Hotel berhampiran Penguin Park, Chouteau Township

It was nice great view of pool, close to food and quick trip! Recommend!

Pros: New property, friendly staff, comfortable and quiet guest rooms, no problems to speak of. Cons: Immediate area doesn't have much to offer in the way of shopping and restaurants. In any year I spend upwards of 120 nights in hotels so for me to find one that doesn't stress me in any way is difficult. I am happy to say my stay at this new Holiday inn property didn't cause me any headaches or stress. It was easy and effortless from check-in to check-out. My room was spacious and included both a work desk and chair/table so I didn't have to watch TV while lying in bed in a weird position. The shower had decent water pressure, I didn't hear any guests in adjacent rooms, and I didn't have to hack the thermostat to get the room to a comfortably cool temperature. There was always parking available not too far from the door, every front desk employee was friendly, and the ice water in the lobby was always full- and welcome because of the warm weather. Although no fault of the hotel, the immediate area doesn't have much to offer aside from the Worlds of Fun theme park. There is a Wendy's, Burger King, Waffle House, Taco Bell, and QuikTrip convenience store/gas station, but nothing in the way of sit-down restaurants, grocery stores, and other kinds of retail. For that, a short drive is required in either direction. This is one of the rare hotels for which I would not hesitate returning to for another stay. There is definite value in stress-less experiences.

They need better cleaning of rooms s and to make sure rooms set equipt with towels soap toilet paper and of course trash cans and smoking rooms definitely need ashtrays and their cleaning people need to use real cleaning supplies and sanitize their rooms appropriately

In my opinion, the slot machines here are no better or worse than the ones at Harrah's, Bally's, Argosy, Hollywood, and 7th Steet. It really is not very much fun to play the slots in KC because it seems the payouts are not as generous as they were in past years. My bankroll just not last as long as it used to. It is not any fun to lose on almost every visit. I really hope Ameristar management will find a way to reopen the buffet in at least a limited manner, on weekends. It would be so nice to enjoy a Sunday Brunch buffet or a Crab Legs Night buffet without having to make the drive over to the Prairie Band ****** and Resort. I have made that drive a few times. The ****** may be smaller when compared to Ameristar, but I seem to be able to play longer on my bankroll there.