1. The rooftop is a killer - probably the best hotel view next to the Top of the Mark in San Francisco - a really nice heated pool, pretty good gym, locker rooms, terrace, bar (sometimes open), and the icing on the cake, a second and higher observation deck with tables and chairs, accessed by a 'secret' stair with a 360 view of the quarter, St Louis Cathedral spire, Mississippi River bridges and lights and boats, and the skyline of downtown.