St Louis Hotel and Info (First Post Updated)

JS278518

bb4packers said:

The metrolink is usually safe after events but the tradeoff is you may have to wait awhile for a train.  Definitely has more than its share of incidents over the past several months but typically there is safety in numbers.  With the Cardinals at home that weekend downtown should be buzzing.  

Thank you!  Any idea how far it is from Drury Inn and Suites Convention Center?

LukinFan

Im now at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch for Friday and Saturday night  

LukinFan

For the locals...

What’s your favorite pizza place downtown?
Favorite brewery downtown?
Favorite sports bar downtown?
Favorite local club/blues club downtown? 

Favorite BBQ downtown?

thanks!

jbaker67

I'm staying at the Pear Tree Inn.  Looks like a 15 minute walk from venue to hotel.  Any reason for concern walking back to the hotel after the show?

cincybearcat

LukinFan said:

For the locals...

What’s your favorite pizza place downtown?
Favorite brewery downtown?
Favorite sports bar downtown?
Favorite local club/blues club downtown? 

Favorite BBQ downtown?

thanks!

These are great questions. I’m interested as well in many of these.

chukdotcom

LukinFan said:

Im now at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch for Friday and Saturday night  

I'll be there as well.  Please try to keep it down...I'm a light sleeper.

JojoRice

I've only been to St Louis once but Pappys has some of the best BBQ I've ever had. Im definitely making a stop there over the PJ weekend. 

LukinFan

Once we start getting some suggestions, I’ll put them all together (along with the ones already made in this thread) and add them to the first post 

RP112579

LukinFan said:

For the locals...

What’s your favorite pizza place downtown?
Favorite brewery downtown?
Favorite sports bar downtown?
Favorite local club/blues club downtown? 

Favorite BBQ downtown?

thanks!

I'm not a local, but have been to downtown St Louis twice in the last 6 months, so I can say that Sugarfire BBQ downtown is fantastic.

deb1211

Im at at Drury Union Station 

Kevinman

LukinFan said:

Once we start getting some suggestions, I’ll put them all together (along with the ones already made in this thread) and add them to the first post 

Thanks, very kind of you.

Cheers!

mcgruff10

Make sure you take a stroll through east St. Louis.  

Kevinman

mcgruff10 said:

Make sure you take a stroll through east St. Louis.  

Sounds nice.

”Caricatures may depict a machine-gun-toting thug on every corner, but the sad reality is that the city is mostly desolate. Virtually every block is dotted with boarded-up or burned-out buildings.“

mcgruff10

Kevinman said:

mcgruff10 said:

Make sure you take a stroll through east St. Louis.  

Sounds nice.

”Caricatures may depict a machine-gun-toting thug on every corner, but the sad reality is that the city is mostly desolate. Virtually every block is dotted with boarded-up or burned-out buildings.“

My wife and I actually almost made that mistake.   I wanted to walk across the bridge to Illinois.  Thank god at that moment the bartender asked if I wanted another ipa.  

jamzb

Got a Airbnb in the Soulard district. Anyone have any suggestions on a good restaurant?

Kevinman

mcgruff10 said:

Kevinman said:

mcgruff10 said:

Make sure you take a stroll through east St. Louis.  

Sounds nice.

”Caricatures may depict a machine-gun-toting thug on every corner, but the sad reality is that the city is mostly desolate. Virtually every block is dotted with boarded-up or burned-out buildings.“

My wife and I actually almost made that mistake.   I wanted to walk across the bridge to Illinois.  Thank god at that moment the bartender asked if I wanted another ipa.  

Haha

joe159

I’m not local but am couple hours away and a Cardinal fan so i get down there a few times a year. Sugarfire is a great place to eat for sure. Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium is like 1 giant bar with a bunch of other smaller bars. Down from the stadium is the Broadway Oyster Bar with 1 or 2 other bars right there, saw a cool WSP cover band at one of them in like a patio setting. Soulard is a cool area not far from downtown, Social House is a pretty popular bar in that area. STL is like any other bigger city, it has it’s bad areas but like someone else said with the Cardinals game and PJ show all on a Saturday night downtown will be full of people and wherever you’re walking to you’ll most likely be in a group of people.

DesignVHL

jbaker67 said:

I'm staying at the Pear Tree Inn.  Looks like a 15 minute walk from venue to hotel.  Any reason for concern walking back to the hotel after the show?

We are staying here as well and am interested in learning more about the area/hotel. This is the Union Station one...seemed nice enough based on reviews...

LukinFan

Abe Froman said:

LukinFan said:

crowes74 said:

If they try to tell you Imos is the greatest pizza the town has to offer, and they will, pass.   

What’s the best pizza? 

Farottos
OB Clarkes 
Joe Boccartis

Any of these downtown?

biggamecbc

No