Got a room at the Hilton through Hotwire and got a good deal. When I arrived at the entrance on 400 Olive St. it said there was valet parking, but no one came out to help after I had been there for a few minutes. I went in and was given parking options, so I took the parking garage at $17/night, which is not bad for a big city.
About 5 PM I needed to get a taxi to a restaurant across town. The front desk clerk paged the bellman to flag a taxi down but he never did this, being that he was standing indoors the entire time I was waiting. After waiting 15 minutes one of the managers came by and tried to flag down a taxi himself in 20 degree weather, and it was also quite windy out. After a half an hour of waiting I did get a taxi, but was left wondering why the front desk didn't just call a company they knew of and order a cab that way. It would have saved me time and their manager the hassle of trying to flag down a taxi.
As I found later that evening, taxi's are hard to find after 5 PM, even in downtown St. Louis. Save yourself the hassle an use the Metro.
Otherwise the stay was fine. Rooms have high ceilings which I like, but the bathroom was rather small and cramped.
- Hilton St Louis Downtown
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