The Drury Family Converts Hotel to Drury Inn & Suites in Phoenix, Arizona

(ST. LOUIS, MO) – March 7, 2011 – Drury Southwest purchased the Radisson Phoenix Airport South and is converting the hotel to a Drury Inn & Suites effective today. The hotel is located at I-10 and East University Drive, just five minutes from the PHX terminal and in close proximity to Phoenix University, Honeywell and other area businesses.

Inside the 159-room hotel, guests enjoy Drury’s many free amenities, including the brand’s signature free Hot Breakfast. Served in the hotel’s expansive seating area, Drury’s breakfast features scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, fruit, Belgian waffles and more.

The Drury Inn & Suites value package also includes the 5:30 Kickback®. At the 5:30 Kickback, Drury serves free hot food and cold beverages to all guests between 5:30 and 7 pm. Other free amenities include free long distance and local calls, free popcorn and soda in the lobby, a heated outdoor pool & whirlpool, exercise room and guest pantry. These inclusive amenities support the brand’s tagline, The Extras Aren’t Extra®.

The Drury Inn & Suites brand was recognized by J.D. Power and Associates for receiving “Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Mid-Scale Limited Service Hotel Chains, Five Years in a Row” in the firm’s 2010 North American Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Studysm. J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information firm that represents the voice of the customer.

Drury’s first hotel in the Phoenix area opened in October 2009 at I-17 and Pinnacle Peak Road. 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 and Pear Tree Inn by Drury, as well as other hotels in the mid-price hotel segment.

SOURCE: Drury Hotels