The Great Rivers, an Ascend Collection Hotel

3559 College Ave., Alton, IL 62002 United States (USA)
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3.0 Star property
38.903343-90.131120
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  • We have an indoor pool
  • Gym / Fitness Center Available
  • Hotel has 135 rooms
  • 4 floors in hotel
  • Check in time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Check out time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Group friendly rating of 10.0/10
  • Hotel has 10 meeting rooms

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Local attractions

Fast Eddie's Bon Air Gordon Moore State Park, Alton IL Bethalto IL Park & Rec Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower Great Rivers Scenic Byway Raging Rivers WaterPark National Great Rivers Museum Lewis & Clark Historic Site Robert Wadlow statue Alton Marina Liberty Bank Alton Ampitheater Alton Museum of History and Art Haunted Alton Gateway Arch, St. Louis Mo Grafton Winery & Brewhaus Argosy Casino

Verified reviews of The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel

Below are the verified reviews from guests that we have booked in recently:
"Staff was nice and accommodating"
Overall score3.0/ 5
(Individual traveller, booked 1 room), from US flag
03-May-2026 Verified review, stayed from Fri May 01 to Sat May 02 2026 at a $152.14 average nightly rate.
"Shower"
Overall score3.0/ 5
No Pressure!
(Individual traveller, booked 1 room), from US flag
19-Jun-2025 Verified review, stayed from Wed Jun 18 to Thu Jun 19 2025 at a $105.29 average nightly rate.
4.5 out of 5. Based on 121 guest reviews

Property description

Enjoy the charm and luxury of a one-of-a-kind stay in Alton, ILConnect with the culture and charm of Madison County and nearby St. Louis when you book your stay at our Ascend Hotel Collection® property in Alton, IL. You'll find our boutique hotel located just 25 miles from downtown St Louis and Busch Stadium in a scenic riverfront town curving along the Mississippi River. In addition to a luxurious hotel stay, you'll discover a rich history of local attractions that will excite and delight guests of all ages.Find a relaxing stay in our hotel that features free parking, free WiFi and a free full breakfast. When you're ready to retreat after a full day of exploring Alton and nearby St. Louis, you'll have our stylishly designed guest rooms for your ultimate relaxation. Stretch out on a pillow top mattress with upgraded linens while watching your favorite program on a 50-inch TV with cable channels. Or stay focused on important matters by connecting to free WiFi while you sip on a cup of fresh coffee made with an in-room coffeemaker.Our on-site restaurant, Chapala Mexican Grill and Tequila Bar, serves a delicious menu of freshly prepared dishes together with a full bar menu including 16 taps of your favorite local craft beers. Planning a special occasion? Our event venue and meeting rooms are an ideal location for your next corporate event, banquet, sales meeting or social gathering. If you find you have questions about Alton and nearby attractions, our friendly staff is available to help you at the 24-hour reception area throughout your stay. We look forward to welcoming you soon!What this place offersOur exquisite property features upscale amenities that help you feel the luxury of staying in a stylishly designed boutique hotel. Connect to free WiFi throughout our hotel, including your guest room, or stop by our business center with copy and fax services available. A free hot breakfast buffet greets you every morning of your stay, while our on-site restaurant is ready to serve you a full dining menu featuring tequila and local craft beer. Keep up with your workout routine in our fitness center, or unwind from your day in our indoor heated pool. Guest rooms include a mini-fridge, 50-inch TV with cable channels, a coffeemaker and premium bedding. Plan your next group event in our professional meeting rooms available for rent. As our guest, our friendly staff is here to support your needs at our 24-hour reception.

