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Travel & Entertainment Information
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The information contained on this page is
designed to help you plan your trip to the 2009 AITP National Collegiate
Conference and includes:
Click HERE for Budgeting and
Fundraising tips!
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St. Louis, Missouri
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The Delmar Loop
Entertainment district which is a few stops away from the hotel on
the Metro train and has tons of restaurants, entertainment, shops and
more including Chuck Berry's "Blueberry Hill" diner & club and the St.
Louis Walk of Fame |
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Travel to St. Louis |
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Did you know this....about St. Louis? |
Did you know that St. Louis boasts more free major visitor attractions
than anywhere else in the United States? In nearby Forest Park, one of
the largest city parks in the nation, you can visit St. Louis’ major
museums like the Art Museum and the Missouri History Museum, as well as
the Science Center and Planetarium and one of the finest and largest
zoos in the world for free.
Laclede’s Landing, a vibrant entertainment district just north of the
hotel, features preserved historic brick and iron façade buildings along
cobblestone streets housing some of St. Louis’ best restaurants and
nightclubs. Laclede’s Landing is also the site of the city’s only
downtown casino. Nearby Union Station, once the largest and most
beautiful railroad station in the country, now features more than 100
unique shops and restaurants.
Gateway Arch – 1 block NE
Old Cathedral – 1 block NE
Busch Stadium – 1 block W
Old Courthouse – 1 block N
President Casino – 3 blocks N
Laclede’s Landing – 3 blocks N
Soulard – 8 blocks S
Americas Center – 8 blocks N
Edward Jones Dome - 8 Blocks N
Scottrade Center– 10 blocks W
City Museum – 12 blocks NW
Anheuser Busch Brewery – 2 miles S
Forest Park – 3 miles W
St. Louis Zoo – 3 miles W
St. Louis Science Center – 3 miles W
Metrolink – 3 blocks W
Lambert International Airport – 15 miles NW
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| Airport
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- The Lambert Field Airport is serviced by many airlines including
Southwest, Delta/Northwest, United, USAir, Frontier, American and
Continental
- American Airlines 5% Discount airfare! Use
Promotion Code 5430BA at
www.AA.com or call the Meeting Services Desk at 1-800-433-1790
(with a $20 ticketing charge) so do it ONLINE!
- NOTE: Some of the American Airlines flights that are
operated by a separate company may not be eligible for the discount
and are noted as being "operated by....." on the travel/flight
selection pages!
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Airport to Hotel and Back
Ground Transportation!
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GoBesttExpress provides fast and easy airport-to-hotel and back ground
transportation and is offering an AITP NCC Discount of only $17
one-way and $32 round trip (Regular $37) but you must make your
reservations by 3/18/2010 (click the link below).
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Click HERE
for the GoBestExpress Details!
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Airport to Hotel and Back
Ground Transportation
as well as to/from the "entertainment districts" while in town!
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- The CHEAPEST way per person to get from the
airport to the hotel and back is the Metrolink Train which is
$3.75 airport-to-downtown and $2.25 back to the airport for a total
cost per person of only $6 (get off at the Stadium stations,
go around the baseball stadium towards the river, go 1 block and you
are at the hotel!)
- IMPORTANT: Cash ONLY for the Metro Train!!!!!!
- NOTE: based on time between trains, this could easily take
30-45mins to get to/from the airport to downtown so plan for it
- NOTE: There are 2 Union Station Metro train stops and the
Amtrack train is closer to the Civic Center Metro Station (not the
classic/heritage Union Station) and you get off at the next stop -
the Stadium station where the hotel is!
- Click the Metro Logo for a link to their website for more
information!
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| Hotel Parking |
Additionally, there are surface lots in the area for oversized vehicles
and also offer cheaper parking rates but you will have to pay for each
in-and-out and walk a short distance but there are a lot of garages and
surface lots in the area! |
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Directions |
TRAVELING EAST ON I-70 Take the Downtown/Pine Street Exit. Continue four
blocks to Spruce Street, turn right. At the first street, make a right
onto 4th Street to the hotel entrance.
TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-55 Cross the Poplar Street Bridge and take the
first exit, Memorial Drive north. Go left on Market Street and make an
immediate left to now go south on Memorial Drive (as if making a
U-turn). Go a few blocks to Spruce Street, turn right. At the first
street, go right on 4th Street to the hotel entrance.
TRAVELING NORTH ON I-55 Take the Downtown exit onto Memorial Drive
north. Turn left on Market Street and make an immediate left to now go
south on Memorial Drive (as if making a U-turn). Go a few blocks to
Spruce Street, turn right. At the first street, go right on 4th Street
to the hotel entrance.
TRAVELING WEST ON I-64 Cross the Poplar Street Bridge and take the first
exit, Memorial Drive north. Turn left on Market Street and make an
immediate left to now go south on Memorial Drive (as if making a
U-turn). Go a few blocks to Spruce Street, turn right. At the first
street, go right on 4th Street to the hotel entrance.
TRAVELING EAST ON I-44 Exit on I-55 north and take the Downtown exit
onto Memorial Drive north. Turn left on Market Street and make an
immediate left to now go south on Memorial Drive (as if making a
U-turn). Go a few blocks to Spruce Street, turn right. At the first
street, go right on 4th Street to the hotel entrance.
TRAVELING EAST ON I-64 (HWY 40) Take the Broadway exit (last Missouri
exit). Go left at the stop sign to 4th Street and turn left. Continue
north for two blocks to hotel entrance.
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