xfactor9600 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Any suggestions on where to stay etc. What are the fans at games like. I must say I'm excited to have St. Louis in the A-10. Orad games to your place are much closer than Pennsylvania. Thanks for all the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 xfactor9600, we're glad to be in the A-10 and very happy to have Xavier on our schedule again. We have a long history together, unfortunately, the history favors the XMen. The Bills play this year at what was formerly known as the Savvis Center, a pro-style arena that seats over 20,000 which is downtown. Thus, if you have 8,000 fans in a 22,000 seat arena, the atmosphere can get antiseptic at times. Back in the year of Larry Hughes, SLU was in the top 5 in the nation in attendance (not so now). If the Bills show themselves to be a competitive team this season, I'd expect around 10k for the Xavier game. Where to stay. Dependends on the coin you have to spend. If your wallet is fat, you might want to stay at the new Westin (close to Savvis and probably the nicest downtown)-- http://specialoffers.starwoodhotels.com/we..._SW_WI_1248_SOP The only deal with the Westin is that construction on the new baseball stadium is going on right across the street. It'll be sweet when that's all done. BTW, there is a metro stop right at this hotel if you are coming in by plane. Here is a list of downtown hotels: http://www.hotels-stl.com/DTSL.htm I've always found good deals on Hotels.com so I check there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 if i was an out of towner that was mostly concerned with my trip to the savvis for the xu vs the slu game, i would stay at eiher the hyatt at union station or the drury at union station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Dont forget the Sheraton that is right across the street. They have everything you could need with a really nice bar and restaurant in the hotel itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 You can usually get a pretty good deal at the Renaissance Hotel on Washington, and it's fairly close to the Savvis and a lot of good bars and restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 i was thinking walking distance to avoid getting the car out of the garage and then finding parking in a foreign city. i know when i go oot, i typically try to plan on staying somewhere where i dont have to drive as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoat Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Yes, i agree Roy. The Hyatt, Drury, and Sheraton would all be the best locations for out of towners to stay within walking distance (1-2 Blocks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Casino Queen isn't a bad place to stay if you like to gamble. Metro-link will get you to and from the game. Or, what I usually do is go to priceline and bid $50 for a five-star hotel in the downtown area. It always works out great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor9600 Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'm really looking forward to rekindling the Xavier-SLU rivalry from the MCC. I live in Indy so i'll be driving in. What do you guys make of your team this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Sheraton, Westin, Renaissance, Hyatt are four good ones. Downtown St. Louis is not that big...Hyatt and Sheraton are next door to the arena, Westin is next to Busch Stadium a further walk, and the Renaissance is next to the dome where the Rams play, but on a long block of restaurants, clubs, bars. A couple of dollar 2 minute cab ride tops. You wouldn't need or want to drive to game. Any of these are very nice places to stay, and deals are much better than in bigger cities for the same types of places. I always recommend McGurk's and the Soulard to out of towners, for suds, also Washington Ave downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Try to book the Sheraton City Center. http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/sea...propertyID=1364 It is directly across the street from the Savvis Center and on the same block as the metro link (the light rail/subway system). For about $1.50, you can take a less than five minute ride on the metrolink to: The Landing (http://www.lacledeslanding.org/), The Delmar Loop (http://www.ucityloop.com/), The Central West End (http://www.thecwe.com/), and Union Station (http://www.stlouisunionstation.com/main.html). You can also get really good deals in downtown St. Louis through priceline.com My brother has gotten very nice hotel rooms downtown for about $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenmetz Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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