1. Comfort Inn & Conference Center
City: Bridgeton, MO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (314) 427-7600, (888) 444-CLUB
Address: 9600 Natural Bridge Road
Description: This Comfort Inn features dual-line telephones with voice mail, dataports, coffeemakers, and 25-inch TVs with CNN, ESPN, HBO, and pay-per-view movies. There’s also a fitness facility, video arcade, billiards, and an indoor pool under a retractable roof. Business travelers can utilize the business center’s printers, fax machine, copier, express mail services, two small conference rooms, business work tables, and den-style seating. The hotel offers free high-speed Internet access, as well as a free airport shuttle. On-site dining is limited to the Comfort Inn Restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
2. Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport
City: Bridgeton, MO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (314) 291-6700
Address: 11228 Lone Eagle Drive
Description: The Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport Hotel, located just 1 mile from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, features more than 350 guest rooms and suites with large business-class desks, ergonomic chairs, two phone lines, dataports, and high-speed Internet access. The hotel’s restaurants include Cloud’s Restaurant for breakfast and a T.G.I. Friday’s that serves lunch and dinner. The fully equipped exercise facility is located within the hotel’s spectacular eight-story, glass-enclosed atrium that features a two-story waterfall, heated indoor pool, whirlpool, and fitness center that includes a treadmill, free weights, stair-stepper, exercise bike, and universal weight machine.
3. Drury Inn–Airport
City: Bridgeton, MO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (314) 423-7700, (800) 378-7946
Address: 10490 Natural Bridge Road
Description: This Drury hotel property, located 1/4 mile from the airport and the MetroLink light-rail system, features 172 guest rooms and two-room suites, free parking, and a free 24-hour airport shuttle. Guests can enjoy a free continental breakfast daily, a manager’s reception with free beverages on Monday through Thursday evenings, and access to an on-site exercise room, indoor pool, and whirlpool.
4. Holiday Inn Airport–Oakland Park
City: Bridgeton, MO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (314) 427-4700, (800) 426-4700
Address: 4505 Woodson Road
Description: This standard-issue Holiday Inn offers all of the usual trappings of the chain, but what makes it stand apart is its European decor and a collection of more than 200 original oil paintings on display throughout the hotel. The hotel is located about 1⁄2 mile from the airport MetroLink station that provides transportation to downtown St. Louis and area attractions. It offers complimentary airport transportation, free parking, an outdoor pool, and an on-site fitness facility with a sauna, treadmill, Life Cycle, and stair-stepper. Business travelers have access to a full business center featuring personal computers, e-mail, Internet, printer, fax, and copy services. Free high-speed Internet access is available in all guest rooms. The Oakland Park Restaurant is open daily and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
5. St. Louis Airport Marriott
City: Bridgeton, MO
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (314) 423-9700, (800) 228-9290
Address: 10700 Pear Tree Lane
Description: Located at Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, the newly renovated Marriott is a full-service hotel that caters to business travelers. In addition to more than 600 guest rooms, all of which offer free high-speed Internet access, the property offers a complimentary airport shuttle, concierge services, news and shoe-shine stand, and a full business center complete with secretarial services. Restaurants in the hotel include the Rock River Tavern and the Rock River Grill for casual American-style dining. There’s also an on-site Starbuck’s, an indoor and outdoor pool, health club, whirlpool, and sauna, as well as a full-service spa located nearby.
6. Depaul Health Center
City: Bridgeton, MO
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (314) 344-6000
Address: 12303 DePaul Drive
Description: SSM DePaul Health Center is a full-service Catholic hospital in northwest St. Louis County. The 450-bed facility specializes in emergency services and treats such ailments as chest pain, acute illness, and trauma in its Level II trauma center, and it also has mental-health services, substance-abuse programs, and a Senior Specialty Center for older patients with special needs. DePaul’s Heart Institute features the latest in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart problems, and the hospital’s state-of-the-art facilities enable its surgeons to perform procedures such as laparoscopic gallbladder surgery; laser and microsurgery of the eye, ear, nose, and throat; and maxillofacial surgery.