This was our first stay at the Drury chain, and our first stay in North San Antonio. I think we all can say we had a pretty darn good time!
To us, the location is fine. There are lots of restaurants, retail stores, strip malls, and such all around. The Hotel is on the north side, which is a one-way Frontage road, so anything you want to go to that's before the hotel, you'll need to take the Frontage road all the way to the next turn-around, and trek back. Not the end of the world, but you should be aware of that.
The parking lot is somewhat a challenge for spaces, but of course, you can park at the huge Drury Plaza right next door.
Hotel staff were pretty good, and pretty responsive to our questions.
The whole Drury concept is beyond us. How the heck can this hotel stay in business offering all that FOOD for $0.00! Night-time "Kickback" with hot foods, cold drinks, and free alcohol teasers...wow! Add in a relatively full hot breakfast buffet, afternoon/evening (AWESOME and FESH) popcorn, and you can feed the kids for free and plan a nice evening dinner less the cost of the kiddos.
The food, to be honest with y'all, isn't exactly top-level food. Hot dogs, nacho chips, salsa, cheese, baked potatoes (which were actually really YUM!) and salad. Each night is supposed to feature a different "highlight", but we were there on both Friday and Saturday nights, and there wasn't much of a change either night. But, considering what was offered and how much it cost ($0.00), you really can't complain. For the adults, a pre-dinner snakc; for the kids, possibly enough to feed'em!
The pool is sufficient for kids, but way too cold for us adults. We didn't make it to the hot-tub, "saw" the work-out room, witnessed the laundry facilities...and enjoyed the ambiance.
You should be aware (but remember, this can happen ANYWHERE!!): During breakfast, one of the guests irresponsibly left her purse on a table while she went to fetch food at the buffet. Well, two unsavory characters walked in through the front door, located the unattended purse, and you guessed it ...swiped it and ran! A late-witnessing guest made a yell for it, but the two were gone in a heart-beat. Remember folks, you're a travelor, probably carrying some kind of valuables, and thus, are a target for criminals. This can happen ANYWHERE, but it did happen...here. So, beware! Other than that...the immediate area did not really seem too worrysome.
We highly recomend this hotel for families with kids... Give it a shot! We'll be back!
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