TDY Gouge - Missouri

St. Joe's, MO - Ramada was decent - hot breakfast slips issued at check in, (good breakfast) pool was filthy, I couldn't see the bottom. workout room closed all week. it's probably been closed for a while. Whiskey Creek bar & restaurant attached. Drury Inn (816-364-4700) offers free hot breakfast bar with room stay. Nice hotel, but not a resort by any means. But clean and adequate. Indoor pool if you do that sort of thing. Cost is right at Max Lodging Rate. Nice place to stay if going thru Rosecrans/Missouri ANG Base, for AATTC or just RONing. Nice rooms, cable, a chit for three beers every night and a good continental breakfast. 15 minutes from the Guard base, with lots of places to eat nearby. Stoney Creek is brand new, opened June 2002. Very nice, do everything you can to go there!...Ramada Inn is nearly a health violation these days. Drury Inn is not bad, but not great either.

St. Louis, MO - For all you C-9 guys who come to Flight Safety-Boeing for the simulator refresher here is some poop you cannot do without. The Embassy Suites (1 800-EMBASSY) at the Landings is a hotel that gives you a suite at the government rate $90 a night, and you can't beat the free hot breakfast and free happy hour. This hotel is GREAT. Nuf said. Beyond that the Landings is the happening place down on the river with restaurants and bars, not to mention the TWA dome and Busch Stadium and the Gateway Arch all within walking distance. You will need a car to get to and from the airport for your sims. UPDATE: Embassy Suites (Landing)- no longer available in St. Louis. It was bought out by another hotel chain and is currently undergoing renovation.

Whiteman AFB, MO - Stay at Billeting! In the Ramada Inn, I discovered water leakage in my bedroom and bathroom (soaked carpet between bed and bathroom wall). No Sprint Cellular coverage in Sedalia, MO. If you have to stay off base, try Applebee's across the street. Better yet, eat at Kehde's BarBQ. Lots of food for the money. Better still, avoid RONing at Whiteman.