Just as Fairview Heights sparkles with shopping opportunities, it is the perfect place to stay. The city boasts seven well-known hotels with a total of 536 rooms and more than 70 restaurants and nightclubs, all clustered in a large commercial area surrounding St. Clair Square shopping mall. Diners can choose from everything from fast food, to family style and from ethnic cuisine to gourmet delights. Show Me's, Shu Shu's Mongolian BBQ, TGI Friday's, and Yan Dynasty. A comedy club is among the many places featuring nighttime entertainment and has featured such celebrity comics as Gabe Kaplan and Jimmy Walker.
Some restaurants offer private dining rooms and many of the hotels have meeting rooms.
Up to 400 persons can be accommodated in the largest banquet room. In addition, a 62-suite Comfort Suites Hotel and a Cheddar's Restaurant expect to open at the same time. The hotel will be a full service, 150-room Sheraton Four Points Hotel. Features of the hotel include 24 suites, hospitality suites, special rooms for people with special needs, indoor pool, hot tub, health spa, game room, a fully equipped board room, business center and small office space. A Bennigan's Restaurant will be located in the hotel as well.