Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk

“Fiesta Parade”

Excellent Experience !!! We will be back

“Had a very excellent stay”

This hotel has an excellent staff, from the beginning to the end they make you feel welcomed. Always a pleasure

“Comfortable place in an historic building”

This building is an icon in downtown San Antonio. It's located within easy walking distance of the Alamo. It has an entrance on the River Walk but, unfortunately, not to the interesting part with dining and shopping. The interior is really interesting with it's Deco ornamentation. Check in was qu… more

This building is an icon in downtown San Antonio. It's located within easy walking distance of the Alamo. It has an entrance on the River Walk but, unfortunately, not to the interesting part with dining and shopping. The interior is really interesting with it's Deco ornamentation. Check in was quick and friendly. Our suite of bedroom, sitting room and bath was comfortable and nicely appointed. We really appreciated the evening and morning complimentary food service. It almost balanced out the rather rapacious parking fee.

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“Not our thing”

First off some positives~ friendly and hard working staff. Good location if you want to be in the center of things. Nice rooftop pool with 2 hot tubs. Bathtubs. Quick elevators. Now for the reasons we wish we had stayed somewhere else~ This is an old bank building with a large wide open lobby a… more

First off some positives~ friendly and hard working staff. Good location if you want to be in the center of things. Nice rooftop pool with 2 hot tubs. Bathtubs. Quick elevators. Now for the reasons we wish we had stayed somewhere else~ This is an old bank building with a large wide open lobby area reaching to the 2nd floor where they serve breakfasts and something referred to as kickback hour (essentially what they refer to as drinks and dinner) both included in your stay. Breakfasts offer many choices from cereal/egg dishes/pancakes and make your own waffles/ fruit/limited baked goods and a juice/soda/coffee bar. The coffee is awful (as is the coffee and Styrofoam cups to drink from in the guest rooms) the food is passable but the atmosphere is frenzied, echoey and not at all enjoyable. We had one breakfast there and made the choice to skip it the other mornings. Now for kickback hour (actually 2 1/2 hours I think) Each adult guest gets a card that includes 3 drinks per person per evening. Wine, beer, mixed drinks. The food switches to things like meatballs, hot dogs, salad and popcorn to name a few. The 'main' offerings change each evening. We again tried this the first evening and found the same- actually more so-frenzied, loud, lines everywhere with people scrambling for seats. Part of why we came to San Antonio was for good food. This isn't it. I wouldn't expect it to be, of course, but if a pleasurable experience with cocktails and/or food is something you enjoy you should understand what is really being offered. It's not really free either because I'm sure they factor it into the nightly rate. Now back to this having been a bank. The hallways have marble/granite flooring which means any noise outside your room is very loud. One night we heard an ongoing 'let me the f*ck in' accompanied by loud banging and door slamming that very nearly had me call the main desk. It finally resolved after 40 minutes but I did wonder if they had any surveillance in the hallways and, if so, why didn't they address this? The rooms are adequate. Beds reasonably comfortable. Pillows could be less lumpy. The decor is rather dark and dreary but it was clean and the bathtub was appreciated. Would have been nice to have a magnifying mirror in the bathroom for those of us that wear glasses (that's a lot of people). It also would have been nice to have some waters in the small fridge provided. If you share my aesthetic I encourage you to seek a smaller hotel in the area and explore the many, truly good restaurants away from the Riverwalk. King William and The Pearl District were great!

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