TOP DRAWER: The Four Seasons Hotel at 999 North 2nd Street on the St. Louis Riverfront was voted the best hotel in the city by U.S. News and World Report.

The magazine says on its website that the ranking of the top 40 hotels in St. Louis was based on "an unbiased analysis of awards, expert recommendations and user ratings."

Second on the list to the Four Seasons, which is the only five-star hotel in town, is The Ritz-Carlton, a 4.5 star hotel. In order the rest of the top 10 hotels are: The Westin St. Louis, 811 Spruce Street (a four-star hotel); The Moonrise Hotel on Delmarvelous Boulevard; the Chase Park Plaza, 212-232 North Kingshighway Boulevard (also a 4.5 star hotel); the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch, 315 Chestnut Street; the Omni Majestic Hotel, 1019 Pine Street; the St. Louis Union Station Marriott, 1820 Market Street; the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, 800 Washington Avenue; and the HoteLumiere, 901 North 1st Street, across the street and a few parking lots away from the Four Seasons.

Here's what the magazine had to say about the Four Seasons ... "Our Take: The Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis is the city's only five-star hotel. As you can imagine, the amenities are on par with its rating. There's a luxury spa, with a menu of services that includes Balinese massages and caviar facials; there's the elegant Cielo restaurant and its pristine views of the Gateway Arch; and there are the 200 guestrooms themselves, complete with deep soaking tubs and plasma-screen satellite TVs. But it's not just for adults, this Four Seasons also offers a host of amenities for its younger guests."