All-Session Tickets Sold

[SFP]

How hard is it to find tickets last minute down there? Do rooms usually sell out? I have some major business travel coming up in February/March but if the deal falls through I may have some extra time to head out to St Louis.

[houstontxbrave]

How hard is it to find tickets last minute down there? Do rooms usually sell out? I have some major business travel coming up in February/March but if the deal falls through I may have some extra time to head out to St Louis.

I think with any larger city there is always availablity for hotels. I am doing everything this year within 3 weeks of the tourney. Meaning no tickets unless I see something I cant turn down, a hotel off of priceline and airfare on SWA.

In the past Ive gotten everything early including the hotel with or through Bradley at the BU hotel and its nice but not worth it, would rather find something cheaper.

[bigdaddystuck]

My group always books the hotel early and we have never stayed in the same hotel as the team. We get a fair deal at our hotel and it is within walking distance to the arena. We also buy our tickets through BU, yeah we never get the prime seats, but we are in the middle of the pack with the other BU fans. We are all b-ball nuts and go to every game, even if BU has lost already so we buy all-session tickets.

I would get the hotel early if you want to be near the arena or downtown establishments, but you can easily buy game tickets right before the games, but you probably wont be by other BU fans.

St. Louis is always a good time, we all take the Thursday afternoon and Friday off and make it a long guys weekend, some good times!

[Da Coach]

How hard is it to find tickets last minute down there? Do rooms usually sell out? I have some major business travel coming up in February/March but if the deal falls through I may have some extra time to head out to St Louis.

Most years there are still some good hotel deals right up until the last minute. But a couple recent years every hotel room in the city sold out. It has more to do with what other events are going on in the city that weekend. One year it was Mardi Gras, and I didn't realize St. Louis has the 2nd largest Mardi Gras celebration for any US city. Every hotel was booked when we tried to get an extra room. And 2 years ago there was some kind of Home Crafting and Quilting convention in the Convertion Center/Dome the same weekend as the MVC Tournament. Believe it or not, home crafts/quilting is one of the most popular hobbies in the country and again every hotel downtown was filled.

It is much better to book early and be sure you have a room rate that allows cancellation. You can then always cancel if you decide not to go, or get a better room deal.

Bradley is staying at the Renaissance Grand, 800 Washington St. for the 5th straight year. I would advise staying at the team hotel because a lot goes on there.
They currently show room availability for $149 a night, and suites for $169 a night (a better deal), but they might still have some of the block rooms set aside for Bradley fans. You would need to call the hotel direct and ask the reservation person at the hotel (not the 800-number reservations) about the room block for the MVC Tournament/Bradley. Be persistent, when I booked these rooms it took them about 4 times to look into their files and find them.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stldt-renaissance-st-louis-grand-and-suites-hotel/

[houstontxbrave]

Most years there are still some good hotel deals right up until the last minute. But a couple recent years every hotel room in the city sold out. It has more to do with what other events are going on in the city that weekend. One year it was Mardi Gras, and I didn't realize St. Louis has the 2nd largest Mardi Gras celebration for any US city. Every hotel was booked when we tried to get an extra room. And 2 years ago there was some kind of Home Crafting and Quilting convention in the Convertion Center/Dome the same weekend as the MVC Tournament. Believe it or not, home crafts/quilting is one of the most popular hobbies in the country and again every hotel downtown was filled.

It is much better to book early and be sure you have a room rate that allows cancellation. You can then always cancel if you decide not to go, or get a better room deal.

Bradley is staying at the Renaissance Grand, 800 Washington St. for the 5th straight year. I would advise staying at the team hotel because a lot goes on there.
They currently show room availability for $149 a night, and suites for $169 a night (a better deal), but they might still have some of the block rooms set aside for Bradley fans. You would need to call the hotel direct and ask the reservation person at the hotel (not the 800-number reservations) about the room block for the MVC Tournament/Bradley. Be persistent, when I booked these rooms it took them about 4 times to look into their files and find them.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...-suites-hotel/

Based on DC's advice I called the Renaissance directly, talked to their reservations department and got March 4-8 at 116.00 a night. They allow for cancellation. I asked for the MVC/Bradley block and had no issues in reserving the room.

[jeffsu]

Based on DC's advice I called the Renaissance directly, talked to their reservations department and got March 4-8 at 116.00 a night. They allow for cancellation. I asked for the MVC/Bradley block and had no issues in reserving the room.

How much did it come up to with taxes, etc?

[houstontxbrave]

How much did it come up to with taxes, etc?

$133.97 per night with estimated taxes.

[Chucky T's]

116.00 Room

17.97 taxes (est. Gov't taxes and fees...according to my statement)
= 133.97 a night

PARKING

$14.00/night... self park (park your own car in the parking deck)
-OR-
$25.00 Valet parking/night

You can try to park on the street but it is not very easy to find a parking spot. I would ask someone at the hotel about this to make sure there are no rules or regulations prohibiting all night parking on the streets in St. Louis....I don't think their is.)

EDIT: Houston beat me to it.

[Grassman]

All Session Tickets

If you are looking for less expensive hotels and have wheels. go across the river to Collinsville IL. Nice assortment of moderatley priced Hotels, Drury, Hampton etc, And an easy 20 minute drive to games.

[SFP]

If you are looking for less expensive hotels and have wheels. go across the river to Collinsville IL. Nice assortment of moderatley priced Hotels, Drury, Hampton etc, And an easy 20 minute drive to games.

It's the drinking while driving that could make that proposition a lot more expensive. I prefer walking distance or a cheap cab ride.

[jeffsu]

Precisely.