Innsbrook Estates

This is a hidden little gem just a short 45 minutes — 1 hr drive from St. Louis! This is soooo much easier to get to than the Lake of the Ozarks or Branson. Perfect for a one night or weekend getaway. This is a resort/​residential community that includes cabins (Chalets), homes, villas, and condos. There is a nice 18hole public golf course, tennis courts, sand volley ball courts, boat rentals, horseback riding and lots and lots of NATURE!
Our family was looking for a place to vacation that was easier to reach than Branson, MO. This is a great place to GETAWAY and unplug which is exactly what our family wants to do. The community is gated and secure thus you can feel overall very safe. There are over 100 different sized lakes so fishing is abundant.
They do have boats but only electric trolling motors which adds to the peace and quiet. Most own paddle boats, kayaks and canoes as well which also decrease the gas and noise pollution.
If you know someone who owns a place definitely ask to borrow it for a weekend or just call Innsbrook and rent one. Some rent their Chalets on VRBO as well. Great place for weddings, or even corporate retreats.

If you know someone with a cabin, get your happy ass out to Innsbrook asap. It is only a 30 minute drive from West County St. Louis and worth it. It is something like the Lake of the Ozarks, only with a hundred man-​made lakes and a gated community of the St. Louis elite.
I was fortunate enough to have wealthy family members, this does not include myself, sadly, but does extend to my generous grandparents. «Our» house is on the St. Gallen Circle but we have our own «lake» (more like a pond, but they use the word quite loosely out these ways).
The scenery and wildlife are breath-​taking; last week we saw 10+ deer, turkey, falcons, crane, turtles and, of course, fish. Very little noise and very little bugs. It’s like camping for the Real Housewives of Chesterfield.
Plus, there is an in-​ground pool, work out facilities, a giant human-​sized chess board, tennis courts, golfing, a restaurant with a bar and a quickie mart.
We stayed on the ground for a whole week, only venturing outside our community in search of hard liquor. Best. vacation. ever.