Details / Other expenses

Check-in: 3:00 p.m.
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.
Year of last renovation: 2017
Floors: 4
Rooms: 135
Corridors: All rooms have interior hallways
Non-smoking rooms: 135
Rooms with disabled access:
Suites: 0
Room windows: Windows don't open
Cleaning frequency: As Needed
Meeting rooms: 10 View spaces
Meeting space: 29025 sq. feet
Event space: Holds 400 people
Dist. to food/bars: On-site
Dist. to a 24hr restaurant: 1.0 Miles
Dist. to the nearest gym: On-site
Lounge/Bar hours: 11:30 am-8:30 pm
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved: Yes
Pool Info:
Indoor heated pool and fitness center
Ownership: Alton KG Management LLC
Policies / Expenses
Cancellation:
6 p.m. day of arrivalGroup policy 48 hours
Nightly parking: 0
Typical group deposit: 500.00
Total taxes: 13.00%
Total misc. fees: £0.00 GBP
(mandatory resort fees/taxes)
State Tax: 6.00% (Occupancy)
City Tax: 8.00% (Lodging)
Food and Beverage Tax: 8.35%
Parking Fee: 0.00 Per Night (Complimentary)
Gym Fee: 0.00 Per Day (Complimentary)
Additional Person Fee: 10.00 Per Person
Meeting Wireless Internet Fee: 0.00 Per Day (Complimentary)
Meeting Wired Internet Fee: 0.00 Per Day (Complimentary)
Food and Beverage Service Charge: 20.00%
Banquet Bartender Fees: 150.00 Per Function (waived with $500 min)
Avg. Continental Breakfast Cost: 10.00 Per Person
Avg. Plated Breakfast Cost: 11.00 Per Person
Avg. Buffet Breakfast Cost: 14.00 Per Person
Avg. Plated Lunch Cost: 15.00 Per Person
Avg. Buffet Lunch Cost: 18.00 Per Person
Avg. Boxed Lunch Cost: 14.00 Per Person
Avg. Plated Dinner Cost: 22.00 Per Person
Avg. Buffet Dinner Cost: 27.00 Per Person
Morning Break Cost: 9.00 Per Person
Afternoon Break Cost: 9.00 Per Person
Banquet Urn of Coffee: 14.00 Per Item
Banquet Soft Drinks: 2.75 Per Item
Banquet Bottled Water: 2.25 Per Item

Amenities / Features


  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • ATM
  • Bus parking
  • Central location
  • Clothes drying
  • Conference facilities
  • Credit card accepted: Mastercard/Visa
  • Credit card accepted: American Express
  • Credit card accepted: Discover
  • Dinner available
  • Electronic key card
  • Elevator
  • Express Check-Out
  • Facilities for the disabled
  • Fax available
  • Fitness and health center
  • Free local calls
  • Hairdryer available
  • Handicap accessible
  • Central heating
  • Ice Maker
  • Internet - wireless
  • Free WiFi Internet
  • Ironing facilities
  • Laundry facilities
  • Licensed bar
  • Microwave in room
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • 24 hours opened
  • Office or business center
  • Pets allowed
  • Private bathroom in room
  • Private car parking
  • Quiet location
  • Radio in room
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant
  • Self controlled heating/cooling system
  • Shower
  • Swimming pool - indoor
  • Tea and coffee making facilities
  • Telephone
  • Telephone in all rooms
  • Telephone - Free local calls
  • Television
  • TV - Free Cable
  • TV Channel: HBO
  • Travellers cheques accepted
  • TV room

Airport & shuttle information

ALN is only about 8 miles from hotel, shuttle available. STL Lambert International no shuttle available, taxi is approx. $50

Local shuttle info: Local complimentary shuttle available to registered guests within 5 mile radius to local government, corporate locations. Upon availability.

Breakfast information

Free full breakfast

Pet friendly?

Service animals complying with ADA Title lll regulations are allowed.

Yes! Pets are allowed.
Pets allowed on leash and with carrier in room. Cell phone number to be left at front desk. Pets may only be left in room unsupervised in carrier and as long as they do not disrupt other guests. $50 one time, per stay non-refundable charge. $20 per day charge for each pet, maximum $100 per week. Max two pets per room. Domestic pets only, up to 80 pounds.

Parking information

Onsite parking. No fee.

Internet/Wi-Fi

High Speed WIFI throughout hotel, no charge to guest

About Ascend Hotel Collection

  • Upscale property delivering the highest standards of hospitality, services, and luxury comfort
  • Free wireless internet and continental breakfast
  • Beautiful indoor and outdoor pools
  • Flat-screen high definition TV's
  • Boutique restaurants and cocktail lounges at participating locations
  • Fitness center facility

The Ascend Hotel Collection highlights above are subject to change without notice.

Previously known as:
Best Western Premier Alton-St. Louis Area Hotel

Meeting rooms and event rooms at The Great Rivers, an Ascend Collection Hotel

Below are the meeting, conference and event spaces at The Great Rivers, an Ascend Collection Hotel.

Feel free to use the The Great Rivers, an Ascend Collection Hotel meeting space capacities chart below to help with your event planning. HotelPlanner specialises in Alton event planning for hotel rooms and meeting space for corporate events, weddings, parties, conventions, as well as negotiated rates and trade shows.

