The Principal Hotel

2.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior
40-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, Netflix, Hulu
Reception
In-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Junior Q

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
310 S Main St, Columbia, IL, 62236
  • Busch Stadium
    21 min drive
  • Enterprise Center
    21 min drive
  • St. Louis Union Station
    22 min drive
  • St. Louis, MO (STL-Lambert-St. Louis Intl.)
    38 min drive

Room options

ADA Freshman K

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Honors QQ

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Senior QQ

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Senior K

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Sophomore QQ

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Large Twin Bed

Freshman Honors K

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Q

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Sophomore Honors QQ

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Large Twin Bed

Sophomore Honors K

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Junior Honors K

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Suite

  • Sleeps 7
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

Senior Honors K

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

ADA Sophomore Honors QQ

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Large Twin Bed

Freshman K

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

ADA Junior QQ

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Columbia

With a stay at The Principal Hotel in Columbia, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Sylvan Springs County Park and Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. .This hotel is 15.1 mi (24.3 km) from Busch Stadium and 5.7 mi (9.2 km) from Mississippi River.

What's nearby

  • River City Casino - 18 min drive - 19.2 km
  • Busch Stadium - 21 min drive - 24.4 km
  • Enterprise Center - 21 min drive - 25.0 km
  • St. Louis Union Station - 22 min drive - 25.7 km
  • Gateway Arch - 22 min drive - 25.4 km

Getting around

  • St. Louis Gateway Station - 22 min drive
  • St. Louis Lambert Intl. Airport (STL) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Top Shooters Sports Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Reifschneider's Grill & Grape - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬11 min walk

About this property

The Principal Hotel

Hotel in Columbia with free parking
The Principal Hotel offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and hair dryers. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include showers. This Columbia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature hair dryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include safes and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided on request.
This hotel offers designated smoking areas.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Family friendly

  • Microwave

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Hardwood flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Microwave

More

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100.00 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

The Principal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 15 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Anh

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is new, not experiences to do bussiness, not very friendly, no room services, so do, not good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024