Drury Hotels
Hotels | |
| Revenue | $540 million (2016)[3] |
|---|---|
Number of employees | 5,000 (2017)[3] |
| Website | www |
Drury Hotels Company, LLC is an American hospitality company that operates a chain of mid-scale limited service hotels[1] under the brands Drury Inn and Suites (its flagship brand), Drury Inn, Drury Suites, Drury Plaza Hotel, and Pear Tree Inn.[3] As of 2022, the chain operates more than 150 locations in 26 states.[4] It is wholly owned by the Drury family and is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri.
History
The company was founded by the sons of Lambert Drury, a farmer who lost his farm during the Great Depression, and then founded a plastering company.[5] The Drury Development Corporation was founded in 1959. The Drury family built its first hotel, a Holiday Inn, in 1962 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The family started Drury Hotels in 1973 and built its first Drury Inn in Sikeston, Missouri.[5] The Drury Hotels company operates non-Drury hotels as well.[6] In the 1990s, the chain introduced a third brand, Thrifty Inn.[7]
Co-founder Charles Drury died on September 7, 2020, in St. Louis; his death was acknowledged by Governor of Missouri Mike Parson.[8] Two other co-founders, James and Robert, died in 2008 and 2013, respectively.[9][5][10]
In 2021, Drury Hotels earned its 16th-straight J.D. Power award for highest guest satisfaction in upper midscale hotels, the longest-running streak in the category.[11]
Drury Hotels is expected to open three Drury Plaza Hotels in 2024;
Renovation of historic buildings
The chain has purchased several historic buildings for renovation as hotels.
References
- ^ a b Staff (24 July 2013). "Drury Hotels wins J.D. Power award". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Company Overview of Drury Hotels Company, LLC Bloomberg
- ^ a b c 39 Drury Hotels Co. LLC
- ^ a b "About Drury - Drury Hotels". druryhotels.com.
- ^ a b c "Bob Drury, part owner of Drury Hotels, CEO of Drury Southwest, dies". Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ Tom Neumeyer; Frank Nickell; Joel P. Rhodes (2004). Historic Cape Giardeau: An Illustrated History. San Antonio, Texas: The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. pp. 116–118. 1-893619-39-7.
- ISBN 0-8018-5383-4.
- ^ "Co-founder of national Drury Hotels chain dies in Missouri". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "James Drury obituary". Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "Robert Drury obituary". Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "North American Hotel Guests Want Breakfast Back, J.D. Power Finds". J.D. Power. 14 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Bryant, Tim. "Drury increasingly goes downtown with creative restorations of landmark buildings".
- ^ "Developers Are Turning Rust Belt Hulks Into Luxury Hotels". 22 April 2016 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ History of Drury Inn & Suites St. Louis Convention Center
- ^ "Drury Plaza Hotel opens in former Cleveland Board of Education building after stunning renovation (photos)".
- ^ "Historic Renovations - San Antonio Riverwalk - Drury Hotels". druryhotels.com.
- ^ "Historic Renovations - San Antonio Plaza Riverwalk - Drury Hotels". druryhotels.com.
- ^ Drury Plaza hotel Broadview, Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Old Buildings Get New Life in Santa Fe".
- ^ Drury Hotels plans to open new hotel in downtown Pittsburgh in mid-2016
- ^ "Pennsylvania: Meetings & Conventions". meetings-conventions.com.
- ^ Drury schedules opening date for new downtown hotel
- ^ Downtown Milwaukee building sold to Missouri investor for planned conversion into hotel
- ^ Indianapolis Business Journal building to become Drury hotel