Meeting room name L x W x H
(Feet)
Size
(sq ft)
Event
5'/6
Event space layout
Crescent
Crescent tables layout
Classroom
Classroom meeting layout
Hollow
Square
Hollow square table layout
U-shape
U-shape meeting layout
Boardroom
Boardroom meeting space
Convention
8'/10'
Convention booth layout
Theatre
Theatre layout
Reception
Reception desk for meetings
Regist.
desk
Registration desk for meetings
Ballroom (all combined) 96 x 47 x 12 4512350/----250--------/--600600--
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Ballroom (all combined)

Your one stop shop for events and catering in Alton, IL. Stop in to visit to see why we are the perfect option for your next conference, anniversary party, holiday party, retreat, seminar, wedding reception or corporate meeting. We can accommodate a variety of size meetings from a 500 person theater setup with staging to a simple one room board meeting.
Room type:
Ballroom
Total size:
4512 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
96 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Power outlets:
25+
Columns:
0
Windows:
0
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • Microphone
  • White Board
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
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Ohio Room 24 x 47 x 12 1128100/----60--------/--150225--
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Ohio Room

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
1128 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
24 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Missouri Room 24 x 47 x 12 1128100/----60--------/--150225--
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Missouri Room

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
1128 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
24 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Illinois Room 24 x 47 x 12 1128100/----60--------/--150225--
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Illinois Room

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
1128 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
24 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Mississippi Room 24 x 47 x 12 1128100/----60--------/--150225--
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Mississippi Room

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
1128 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
24 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Ohio & Missouri (combined) 48 x 47 x 12 2256200/----120--------/--300450--
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Ohio & Missouri (combined)

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
2256 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
48 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Ohio, Missouri & Illinois (combined) 72 x 47 x 12 3384300/----180--------/--450500--
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Ohio, Missouri & Illinois (combined)

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
3384 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
72 x 47 x 12 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Lewis & Clark Conference Room 20 x 25 x 8 50030/----30--------/--5040--
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Lewis & Clark Conference Room

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
500 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
20 x 25 x 8 Ft
Floor level:
1
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
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Hospitality Suite Room 414 26 x 24 x 8 645--/--------------/----20--
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Hospitality Suite Room 414

Room type:
General Meeting Room
Total size:
645 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
26 x 24 x 8 Ft
Floor level:
4
Is there natural light?
No
Are there obstructions?
No
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • LAN Internet
  • Microphone
  • Teleconferencing
  • White Board
  • Video Conference
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
  • Computer Rentals
  • Simultaneous Interpretation
  • Sound System
Atrium 225 x 55 x 40 13000100/------------25/25--40010
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Atrium

Room type:
Lobby
Total size:
13000 Sq. Miles
Dimensions:
225 x 55 x 40 Ft
Floor level:
1
Power outlets:
10
Columns:
0
Windows:
10
Is there natural light?
Yes
Are there obstructions?
Yes
Are there built in screens?
No
Is there a built in stage?
No
Is there built in A/V?
No
Amenities available
  • Coffee / Tea Setup
  • Food / Beverage
  • Projection equip.
  • TV/VCR/DVD
  • WIFI Internet
  • Podium
  • White Board
  • Flip Chart
  • Air Conditioning
Atrium Meeting space thumbnail 1
Atrium Meeting space thumbnail 2
Photo of Atrium

FAQs about The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel

What time is check in?

Check in time is 3:00 p.m. based on the hotel's local time. Early check in may be available if requested at the front desk on the day of check-in.

What time is check out?

Check out time is 11:00 a.m. based on the hotel's local time. Late check out may be available if requested at the front desk during your stay.

How many rooms does The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel have?

There are 135 sleeping rooms in the hotel.

Is there any meeting space at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Yes, they have 10 meeting rooms that can support various table layouts.

What kind of breakfast is at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Free full breakfast

What parking is available at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Onsite parking. No fee.

How much does internet cost?

High Speed WIFI throughout hotel, no charge to guest

Can I get a AAA rate at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Yes, they have stay dates that support AAA hotel discounts. Example room type: AAA Rate - 1 King Bed Accessible Mobility and Hearing Accessible Microwave

Can I get a Senior or AARP rate at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Yes, they have stay dates that support Senior hotel discounts. Example room type: AARP 1 King Bed Accessible Mobility and Hearing Accessible Microwave

Is there a gym at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Yes, there is a gym/fitness area available on-site at the property.

Is there a pool at The Great Rivers An Ascend Collection Hotel?

Yes, there is a pool on-site at the property. Indoor heated pool and fitness center.

Testimonials:

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"The quick return of bids was a plus. Allowing conference planners to contact the hotel directly is another plus. This website really is a great tool!" V.E. - Atlanta, GA

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