Drury Hotels
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
Key people | Charles L. Drury, Jr. (CEO)[2] |
| Products | Hotels |
| Revenue | $540 million (2016)[3] |
Number of employees | 5,000 (2017)[3] |
| Website | www |
Drury Hotels Company, LLC is an American hospitality company which 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 2020, the chain operates more than 150 locations in 25 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 2020, Drury Hotels earned its 15th-straight J.D. Power award for highest guest satisfaction in upper midscale hotels, the longest-running streak in the category.[11]
Renovation of historic buildings
The chain has purchased several historic buildings for renovation as hotels.[12][13] Historic buildings that the chain has renovated into hotels include the Union Market in St. Louis (originally built in 1925),[14] the former Cleveland Board of Education building in Cleveland (originally built in 1931)[15] the former City Public Service Building (originally built in 1921)[16] and the former Alamo National Bank building (originally built in 1929)[17] in San Antonio; a hotel in Wichita, Kansas originally built in 1922[18] a former Sisters of Charity dormitory and hospital in Santa Fe, originally built in 1910 and the early 1950s;[19] and three St. Louis properties originally built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[4] The former Federal Reserve building in Pittsburgh is as of 2016[update] was renovated into a 207-room hotel and opened in late 2016.[20][21] At the Pittsburgh hotel, a former firing range was converted into an indoor pool, and former bank vaults were turned into meeting spaces.[22] It also plans to renovate the former First Financial Centre building in Milwaukee[23] and the former Indianapolis Business Journal building in Indianapolis, which dates to 1924.[24]
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.
- ^ Jakle, John A.; Sculle, Keith A.; Rogers, Jefferson S. (1996). The Motel in America. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 217. 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.
- ^ "Drury Hotels takes top honors from J.D. Power for 15th consecutive year". PR Newswire. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ 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
