▁Stat ler ▁built ▁a ▁hotel ▁on ▁the ▁Ex position ▁grounds ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" Stat ler ' s ▁Hotel ". ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁temporary ▁wooden ▁structure ▁intended ▁to ▁last ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁Ex position . ▁With ▁ 2 , 0 8 4 ▁rooms , ▁it ▁could ▁accommod ate ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁guests . ▁Although ▁the ▁Ex position ▁was ▁de emed ▁an ▁overall ▁failure ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁factors ▁( including ▁bad ▁weather ▁and ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁President ▁William ▁McK in ley ), ▁Stat ler ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁vend ors ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁small ▁profit . ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁vent ure ▁was ▁the ▁Inside ▁Inn , ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁Ex position ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Another ▁temporary ▁wooden ▁structure , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁hotel ▁with ▁ 2 2 5 7 ▁rooms . ▁A ▁grand ▁success , ▁the ▁hotel ▁made ▁Stat ler ▁a ▁net ▁profit ▁of ▁$ 3 6 1 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁laid ▁the ▁ground work ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁permanent ▁hotel . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁and ▁dis m ant led . ▁The ▁Inside ▁Inn ▁was ▁near ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Forest ▁Park ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁where ▁Highway ▁ 6 4 / 4 0 ▁now ▁travers es ▁the ▁location . ▁ ▁Company ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁" per man ent " ▁Stat ler ▁hotel ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁August ▁Es en we in