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Originally the 1882 Meyer Hotel in Ste. Genevieve, this ten-room inn is haunted by a man who died here in the 1890s and makes his presence known with early-morning noise on the top floor
221 N. Main St., Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
Research updated September 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
$$
Standard bed-and-breakfast overnight rates. Call (800) 918-9199 for reservations and current pricing.
Access
Limited Access
Three-story brick building in the historic district; stair access required for upper floors
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1882 · Originally the 1882 Meyer Hotel in Ste. Genevieve's historic district · Located in the French Creole architectural heritage zone of Missouri's oldest city · Featured in Missouri Life magazine's haunted hotels coverage
The building at 221 N. Main St. was originally constructed in 1882 as the Meyer Hotel, part of the commercial and hospitality infrastructure that served Missouri's oldest city during its post-Civil War growth. The three-story brick structure sits in the heart of Ste. Genevieve's historic district, a National Historic Landmark area that preserves one of the largest concentrations of French Creole architecture in the United States.
The property was renovated and reopened as the Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast, which offers ten guest rooms retaining vintage architectural details alongside modern amenities. It has operated continuously in this form and is listed among Missouri's haunted hotels in Missouri Life magazine's coverage of the state's paranormal accommodations.
A man died within the building sometime in the 1890s. His identity has not been preserved in accounts accessible from current sources. Local tradition holds that he remains a presence in the building, concentrated on the top floor, where unexplained sounds have been attributed to him across multiple generations of guests.
Sources
The haunting associated with the Main Street Inn centers on the top floor of the 1882 building, where guests report unexplained sounds beginning in the early morning hours. The pattern has been consistent enough across different guests and different years that it has become part of how the inn is described in regional travel media.
The spirit is characterized in accounts as benign and persistent rather than threatening. Missouri Life magazine's coverage notes that residents and guests 'believe he rattles around simply so people will pay attention to him' — a profile of purposeful disruption without malice. The man is believed to have died in the building sometime in the 1890s, though no historical record identifying him by name has surfaced in publicly available sources.
The Main Street Inn sits within walking distance of the Guibourd-Valle House and the downtown Ste. Genevieve ghost tour circuit, making it a logical base for visitors exploring the region's documented paranormal sites.
Book one of 10 guest rooms in the renovated 1882 Meyer Hotel building. Guests in upper-floor rooms are most likely to report the early-morning disturbances attributed to the building's unnamed 1890s spirit.
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