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'The Ruebling House': Bright, Modern, & Renovated!

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A spacious living room with a large sofa, a blue armchair, a wooden dresser, and a television mounted on the wall.
A porch with a red door, two rocking chairs with black and white pillows, and a welcome mat.
A two-story house with a porch, a red door, and a sign advertising vacation rentals.
A spacious living room with hardwood floors, a blue leather armchair, a beige sofa, a wooden coffee table, and a television mounted on the wall.
A spacious living room with a wooden floor, a blue leather armchair, a beige sofa, and a small wooden chest.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Top-rated comfy beds
    Guests liked the comfy beds here.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Yard
  • Free Wi-Fi in public areas
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Onsite parking available
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Defiance, MO
  • Place, Yellow Farmhouse Winery
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Louis Zoo
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Place, St. Louis Union Station
    ‪42 min drive‬
  • Airport, St. Louis, MO (STL-Lambert-St. Louis Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Additional Sleeping (Living Room)

1 Double Sofa Bed

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Full Bathroom

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area

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About the area

Defiance

Defiance is home to this apartment. Historic Daniel Boone Home and Heritage Center and The Factory are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include 9-11 Memorial and The Awakening Sculpture. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at National Equestrian Center or Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park - St. Louis. Take the opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as power boating.
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Defiance, MO

What's nearby

  • Yellow Farmhouse Winery - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Washington University in St. Louis - 37 min drive - 62.5 km
  • St. Louis Zoo - 38 min drive - 63.5 km
  • Six Flags St. Louis - 40 min drive - 59.2 km
  • St. Louis Union Station - 42 min drive - 71.4 km

Getting around

  • Washington Station - 28 min drive
  • St. Louis, MO (SUS-Spirit of St. Louis) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chandler Hill Vineyards - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Montelle Winery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Circle 6 Watering Hole - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Head's General Store - ‬39 min drive
  • ‪Defiance Roadhouse - ‬2 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is 'The Ruebling House': Bright, Modern, & Renovated! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at 'The Ruebling House': Bright, Modern, & Renovated!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at 'The Ruebling House': Bright, Modern, & Renovated!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 'The Ruebling House': Bright, Modern, & Renovated!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 'The Ruebling House': Bright, Modern, & Renovated! located?

Situated in Defiance, this apartment building is steps from Yellow Farmhouse Winery and within 3 mi (5 km) of Chandler Hill Vineyards and Sugar Creek Winery. Matson Hill Park Trailhead is 2.5 mi (4 km) away.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 17 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 17 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 17 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 17 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 17 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Location
Very clean and we enjoyed our stay. Comfy beds too
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Nice Place

The General Store space makes a pleasant weekend getaway spot. Clean and well decorated with easy access and good location for trail and winery access.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super cute and roomy

The place is absolutely adorable and the perfect location. If we have to come back to Defiance again we will be staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 21 May 2025
From the owner: "I am glad you had a good time. We hope you come back and visit our wonderful town again!"
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Winter wonderland!

The property was wonderful for a family traveling for Christmas. The host even had Christmas trees in both rentals.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wonderful Christmas!

The Ruebling House was incredibly comfortable! Thank you so much for the beautiful Christmas decorations. It was truly a “home away from home” for the Holidays!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect Location and Apartments

My family rented all 4 apartments on this property for our family and the bridal party for my daughter's wedding. The property was absolutely perfect and less than a mile from the venue.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved everything

We stayed here for two weeks and loved everything about our stay. We enjoyed cooking on the barbecue, sitting in the rockers on the front and back porches, sleeping in the most comfortable beds and accessing all of our favorite trails through the Katy trail.
Stayed 14 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hunting Party

Room to spread out.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Defiance Stay

Very surprised by this property. It was super cute and clean! Close to several wineries and not far from downtown St Louis. We had a great weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Nice property

The house was nice and very comfortable. It was an older home and the floors creak when you walk, so it was hard to avoid disturbing the others staying with us. Also, we did not like the loud music that was nearby. And the people who stayed upstairs disturbed our rest at night (at 2 am) with loud noises.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!

Loved how close it is to so many wineries! Had pretty much everything we needed and lovely decor.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

As nice as it gets

This was a beautiful property in a fantastic location. It was quiet during the week. More activity on the weekend. I had great customer support when a battery needed replacing.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place

This place was beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Fantastic

We had a wonderful time staying in this adorable house. The front porch was wonderful and the small town of Defiance is just charming.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing place

Very clean! Had a nice assortment of kitchen items. Comfortable beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

Very clean & nice place to stay. It was the perfect location to all the local wineries. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Rustic yet Modern Gem in Defiance

This quaint property that was previously a general store has been beautifully renovated. We were very comfortable staying here with two adult couples and two young children (we brought our own bedding for the toddler and the infant). We did have to do some quick rearranging of some ceramic decorations to make the apartment more toddler friendly but for adults or older children this is a great spot. We were able to walk to a brewery a few blocks down as well as eat at one of the local taverns just a few houses down in the opposite direction. We were also very impressed with the breadth of kitchen supplies (even including tupperware!) where you could cook up an entire feast if you wanted to stay in. Overall we were very pleased and impressed with this property and would absolutely stay here again when in the Defiance area.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021
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