The hospitality experts at Lawrence Group designed a dual-branded hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, connecting the existing St. Louis Airport Hilton built in the 1960s with a new 78,957-square-foot Hampton Inn.
The $20 million, dual-branded hotel is located at 10300 Natural Bridge Road and serves nearby St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Developed by Lodging Hospitality Management and constructed by Midas Building Group, the completed hotel was opened to the public in March 2025.
Lawrence Group provided architecture, interior design, furniture procurement and landscape architecture on the project, which also included extensive interior renovations to the Hilton’s existing 18,100-square-foot, first floor public areas.
To create the unique hotel mash-up, Lawrence Group designers replaced the Hilton’s four-story wing with a new six-story, 128-bed Hampton Inn, which is designed to operate independently from the adjacent Hilton. The design, understood to be the first of its kind in the Midwest region, also enables Hampton Inn guests to utilize amenities within the renovated Hilton, such as its fitness center, business center and indoor pool.
In addition to accessibility, the Lawrence Group design also provides improved site lines and natural lighting to accentuate the guest arrival experience in the Hilton hotel.
Construction of the new Hampton had to be coordinated so that it did not disrupt operations of the existing Hilton, which provides an additional 397 rooms.
This article was featured on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Rejournals.