Drury Plaza Hotel’s Unbeatable Amenities
Often times, when choosing a place to stay, people focus their energy on 2 main factors. They want to know whether or not the rooms will accommodate their family and if the price point fits within their budget. There are, of course, other considerations that are taken into account; such as location of amenities. However, decisions tend to be driven by those 2 main factors.
For the most part, I think that this is because the experience guests have come to expect has changed. What used to be pretty standard, isn’t so much anymore; especially since so many have change the way they do things since 2020. However, there are still hotels that stand out above the rest when it comes to offerings and amenities. Drury Plaza Hotel, located nearby Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort, is one of them.
Regular readers will know that it’s not all that often that we go out of our way to talk about the amenities offered at a specific hotel. However, the list was so extensive and impressive over at the Drury Plaza Hotel that it deserved our full attention. So let’s take some time to talk about the free amenities available at the Drury Plaza Hotel and why we think they make this hotel an option you might want to consider.
Let’s start off by breezing through some of the offerings that Drury Plaza Hotel has for guests to enjoy. Right off the bat, we’ve got a Fitness Center, Guests Laundry, Pool, Spa, Splash Pad and Arcade. There’s also a restaurant and bar in the lobby. Also located in the lobby is Market Place, which is where you can find a Pizza Hut Express as well as Starbucks coffee and various other grab and go items. [During our stay we saw things like ice cream, baked goods, towels, sundries as well as other food and souvenirs.]
Quite frankly, I think that all of these amenities are great. While they’re not something that everyone will want, use or need during their vacation, it’s certainly nice to have access to. Especially with food items and other sundries. There’s nothing worse than needing something and having to venture out to get it; especially after a long day.
However, it gets better. . . like much better!
As great as all those things are, what caught our eye was the food. Drury Plaza Hotel offers breakfast, snacks and dinner for guests free! Yes. You heard me! Guest staying at the Drury Plaza hotel have access to hot breakfast, the 5:30 “Kickback” as well as popcorn and soda. . . daily! All of this is served up on the 2nd floor in “The Commons”.
I’ll admit, I was pretty excited to hear that Drury Plaza Hotel had a free hot breakfast. Sure, I’m a sucker for a hotel breakfast, but it’s also a great perk. Starting your day with a good solid mean is a great way to fuel up for the day and cut costs when at the park. It’s also a good way to reduce the stress of trying to find something to eat at the parks once you get there. Fortunately, the breakfast at Drury Plaza Hotel did not disappoint! The breakfast has a very decent selection of breakfast favorites including grab-and-go items that could easily serve as snacks for the day.
That all having been said, what I was not prepared for was what they call the “5:30 Kickback”. This is an opportunity for guests to enjoy free alcoholic beverages [3 per might/per adult] and a small selection of dinner options. On the night of our stay, this included pulled pork sliders, baked potatoes, salad, soup, nachos and steamed hot dogs.
While this wasn’t a huge spread with a lot of different options, what it was was free and available to guests which made it another great option for guests who are looking to save a little bit of money during their visit.
Of course, there’s also popcorn, soda and coffee for guests to enjoy before and after dinner.
We had already eaten dinner at the restaurant downstairs, so we didn’t have an opportunity to taste everything being offered at the 5:30 Kickback, but we did taste a few things and can’t complain. While it wasn’t the best food we’d eaten, it was available and free which is prefer for both people on a budget and those who are just too tired to go far from the room, but need a bite to eat.
While there’s absolutely no denying that there are a lot of better options available to you if you’re staying at the Drury Plaza Hotel, after all you’re within walking distance of Disney Springs, it’s hard to deny that these free amenities aren’t a win for the hotel and its guests. Not only is it increasingly difficult to find hotels that will provide such perks simply for choosing their hotel, but having so many in such close proximity to the Walt Disney World Resort seems unheard of.
Which, at the end of the day, is why I wanted to take some time to focus my energy on these offerings. As someone who has traveled on a very tight budget for most of my life, I know the value of having access to amenities like a free hot breakfast and how much that can add to your trip.
There is, of course, a lot more that we have to say about this hotel. You can read about it HERE. That having been said, if you’ve ever stayed here or at another Drury Plaza Hotel location, we’d love to hear about it. Let us know how your experience went in the comments down below.