America’s Center

A perfectly nice convention center! There’s a parking garage right night door and an open lot across the street. The building is relatively new and clean. I usually find these places confusing, but this place has signs everywhere that make it very easy to get around. And it’s not as big as other convention centers I’ve been to, so that helps. There are bathrooms every where and there are usually quite a few places to purchase food. But most of these options are on the pricey side.

My wife and I attended the National Truck Driving Championships here and we were not disappointed. The place is beautiful and they did everything they could to make this a great event. Watching these professional drivers driving on a tight course inside of a stadium was awesome. The décor throughout the facility is unlike most of the conference centers we have been in throughout the years.

Review for conferences in the ballroom/100−110 room areas, not trade shows, demos or other events or for areas beyond this section of the convention center.
Cons: frequently inaccessible, poor-​quality wifi. Fewer electrical plugs than regional airports built in the 70s. Few/​no refreshment options outside of basic catering. Available catering is poor. Stage for platform presentations in the ballroom is behind the screens, so presenters cannot use laser pointers to highlight slide content.
Pros: excellent AV & telecommunications staff. Spacious rooms for break outs. Clean restrooms. Huge facility overall. Many hotel options nearby (though many get low reviews).
This facility may be excellent for other types of events, but without improving wifi & access to power it’s not a good fit for technical or business conferences.

I attended an event that was held at this conference center recently and overall had a pretty good experience. Ample space. Never too crowded (easy to flow people around). Lots of hotels around for convenient rates. Easily walkable.
What didn’t jive with me?
Au Bön Pain was never open, except on the last day (Friday) for a few hours. I would have appreciated it being open because the food the Center caters is NASTY. Horrible. I think I lost weight during my trip… and that never happens because I love to eat when I travel. Seriously. Can they please bring in a legitimate good catering company here? Egh.
There is a helpful restaurant concierge right inside the entrance, which is pretty handy.

clean, spacious, modern, and convenient to get to. reliable A/​V equipment. helpful staff. big enough to host multiple conferences simultaneously.
food and coffee for events was decent, and the Au Bön Pain seems to keep really random hours. of course, I didn’t find out it was closed on some days (but not all) until walking to it, which was out of the way of the classes I was attending. yeah, that was a bit annoying.
free wifi, though I couldn’t get it reliably on my phone.
not bad, overall.

I go to shows here all the time. Very nice place and easy to get to. The boat and outdoor show is my personal favorite. The staff are very nice and you have multiple parking options if you decide you don’t want to take the metrolink.

been here about 15 times in my lifetime but just getting around to reviewing it this time. was here for the local annual car show, and while the show itself was disappointing, I found the center to be a rather nice place.
we parked a few blocks away but that comes from living in the city and knowing how to maneuver around it. once we did get into the place, I found it rather nice, easy to get around the place, and the employees that were there working were extremely helpful in getting us to where we needed to purchase tickets.
once we got into the convention area where the car show was at, it too was very pleasing on the eyes. the employees working the snack bars and car show floor were also very nice to deal with.

Visited the St Louis Auto Show. Decent facilities. Everything seemed to be in good shape. The physical connection to the Edward Jones Dome was seemless, and it was kinda’ fun to walk around the floor of the football arena and look up into the stands [albeit empty].

Huge convention center. America’s boasts some great facilities and equally great staff. I was in town for a conference of 16,000+ people, and they did a phenomenal job of accommodating us.
It’s right in the heart of downtown St. Louis, and there’s plenty of food options nearby. As far as hotel options go, the Renaissance Grand is one of the better options due to its proximity.

Great facilities, great convention staff. Probably one of the best convention centers I’ve ever visited (which aren’t that many).

Pretty nice for a convention center, they seem to have it down. Easy to get around and pleasant to the eyes.

I’ve been here for a few events. It’s nice, large and convienent. You have the Metro within a few blocks, good parking options as well. Restaurants all around. This is a good place for a convention.

I don’t know why convention centers always feel so convention centery, but I suppose I can’t really fault a creature for being what it is.
The space is large and light filled, the bathrooms are well stocked with amenities. If you are coming to an even here, you might consider staying at the Renaissance Grand — it doesn’t get much more convenient than directly across the street.

I have attended many conventions at America’s Center or what many St Louisans still call the Jones Dome. First off, parking is a RIP OFF! But, so is parking in downtown or at any convention center I have been to across the country. As I am from St Louis and am familiar with the area, I usually park at Shady Jack’s Biker Bar which is about away and just hoof it and I usually have a bite to eat afterwards (costs less than the dome and tastes better too). I don’t remember the last time I parked in a lot near The Dome, but I do know that the lot across the street is $ 15. The price of a t-​shirt, I’d rather get in a good fast walk than shell out $ 15 or more so I only walk a block. If you are lazy or fat, then spend you hard earner dollars on a stupid lot fee. As for me, I can walk.
As others have said, the food is $$, $ 6 for a hot dog, $ 5 for fries and $ 5 for a 32 oz pop. You can get funnel cake here but it is $ 5 and a simple blueberry muffin had a shocker price of $ 4.
The convention area is more than ample for whatever show or seminar is happening. The rooms in which smaller classes or seminars are conducted are not impressive, but their purpose is not to impress but for the purpose of speaking and they serve that purpose most well. The rooms and halls are well marked and well lit.
The area itself is, mildly put, sketchy. You may desire extra care and an armory may be a good plan. Wear big boots and loose pants with an oversized shirt, so you can carry a few side arms, maybe a sawed off shotgun and several knives along with a few extra magazines in case the need arises to go all OK Corral to get back to your beloved Chevette or while waiting to board the Metrolink to assist in your escape.

This place is huge! There is a café that serves sandwiches, coffee, pop, etc. Keep in mind a 20 ounce pop costs $ 3.75.
There’s a wireless signal and the rooms aren’t anything fancy but they are comfortable. There’s a parking garage across the street and it costs $ 1 per half hour or $ 12 a day (as of ¹⁰⁄₂₀₁₀)
If you are staying at the Renaissance you are right across the street from America’s Center.

I recently attended a 4 ½ day conference at the America’s Center. The conference center was fairly easy to find, and there are a lot of parking lots close by. I myself parked each day at the Renaissance Hotel parking garage which was very convenient.
The chairs in the various lecture rooms were comfortable, and sometimes they had tables set up, which was very nice as several people (including myself) were using laptops or netbooks. The AV equipment seemed good as many of the talks included video, etc. The lobby had a few comfortable couches as well as more tables and chairs set up. When they had coffee breaks, cookie breaks, box lunches, and/​or breakfasts, the food ranged from average to good. The one day we were on our own for lunch, there were several restaurants just a few blocks away.
I wavered between three and four stars, but the complimentary wireless internet pushed this review solidly in the four star range. There was a login page which verified that I was a registered conference participant, so I don’t think it’s just open to anyone. The conference center also had several internet terminals available if you didn’t have your own computer with you, but I really enjoyed the convenience of the free wireless.