When it comes to finding hotels in Missouri that specialize in offering banquet facilities, the place to start is in St. Louis on the eastern edge of the state and Kansas City on the west. These hotels are large establishments and have their own catering services. They also are loaded with amenities such as on-site restaurants and cocktail lounges.
The Ramada Overland Park hotel is in the western part of the state in the Kansas City suburbs. It has 5,000 square feet of banquet facilities and seven event rooms, including two ballrooms that can accommodate up to 200 people. The Ramada has its own catering service for all events. Free features at the hotel include a breakfast buffet, local telephone calls, wireless Internet, cable TV, parking and a newspaper. The hotel has a business center, an outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, a sauna, a laundry facility and a fitness room. In-room microwaves and refrigerators are available. All of its 151 rooms come with coffee makers, cable TV with HBO, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and phones with voice mail.
Ramada Overland Park
7240 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Overland Park, KS 66202
913-262-3010
ramadaop.com
The Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark hotel has event space that can accommodate from as little as a few dozen to up to 1,500 guests in its grand ballroom. The Hilton provides catering for all banquets in the hotel. A pool and fitness room are on the grounds along with a business center with meeting rooms and ATM machine, a coin-operated laundry, a gift shop, elevators, a laundry/valet service, a newsstand and a recreation desk. The rooms come with desks with chairs, cable TV with premium stations, coffee makers, hair dryers, high-speed Internet access, irons, ironing board, a weekday newspaper and a telephones with voice mail. Located in the hotel are a pizza parlor, a Starbucks, coffee cafe, a cocktail lounge, a cocktail lounge and a bistro bar. A restaurant that specializes in steaks and seafood is located next to the hotel. Guests can also order room service in the evenings.
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark
1 South Broadway
Saint Louis, MO 63102
314-412-1776
hilton.com
The Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City has space for meetings, banquets and large events. The hotel's kitchen will cater to specific requests for banquets of up to 450 guests and more. This is a sprawling establishment with a hotel that has 184 rooms that come with 42-inch plasma TVs, mini bars, telephones and coffee makers. The hotel has nine different places to eat, including a food court, a brew pub and a fine-dining restaurant with an old West ambiance. Live entertainment is regularly offered featuring well known musicians and comedians. Its casino has more than 2,900 slot and video poker machines along with 60 table games and a large poker room. Some suites have whirlpool tubs.
Ameristar Casino Hotel
3200 North Ameristar Dr.
Kansas City, MO 64161
816-414-7000
ameristar.com
