The 10 Best Independent Living Communities in St. Louis, MO for 2023

"We have been in Holiday Orchid Terrace for a few months now. We like the grounds. There's a lot of grass and places to walk. It's nice. I like the layout because it's a very open entry, dining room, balcony, and pool. That's all open, and that's w..."

"The people at Garden Villas South were very nice and very helpful. It was a very nice place, but it was more than what my friend wanted to spend monthly. The building had all the different levels, building after building, so if necessary, you can ..."

"The Estates of Hidden Lake is very nice, it's quiet and everything is in good order. My mom is in their independent living. The staff is extremely friendly. The apartments are very spacious, clean, and up-to-date. She's played bingo and I know the..."

"I went to see Pacific Place in St. Louis. Everybody seemed friendly. There's a smaller set of people, and there's lots of green space. They have an area for barbecue and stuff like that. There's a restaurant that you go to if you want to eat and d..."

"Tower Grove Manor was wonderful. The people there were so nice. I was going to rent a studio apartment, and it was huge. Anybody that moves there is lucky. They had dining, a gym, and church services. They had everything. The staff during the tour..."

"We liked Our Lady of Life Apartments. The staff was very cooperative and very helpful. They didn't have a two-bedroom available at that time, but they let us peek into one that someone already occupied and it looked very nice. They have a lot of a..."

"Bethesda Terrace was very nice. It looks brand new. It's very clean and everything, but it didn't have everything that my friend was looking for and it was a lot smaller. They have a garden and a courtyard. I saw the dining area where there were p..."

"I just moved in here after my apartment elsewhere caught fire. I was a little concerned about doing so since a senior living community was new to me. I rent an efficiency apartment which also had me a little concerned, BUT I LOVE IT. It works grea..."

"St. Andrew's Apartments is nice. It's like a three-story building and there are 50 apartments inside. I like it here. The staff is very nice. We have everything inside. "

"I was able to tour the Bethesda Barclay House. The apartments were very large, very light, with big windows, and I liked that very much about the place. They had many planned activities every day. The staff I met was the gentleman giving the tour,..."

"I've lived in my cozy, 2 bedroom, 2 bath Independent home for about 2 years; and I'm still waking up every morning smiling. The little homes are kept up meticulously. I want to address the fears of rent being too expensive. I originally felt that,..."

"The staff at Kingsland Walk Senior Living was very, very nice. The atmosphere was very warm and very inviting, but the apartments were not complete apartments. They didn't have stoves, for instance. I was looking for a more complete apartment livi..."

"Experience the difference at St. Catherine, where we enhance quality of life, are committed to exemplary service, and are dedicated to excel..."

"We visited this facility for our own potential residency. The facility was top of the line. The one thing we didn't like was the very limited availability of surface parking. There is garage parking available at an extra cost. The intent of the fa..."

"The main reason I chose Garden Villas North was location which was near my house. And I love it. "

"Garden Place Columbia was smaller and had less flexibility for the residents in what they wanted to do. We wanted to be able to go over there and visit my sister and then eat with her, which was fine there, but they had to have a couple of hours' ..."

"The Rockwood is set up very nicely for independent living. There are exercise facilities, a laundry room, a sitting room, and a dining room. Most of the time, the lunch is available if you want it, but since it's an independent facility, most of t..."

"St. Louis Altenheim is pretty fancy. It's right on the Mississippi River. You look out and you see the barges, then you look north, and you see The Arch. I have a one-bedroom that's about 30 by 30. I am on the corner so it has two big windows on e..."

"Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights was a fine place. The facility's nice and they gave us a wonderful price as compared to some other comparable facilities. They've been doing a lot of remodeling while we were there, but just make sure to read their con..."

"Crestview Senior Living was a very nice facility, extremely clean and fresh-looking, both interior and exterior. They had a lot of activities like bingo, bridge, chair volleyball, and chair exercises. The St. Louis County Library comes every two o..."