May 09 2008
Travel: St. Louis Westin
I recently traveled to St. Louis and stayed in the Westin that is across the street from Busch Stadium. Apart from Seattle’s Hotel 1000, which I loved, this has to be one of my favorite hotels. It is conveniently located across from the stadium and has easy access to the highway. Plus, the amenities are great.
The shower was beautifully appointed and contained two showerheads. The bed was very comfortable and I had a great view (as you can see in from the picture).
Additionally, this a fine hotel to be able to work from. The desk was more spacious than most and provided easy access to electrical outlets. Further, although the hotel provides wired internet access for a fee, the rooms also had wireless internet access. The WiFi had very good signal strength and worked just fine without having to pay for wired access.
Self parking is available in an open lot next to the hotel. Valet service is also available. I saw on a travel site where people were complaining about the cost of self parking. The cost is $17 and is added to your hotel bill. I don’t find that amount unreasonable. It is certainly less than what I pay in Chicago and is in line with what I have paid in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Seattle.
All in all, if you are visiting St. Louis, I would recommend the Westin as a very nice place to stay.
Showerheads and bed comfort…what kind of a blog is this. That is a nice hotel, why isn’t the annual meeting there? STL is surprisingly affordable when you’re used to Chicago pricing. Personally as Mr. IL State Park I like to stay at the Pierre Marquette State Park on the IL side some 30 minutes from STL.
My guess is that the annual is not there because of space considerations. It is not a big hotel.
Did you get to see a game? That new stadium is very nice.
I did get to see the game. I like the stadium a lot.