St. Louis

[Havs]

Soulard neighborhood is incredible when the weather is nice, and it appears it will be great weather next weekend.

 

[nrg4isu]

I'll be driving back home, so I'm assuming if I needed to crash it would be edwardsville or colinsville or something

 

[Cycsk]

I've heard Ferguson is nice this time of year...

I hear that they have some wild tailgates in Ferguson!

 

[BCClone]

I booked my hotel to St Louis after the Vegas tournament. Can cancel until Tuesday but I’m gonna feel like a genius in a couple hours.

Planning on taking a train or rental car from Chicago.

Dude you’re single. No need to take a train

 

[cyclonemarc]

Anybody know where the team stays?

 

[Al_4_State]

St Louis is awesome if you just don’t get to the neighborhoods of abject poverty

 

[Cyched]

St Louis is awesome if you just don’t get to the neighborhoods of abject poverty

 

[nrg4isu]

St Louis is awesome if you just don’t get to the neighborhoods of abject poverty

You can say that about pretty much any larger city.

 

[chuckd4735]

St Louis is awesome if you just don’t get to the neighborhoods of abject poverty

St Louis sucks

 

[Havs]

Central West End, Soulard and Downtown are the areas to hang out. Seriously, they're great.

The Hill has great Italian food.

The 360 bar/rooftop in Downtown has better views of Downtown/the Arch than even going up the Arch IMO.

 

[Al_4_State]

You can say that about pretty much any larger city.

I like St Louis more than a lot of big cities though.

It and Milwaukee are my favorite big cities in the Midwest.

 

[Al_4_State]

St Louis sucks

You haven’t been to the right spots. Soulard, the Hill, Southampton, are all loaded with absolute gems

 

[Nmarieu]

I haven't gotten tickets yet but I did get a refundable hotel room. I'm within driving distance of St. Louis. If you stay downtown (near the arena) or near Forest Park you'll be fine. Edwardsville or Collinsville should be fine too. I'm not staying there this time but there's a nice Doubletree in Collinsville if you are a Hilton person.

 

[chuckd4735]

You haven’t been to the right spots. Soulard, the Hill, Southampton, are all loaded with absolute gems

 

[CyCrazy]

Central West End, Soulard and Downtown are the areas to hang out. Seriously, they're great.

The Hill has great Italian food.

The 360 bar/rooftop in Downtown has better views of Downtown/the Arch than even going up the Arch IMO.

Minus the ballpark downtown is nothing special.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Soulard neighborhood is incredible when the weather is nice, and it appears it will be great weather next weekend.

Co-sign

Stay there every year for the Valley tournament. Love it.

 

[Al_4_State]

Forest Park is excellent. One of the best urban parks I’ve ever seen (I’ve been to Central Park)

I seek out places that have a little grit and are generally disrespected. You always find the best kinds of gems in those places. Usually great people too.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Anybody know where the team stays?

One of:

Hyatt at the Arch
Hilton at the Ballpark
Live by Loews
The Westin
Hotel St Louis
The Magnolia
Marriott Grand
Hotel At Union Station

Same 8 they use for The Valley. Won't be assigned until later.

 

[chuckd4735]

Minus the ballpark downtown is nothing special.

Yeah that is my issue probably...every time I am in St Louis is for a conference downtown. One of the worst downtowns I have ever been to. Full of potential, total lack of any sort of execution.

 

[Havs]

Yeah that is my issue probably...every time I am in St Louis is for a conference downtown. One of the worst downtowns I have ever been to. Full of potential, total lack of any sort of execution.

In every city, I've learned I most love the first or second ring of neighborhoods outside of DC. In STL's case, that's Soulard, Tower Grove, and the Central West End. Unfortunately their Downtown had a lot of demolitions for parking garages and other things back in the 70s and 80s and hasn't had the economic boom to bring it all back yet.