My first St. Louis trip and I need some help

I don’t think I have you counted.

There are numerous places to stay and play. For places to play I would recommend either Washington Ave. or Soulard. Wash Ave. is walking distance from the ballpark. Soulard is a short cab ride. There are a bunch of places to stay downtown as well. There is a Drury Inn on Broadway that should be reasonable. If you go a bit further out there is a Courtyard (Marriott) at Jefferson & Market that is reasonable. The nice thing about the Courtyard hotel is that you can ride the shuttle that runs to and from Harry’s Restaurant which is next door to the hotel.

Another option is to stay at the Casino Queen across the river. The MetroLink stops there and runs to the ballpark. Of course a stay there could get expensive…even if the rooms are cheap.

I stayed at the Hampton Inn a few years ago and liked the location. Can walk to the ballpark and to LaClede’s Landing for dinner/drinks afterwards. We stayed at the Millenium Hotel (for the ticket package) and were not happy. I found a dirty sock in my bed!!

for Opening Day week. It’s not bad, and it’s not very expensive. Very close to the ballpark, and near enough to Washington Ave., LaClede’s Landing.

you may want to check out the Delmar Loop…they’ve got some pretty cool shops and places to eat…Blueberry Hill…the Tivoli…Vintage Vinyl…The Melting pot is pretty expensive but fantastic…Fitz’s root beer microbrewery is over there too. It’s a pretty neat place to walk around and check stuff out.

I am currently looking into Hotel deals but I should be able to get a 3 to 4 star hotel downtown for under $50 that weekend. The thing you should know about Saint Louis is that it is a driving town. Our public transportation is shit.

Thanks for the suggestions all. I’m stoked I’m finally going to be able to go. Not looking at spending a ton of money where I sleep, since I’m not going to be spending much time there. More looking forward to the games and nightlife!

I’d stay somewhere decent in case you pick up a lucky lady, and I’d stay close to downtown. Stick with Flim’s advice.

Like many have mentioned, the bars just south of the stadium and Mike Shannon’s are great for pre and post game. the bars southwest of the stadium tend to run with a younger, more red bull infused crowd, the bars south east more of a laid back, but still partying crowd.

Washington Ave has some great bars, but most are a little scenester and douchy for my taste (no offense, anyone), I love Hair of the dog, though. Soulard is a great time esp McGurks, Mollys, and the Great Grizzly Bear. There are also a ton of good bar/resturants there if you want to go for lunch one day. Blues City Deli across the highway form Soulard in Benton Park is my favorite deli in the city.

Lots of other great places to go, too, if you get the chance (Central West End, The Loop, Dogtown, south Grand), but if you don’t you can always come back. Have a great stay and go with the flow!