Reply to 4 Girl Friends Riding the KATY Together (mid-September 2023) Lodging

By using the Forum’s planning features it is easy to find available food and lodging. But you must make the calls and reservations for lodging or you could easily find yourself without a place to stay. We spent 5 nights along the Trail: Clinton was start for 2 of us, Sedalia for the other 2, Pilot Grove, Hartsburg, Rhineland, and Defiance).
Lodging & Food – Every place we stayed provided comfortable beds and pillows, clean rooms and nice bathrooms with plenty of hot shower water. A refrigerator and microwave were always available, but not always a coffee maker. The hosts were all accommodating and kind, and our bikes were always secure. Breakfast and dinner were either provided or available except Rhineland, but a quick Uber took us in to Hermann. I don’t think you can go wrong with any place you chose – you just have to make sure to have the reservations, and confirm the eating establishments are open. Now that Happy Trails is in Tebbets, we didn’t find any “food deserts” where we were unable to find food. Favorites for me were Sedalia Bothwell Hotel, and Rhineland Doll House. Least favorite was the Bunkhouse in Defiance. We were warm and dry, and the Bunkhouse bed was comfortable and rooms were clean, so check all those boxes. But it was pricier than the Bed and Breakfasts that gave us so much more, so it ranks lower.