Drury Hotels Breaks Ground in Orlando, FL

(ST. LOUIS, MO) – February 28, 2011 – Drury Hotels recently broke ground on a new hotel in Orlando, Florida. Scheduled to open in the summer of 2012, the hotel will be the Drury family’s first hotel in the state of Florida.

The new Drury Inn & Suites-Orlando will feature a unique, contemporary exterior design. Inside the 238-room hotel, guests can expect award-winning Drury comfort, service and amenities. The hotel also features 2,770 square feet of flexible meeting space.

Guests can enjoy the brand’s free extras, including Drury’s free Hot Breakfast. Served in the hotel’s expansive seating area, the breakfast features scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, Belgian waffles and more.

The Drury value package also includes the 5:30 Kickback®. At the 5:30 Kickback, Drury serves free hot evening food and cold beverages to all guests. Other free amenities include free long distance and local calls, free popcorn and soda in the lobby, an indoor/outdoor pool & whirlpool, exercise room, guest pantry, guest laundry facility and microwaves and refrigerators in all rooms. These inclusive amenities support the brand’s tagline, The Extras Aren’t Extra®.

Drury Hotels was recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for ranking “Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Mid-Scale Limited Service Hotel Chains, Five Years in a Row” in the firm’s 2010 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Studysm. Drury also earned top honors in the 2010 Market Metrix Hospitality Index, ranking #1 among Midscale Hotels without Food & Beverage.

Drury Hotels Company is a Missouri-based, family-owned and operated hotel system with 130 hotels in 20 states from Arizona to North Carolina and from Texas to Michigan. Brands include Drury Inn & Suites, Drury Inn, Drury Plaza Hotels, Drury Suites, Pear Tree Inn by Drury, as well as other hotels in the mid-priced hotel segment.

SOURCE: Drury Hotels