Saint Louis , famously known as gateway city is named after Louis IX of France. Saint Louis has a population of slightly above three hundred and thirty thousand residents, making the city the 2nd largest city in the state of Missouri and the 53rd in the United States. Saint Louis is one of a few cities in the United States that are independent and not part of any county. Saint Louis is situated in the east central area on the Mississippi River. Saint Louis was established as a town in 1809 and thirteen years later as a city. During the early years of the nineteenth century Saint Louis blossomed as a commercial center for fur trade. The Saint Louis economy is dependant on Manufacturing. Here are a few of it's industries; beer, chemicals, space technology, food processing, aircraft, storage and distribution, automobiles, metal fabrication and steelmaking. Saint Louis has got several local and international companies having their headquarters in the city; Monsanto, A.G. Edwards and Edward Jones, Anheuser-Busch Breweries, Energizer, two DaimlerChrysler plants, one Ford  Motor Company plant and a few railway car plants. The health care industry in Saint Louis is one of the best in the United States. Leading the way is BJC Health Care, a couple of others are; St. John's Mercy, the Tenet Corporation chain and SSM Health Care. Saint Louis is a very beautiful city with several attractions to keep the avid tourist quite busy, here are a few of those places; the Municipal Theatre, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the free Saint Louis Zoological Park, the Saint Louis Science Center and Observatory, the Missouri History Museum, Missouri Botanical Garden, the Gateway Arch, The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, the Fox Theatre, the Basilica of St. Louis, Busch Stadium, The City Museum, The Eugene Field House, the Butterfly House, Cahokia Mounds and the Delmar Loop. Saint Louis is famous for it's Italian restaurants located on the hill, which is an old Italian neighborhood. Here are a few Italian and other restaurants located in Saint Louis and it's surrounding areas; Portabella, Annie Gunn's, Bar Italia, Chez Leon, The Crossing, Fio's La Fourchette, Hangook Kwan, King Louie's, Maharaja and Racanelli's. If planning a holiday to Saint Louis, accommodation will not be a problem, here are several Hotels to choose from, Chase Park Plaza Hotel, Cheshire Lodge, Millennium Hotel, The Daniele Hotel, Radisson-Downtown, Drury Plaza Hotel, Econo Lodge River Front, Omni Majestic Hotel and The Westin St Louis.
Cardinals Hotels
Known as the gateway city, Saint Louis hotels are rated as the best in the state if not the city, We offer you a number of the Saint Louis hotels to choose from making your stay in the city of St. Louis a pleasurable one:-
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Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
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Hyatt Regency St. Louis,
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Ritz-Carlton St. Louis
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Hampton Inn St. Louis Downtown at the Arch
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Marriott St. Louis Downtown
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Renaissance St. Louis Suites Hotel
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Sheraton City Center St. Louis.
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