Jefferson Inn B&B (N. Jefferson)

We stayed at the Jefferson Inn in early May 2006 and had a great time. The rooms are really, really nice and comfortable and the breakfast is fantastic. The Inn is only a few blocks away from the downtown area and the Missouri capitol building.

And while the Inn is on the other side of the river from the Katy trail, it really was not that hard to get to. Just take the Katy Jefferson spur trail south until it just about ends, where you will see a highway overpass off to your left. Get off the trail and using the obvious nearby road conections, take the overpass to the other side and go down the exit ramp for traffic that is exiting northbound. Yes, you are going against traffic, but there is a wide shoulder on the exit and once you reach the highway itself, there is a 6 foot bike lane that on our visit was clear of debris (the highway people only put a bike lane on the northbound bridge segment).

Go across the bridge and then take the first exit. When you come to a cross road, look across the street and you will see Clay Street. Take that a few blocks till it goes down the hill and the Jefferson Inn is on the right.

Going back to the Katy trail the day after our stay was even easier as once you get on the bridge, you are pretty much going downhill to the first exit that you take to get back on the trail. The total distance from the Katy to the Inn is around 2 miles.

Highly recommended!

We had the whole place to ourselves. It is a very nice house. I lost my copy of Bob's directions on how to ride the bridge and we let the challenge get the best of us and had Rachel haul us across.

A friend and I stayed at the Jefferson B&B as part of our tour of the Katy. Lorenzo Picked us up with his Suburban at the trailhead. I was glad since there is no shoulder on the bridge going into Jeff. City and traffic was heavy. The Jefferson is very clean and comfortable B&B. The breakfast was excellent! I would certainly stay here again!

Very nice place. Let them take you over the bridge in their Suburban. East to walk to places for supper. Breakfast was very nice. We were so bushed from a long ride we didn't hear the highway traffic outside the window.

I hate to be a party pooper but CAUTION ! We reserved a room for Jefferson Inn. On arrival, after a full day on the trail, we were told that a group who had reserved three of the five rooms decided they wanted all five and they gave them our"Reserved room". They did offer to let us pay to stay in the basement wich looks like a colledge kids apartment. We declined and were offered no further assistance in getting a room anywhere else in town. We ended up riding an additional 7 miles(we only had our bikes) in the darkening city to get a place we finally found with an available room.Yes we are mad a recommend to anyone brave enought o take a chance on this place to make sure you are reserving all the rooms or you might get bumped.

My stay last week was very enjoyable. I called from the trailhead and was picked up by the innkeeper - she was prompt, friendly, & helpful, even tho it was dinnertime. The house & room were delightful - clean, tidy, and full of neat antiques and charm. My bed was *very* comfortable and a welcome respite from the trail. Breakfast was prompt, tasty, & filling, though not overly memorable. The house has a keypad entry lock system that seemed to provide good security. My room had a separate (but private) bath with a roomy, hot shower. My only wish was for a sink in the bathroom -- it was instead located in the bedroom. Overall, a great experience.

While the rooms were very clean and nice, and it is very convenient to downtown, don't expect much for breakfast.