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A modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a built-in oven, and a microwave. There is a dining table with chairs and a small shelf with baskets.
A small house with a wooden deck, a door, and a staircase leading to the front.
A living room with a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall, a wooden coffee table, and a brown sofa with patterned cushions.
A residential street with houses, a tree, and a sidewalk.
A neatly made bed with a dark headboard, a bedside table with a lamp, and three framed inspirational quotes on the wall.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Pet friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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East St. Louis, IL
  • Place, Frank Holten State Recreation Area
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Gateway Arch
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, St. Louis Union Station
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Airport, St. Louis, MO (STL-Lambert-St. Louis Intl.)
    ‪24 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

East St. Louis

With a stay at this vacation home in East St. Louis, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Gateway Arch and St. Louis Union Station. .This vacation home is 11.5 mi (18.5 km) from St. Louis Zoo and 5.1 mi (8.2 km) from Dome at America’s Center.
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What's nearby

  • Frank Holten State Recreation Area - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Gateway Arch - 7 min drive - 6.1 miles
  • Busch Stadium - 7 min drive - 6.7 miles
  • Enterprise Center - 8 min drive - 7.4 miles
  • St. Louis Union Station - 9 min drive - 8.0 miles

Getting around

  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Station - 3 min drive
  • St. Louis Gateway Station - 12 min drive
  • Belleville, IL (BLV-MidAmerica-St. Louis) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Eastside Chopsuey - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Church's Texas Chicken - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Denny's @ The Flying J - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Big Mama's BBQ Express - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Blue House near Frank Holten State Park / Golf /Lighthouse Restaurant

I introduce to all "The Blue House". Next time your in the ESTL area or the St. Louis area. We have your home away from home. This is a spacious 2 bed room home. Located only 12 mins from Ball Park Village, one block from Frank Holton State Park, where you can enjoy fishing and 10% off golf packages with your stay. Maybe your having family in town, this is a family friendly neighborhood. Enjoy a relaxing beautiful day after working in the home office. Spacious driveway for parking( Free "Garage" parking is not available)
Make yourself comfortable in your air-conditioned vacation home, featuring a refrigerator and a microwave. A Smart television is provided for your entertainment. The bathroom has a jetted bathtub and a hair dryer. Conveniences include a desk and a coffee/tea maker.
This smoke-free vacation home offers games.
Guests will find features like onsite parking.

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Food and drink

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Ice maker
  • Lobster/crab pot
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Jetted bathtub
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table

Entertainment

  • Games
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor furniture

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk
  • Desk chair

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming cats and dogs only
  • One pet total (up to 20 lbs per pet)

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Things to do

  • Bicycles
  • Golfing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Bicycles

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
1 total (up to 20 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

The Blue House near Frank Holten State Park / Golf /Lighthouse Restaurant Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice place. Quiet area - close to St. Louis. Great state park a block away. Host was accessible and very helpful. Would stay here again. Thanks!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Jarrod was very helpful and provided everything needed for my stay.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location was perfect they had everything in the house that a person would need I was very satisfied and thank you for allowing my family can stay there at this difficult time in our lives
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A very nice place to stay, the property was very nice and quiet.

Great
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Jerrod was very accommodating and responsive. The property was clean and well represented on the app. I would recommend this property for your stay in St Luis.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

My stay

Nice comfortable cozy house, Enjoyed our stay Beds we’re comfortable and house had everything needed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My family and I stayed here for a week while waiting for our house to be move in ready and we really enjoyed this cute little home! Everything was clean, beds were comfortable, linens smelled great, and had a fully equipped kitchen with everything you could need. Very quiet neighborhood with no issues and we felt safe with the cameras and motion alerts for outside the home. To top it all off the host is very nice and responds quickly. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice well updated house, close to downtown. It was super clean, and had everything available you might forget. Lots of places within a 2p minutes drive to see, est, or experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

Very quit surroundings Have everything I needed
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location

Not family friendly neighborhood

The house is very nice and clean and the owner is very nice and easy to get in touch with. The neighborhood is not in a good part of town. If it’s just a few adults it would be okay but I would not recommend staying here with children.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Best Host I Ever Had on VRBO

This was truly a 5 star stay for me and my family. I loved the newly remodeled house and all of the new appliances. The house was very clean.c neat and organized. It felt like home. Jerrod the host, really made our stay as comfortable as it could be. Such a kind and friendly man. He even offered me some home cooked dinner from his smoker! The home was very secure and safe. Even had a fenced in driveway to park your car. It was about a 5 minute walk to the Lake and Park. It had a golf course and great fishing. I enjoyed the nice walking trail they had that was measured off. Would I stay again? Without a doubt! Jerrod has a few homes for rent in this area that were all newly remolded. Thank you so much!!!
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Property in rebounding area of town is completely refurbished and well appointed with all the basics. Includes extras like basement theater setup. Owner of this pet friendly place is very nice and seems to keep close tabs to assure things are tip top. Would definitely return.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This house was everything we wanted it to be. It was within 15 minutes of everything we wanted to see in St. Louis. My wife, children (10 and 5), and I used it as the perfect landing site after days of site seeing.The house was very clean and inviting. The 2 beds were very comfortable. My wife prefers a very soft bed while I prefer something more firm. The house had one of each so we split the kids between us and everyone slept like a baby. Jerrod was very helpful and the whole process was easy.If I have one complaint, it would be the loud vehicles driving up and down the street at all hours of the night. That, however, is nothing that the host can control. Jerrod was an incredibly nice gentleman and easy to work with. Overall, we had a great vacation and being able to rent a nice quiet house like this for the same price or less than staying in one small hotel room was a huge plus.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024