The Vineyard Mansion is a gorgeous property with dozens (hundreds?) of beautiful antiques and high quality bedding and linens. Every room I visited had several pieces of art and furniture and light fixtures and decorations. I took as many pictures as I might have on a weeklong trip elsewhere!
The kitchen was well stocked, and there were plenty of extra toiletries and anything else we might have forgotten. My husband and I really enjoyed playing in the billiards room. We both marveled at how comfortable our bed was, and I enjoyed the bathtub for a bubble bath!
St. Joseph's is so cool with all of the history and mansions and architecture. We drove around the city and looked at all the beautiful old homes and just had so much fun, constantly saying to each other "Look at that place!" The giant murals depicting the city's history were really well done too.
The people were very friendly. We visited both of the local breweries and the winery as well as the antique mall and several of the restaurants. We went to Kansas City to meet our son for dinner on Friday night, but the steakhouses in St. Joe's are excellent too. And they are one of the few towns remaining to have a Ground Round restaurant! That was such a pleasant surprise, bringing back childhood memories for both of us.
We were going to visit the Jesse James and Pony Express museums, but they were closed due to the arctic weather the midwest is having this week. Oh well, next time. We did see many of the statues and artwork in the area and the giant locomotive. I ended up falling in love with and buying a piece of artwork from a local artist, "Clays Metal Art."
I highly recommend a visit to St. Joe's and a stay at Vineyard Mansion!!!