St. Louis Judi Holler National Convention Sales Manager Telephone: 773.661.9267 Fax: 312.621.7729 E- Mail: jholler@explorestlouis.com Address: 2506 N. Clark Street, Suite 229 Zipcode: 60614 City: Chicago State: IL Frequently Asked Questions St. Louis FAQ Website http://www.explorestlouis.com/
St. Louis, MO 1. Taxes a. How much is the total cumulative hotel tax? 16.929% b. How much is the F&B tax? 10.991% There is a 9.679% State Tax and 1.5% City Tax c. How much is the average F&B gratuity? 20% 2. Airport a. How many miles from the airport to downtown? 13 miles b. Is there public transportation, such as a bus or subway available? Yes, MetroLink Light Rail System, MetroBus c. How much does the public transportation cost? $4.00 airport to downtown one- way d. What is the shuttle bus fare from the airport to downtown? $21 e. What is the taxi fare from airport to downtown? $37 f. How many daily flights into the airport? Approx 250 g. How many daily flights out of airport? Approx 250 h. Is the airport a hub for any carrier? Major stopping point for American and Southwest i. What are the major carriers serving airport? Air Canada, Air Choice One, AirTran, Alaska Airlines, American, Cape Air, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United, US Airways
3. Hotels 1. How many committable hotel rooms downtown on peak night? 4,800 2. How many committable hotel rooms downtown on peak with in walking distance to convention center? 3,488 3. How many headquarter hotel properties? Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark 4. How many rooms available on peak night at the largest headquarter property? 800 5. Can you list hotels by rating?? 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star? i. 5- Star: Four Seasons St. Louis ii. 4- Star: Embassy Suites St. Louis Downtown, Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, Magnolia Hotel St. Louis, Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, Sheraton St. Louis City Center, St. Louis Union Station Hotel a DoubleTree by Hilton, Westin St. Louis iii. 3- Star: Drury Inn & Suites Convention Center, Drury Plaza Hotel at the Arch, Hilton St. Louis Downtown at the Arch, HoteLumiere, Omni Majestic
4. Convention Center a. How many total gross square feet of exhibit space at convention center? 502,000 b. How much of this exhibit space is contiguous? 500,000 c. How many total gross square feet of meeting space is available at the Convention Center? 154,327 meeting rooms plus 23,760 Atrium and 1,411 seat Ferrara Theater d. How many meeting rooms does the convention center have? 80 e. How big is the largest meeting room? 80,000 gsf each Hall 3, 4 or 5. Also, Edward Jones Dome seating occupancy 66,000 f. How many ballrooms does the convention center have? 1 g. How big is the largest ballroom? 28,000 gsf h. When was the last renovation or expansion? 2013 i. When is a future renovation/expansion scheduled? Ongoing j. Is there free Wi- Fi at the convention center? Yes, public areas k. Is there an exclusive in- house Electrical provider? Edlen l. Is there an exclusive in- house AV provider? PSAV m. Is there an exclusive in- house decorator? No n. Is there an exclusive in- house caterer? Levy o. Is the convention center a union property? Yes
p. If union property, can you provide estimated pricing list? Contact SLCVC representative q. Here are a list of labor unions with whom planners will be required to work at the convention center. Contact SLCVC representative 5. Off Site Venues a. How many off site venues within walking distance can host up to 2,000 people? Ballpark Village, Busch Stadium, City Museum, Jefferson Memorial (Gateway Arch) grounds, Kiener Plaza, Laclede s Landing b. How many off site venues within a ten- minutes bus transfer can host up to 2,000 people? The Fabulous Fox Theatre, Peabody Opera House, Forest Park, St. Louis Zoo, Science Center, Scottrade Center, Scottish Rite, Chaifetz Arena, Union Station c. How many restaurants are within walking distance of the convention center? Approximately 100 within 5 blocks d. Can you list 3-5 local attractions and their whereabouts? i. Riverfront: Gateway Arch, Museum of Westward Expansion, Riverboats, Helicopter Tours, Casinos, Laclede s Landing Entertainment District
ii. Downtown: Citygarden, Ballpark Village, Old Courthouse, Old Cathedral, Soulard Entertainment District, Union Station iii. Washington Avenue: Entertainment District, City Museum, City Museum, MX Movie Theater, Flamingo Bowl iv. Forest Park: St. Louis Art Museum, Zoo, Science Center, History Museum, Jewel Box, Muny v. Midtown: Missouri Botanical Garden, The Fabulous Fox Theatre, Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District