and printer service. High-speed Internet access is available in guest rooms. The hotel staff speaks a variety of languages, including Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Croatian, and Spanish.
2. South County Ymca
City: Arnold, MO
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 12736 Southfork Road
Description: The South County Y is equipped with two indoor pools—a lap lane pool and a recreational pool—a double-court gym, indoor and outdoor tracks, and a 6,500-square-foot fitness center outfitted with free weights, treadmills, Life Cycles, Precor EFX, Crosstrainers, Stairmasters, Concept II Rowers, and Cybex Circuit machines. Additional activities available to the Y’s members and guests include a heavy bag, speed bag, and boxing gloves; racquetball courts; a cycling room; and a children’s center for gymnastics. In addition to the usual lineup of steam rooms, saunas, whirlpool, and locker rooms, there’s the Child Watch nursery and the Family Hub, a dedicated space where families can spend time together, play games, use computers, do arts and crafts, and have fun.