Chopin

Unless we have confirmed other arrangements, check-in is any time after 4 PM, and checkout is by 11 AM.

Parking is by permit, available First-Come, First-Served for residents and guests directly in front of the building, and in any of the slanted spots alongside the small park across from the building.

Look for the parking permit on the desk in the Chopin. Place the parking permit on your car's dashboard above the steering wheel. You may receive a parking ticket if you park in one of these spaces without the parking pass.

There is more demand than permit spaces available. If you can’t find a free permit space, use any of the metered parking nearby, or park a block or two north on Vandeventer where there are no meters. The metered spaces are free every day between 7 PM & 8 AM, and all day on Sunday. Outside of those hours, pay via the Park Louie app.

Street cleaning happens every month:

—On the park side (where the slanted spaces are) between 8:30 AM and noon on the third Thursday of each month, and

—On the building side of the street between 8:30 AM and noon on the third Friday of each month.

If you park in those spaces during street cleaning hours, you will receive a ticket. 🙁

The Chopin is in a transit-friendly part of in St. Louis. It's a seven-block walk from the Westminster to Metrolink's Cortex station. Metrolink serves Lambert Airport, Busch Stadium, and a number of other St. Louis destinations.

If you prefer, it is easy to take the bus to Metrolink. At the corner of Lindell & Vandeventer, catch the westbound the 10 Gravois Lindell, which will take you to the Central West End station. From there it's a 20-minute ride to Lambert Airport. (From Cortex it's a 22-minute ride. to Lambert.) You can take this bus east to the Civic Center Metro Station in Downtown St. Louis, which is across the street from Enterprise Center & Stifel Theater.

Coming from Lambert Airport: If you have heavy luggage and/or don't want to walk from Cortex station, get off Metrolink at the Central West End station (one stop before the Cortex station). From there take #10 bus to the Lindell Park Apartments.

Ask any bus driver to tell you when you are at Lindell & Vandeventer. When you get off the bus, look across the street. Behind the pocket park you will see Lindell Park Apartments, the seven-story building that is home to the Chopin.

Here is a link to Metro St. Louis.

Pro Tip #1: For real-time transit info in St. Louis and more than 100 other cities, download Transit App on your smart phone. Authorize a credit or debit card on your Transit App and you'll be able to buy fares in St. Louis. If you are traveling in on Metrolink from Lambert Airport, you will pay the local fare, not the airport fare.

Pro Tip #2: Another excellent resource is the transit feature on Google Maps.

Pro Tip #3: It's a delightful three-block walk north on Lindell to the city's best served bus line, the 70 Grand.

You will receive this code via email three days before your arrival. If you reserved the apartment on Airbnb, you will receive this code at 8 AM on check-in day via your Airbnb message thread.

Here is a 35-second YouTube video on how to use the lock box.

The keyless entry code is the last four digits of the phone number associated with the reservation, followed by the check mark.

Watch this 34-second YouTube video on how to unlock the apartment door. Press any key on the key pad to lock the door.

When you leave the Chopin, take your front door key to the Lindell Park Apartments with you. On the desk, you will find a second apartment building front door key for additional guests.

We're hungry when we travel, so we assume you might be, too. Enjoy!

The Chopin features steam heat, with radiators that turn on as needed to keep the whole building at about 70 degrees.If the apartment doesn't feel that warm - or if it is too hot - let us know.

If you want the Chopin to be warmer than about 70 degrees, there’s a space heater in the closet.

In hot weather, the Chopin is cooled by a window unit air conditioner, which is installed mid-spring and removed mid-fall. Adjust the AC temperature as you see fit.

Login to any streaming services to which you subscribe like Netflix or Hulu. Logout before you leave. Local stations are available with an antenna attached to the television.

You'll find them in the bathroom. Use them for makeup or anything that might cause staining.

Smoking is not allowed in the apartment or anywhere on the premises. Please step out to the public sidewalk or the park across the street to smoke or vape.

No need to strip the bed. Place all used towels and linens in the dressing room laundry basket.

A trash room is located next to the elevator. Head straight down the hall and turn right past the elevator. The trash room will be behind the first double doors on your right.

Sorry, at this time, we do not offer recycling.

St. Louis' tap water is among the best in the United States. Don't take our word. Here's what Google says.

A laundry room is in the basement of the building, with machines operated by smart phone, credit or debit card. You can access the laundry room two ways:

--Via the lobby. When you're in the lobby, look for a door to the left of the staircase. Your front door key will unlock this door, then you can walk down to the basement.

--Via the elevator. On the desk in the Chopin, you'll see a "security" key. Use this key in the elevator control panel to unlock the "B" button. On the elevator, insert the key, turn it, and press the "B" button to go to the basement.

"Oh no" is right. Please don't let that happen. Keep your front door key to the building with you when you are out and about.

If you lock yourself out, call 314-367-1106. If the office is closed, call the emergency number listed on the message service. Here's the let-in fee schedule:

— $25 on weekdays and $50 on weekends between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM;

— $50 between 7 PM and 10 PM all days of the week;

— $50 on Saturdays and Sundays between the hours of 7 AM and 10 PM;

— $250 between 10 PM and 7 AM all days of the week.

This fee is payable to the SF Shannon employee or representative who let you back into the building. You're welcome to pay that person directly. Let us know if you prefer that we charge your folio, and pay the person we asked to let you back in.