Inexpensive hotel for WashU visit?

Marilyn
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:22:46 +0000

We stayed downtown at the Embassy Suites last year during spring break (one week before Final Four) when we did the first visit and agree the downtown was disappointing (except Union Station). Seems like the burbs are a nicer place to stay. Enjpyed Forest Park Zoo last year; this year we went to the Botanical Gardens and were very pleased - and that was in the winter - could see it would be beautiful in full bloom. We went to the top of the Arch to satisfy my husband and all I can say is, well, we went to the top of the arch! Will the new ballpark really be ready by opening day (my H’s question)? I read a lot about the great restaurant scene in STL but apparently not on Sunday night; the old Italian restaurants we’ve been to were, well, old Italian. (We’re a little spoiled being from the Chicago suburbs.) Although our S was very impressed last year with the service at Tony’s since he hasn’t really been to those kind of restaurants.