Tour the NEW Drury Plaza Hotel Near Disney World With Us!

Heading to Disney World soon? You’ll need to decide where to stay during your vacation!

Drury Plaza Hotel

Lots of guests opt to stay at one of the Disney-owned hotels, which have perks like free transportation to and from the parks and fun Disney theming. However, those hotels are generally more expensive than the non-Disney hotels you can find nearby. Come with us to explore the Drury Plaza Hotel — a non-Disney-owned hotel that’s still close to the parks and offers many of the same perks found at those Disney resorts!

Let’s start with the basics: where exactly IS the Drury Plaza Hotel?

Location

The Drury Plaza Hotel is a Disney Springs-area resort, and it’s located about a half mile away from Disney Springs.

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That puts it about 5 miles away from Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom, 6 miles from EPCOT, and 8 miles from Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

©Drury

So wherever you’re headed in Disney World, you can likely get there in under 10 minutes (depending on traffic, of course).

Price

The price is one of the main reasons that you might choose to stay at this resort. Unlike the Disney-owned hotels in this area, you can often find rooms for less than $200 per night at Drury Plaza Hotel.

The Room

When we looked at rooms a month out, we only saw a few options. One room with a King-sized bed was about $250 per night, and a suite with two Queen-sized beds was $300 per night. However, when we looked a few months ahead (which was June in this case), there were several options for rooms with double or Queen-sized beds for less than $200 per night.

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Looking even further ahead, we saw the same rooms available at about $150 per night, with several options for rooms with King-sized beds at $215 per night and suites available in the price range of $230 to $280.

Note that the Disney-owned Value Resorts are similar to this in price (and frequently cheaper), but they don’t have the location advantage that Drury Plaza Hotel has. Being a half-mile from Disney Springs is a pretty good place to be if you plan to take advantage of all the shopping and dining opportunities there.

Disney Springs

Still, if you’re not as concerned with being close to Disney Springs, make sure to check out those Value Resorts! Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort have the advantage of a Disney Skyliner station, which could help you get to certain parks faster than the buses usually can.

Disney Perks

The biggest difference between this hotel and Disney-owned hotels is the free perks offered at those Disney hotels. However, you might be surprised to realize that many of the Disney perks are offered at the Drury Plaza Hotel as well. For example, there is a free shuttle service between this hotel and all four of the Disney World theme parks.

Parks Shuttle

Also, guests at the Drury Plaza Hotel can take advantage of Early Theme Park Entry, meaning they can get into the Disney World theme parks 30 minutes before they open every day. Extended Evening Hours are NOT available to guests at Drury Plaza — that perk is reserved for guests at Disney’s Deluxe hotels only, as well as the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin hotels and Shades of Green Resort. (Extended Evening Hours aren’t offered to guests at Disney’s Value and Moderate hotels, either.)

Early Entry Sign

There are some perks and discounts offered to Disney World Annual Passholders and Florida residents, too.

Annual Passholder Perks

Drury Plaza Hotel offers Disney World Annual Passholders up to a 15% discount off their “Best Flexible Rate.” You must book through the Drury website to take advantage of this deal.

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Annual Passholders staying at the Drury Plaza Hotel can make Park Pass Reservations for the length of their visit, which means they don’t have to use their allotted passes during that trip.

Florida Resident Deals

There’s currently a Florida resident discount offered at this hotel. Here are the details you need to know:

  • 10% discount for Florida residents at the Drury Plaza Hotel
  • For reservations, call 1-800-DRURYINN and ask for the Florida Resident Discount or book online and use promo code 321565.
  • Valid Florida ID must be presented at check-in
  • Some blackout dates may apply

Amenities

Here’s a list of amenities at the Drury Plaza Hotel:

  • Free hot breakfast
  • 5:30 Kickback with evening snacks and drinks
  • Several on-site dining options

Baked Potato

  • Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
  • Resort-style saltwater pool

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  • Arcade
  • Outdoor terrace access

Patio

  • Ten meeting rooms
  • Two ballrooms

Restaurants

Breakfast

There’s a hot breakfast buffet that’s free to all the guests at Drury Plaza Hotel.

Breakfast

It includes a variety of cold and hot options.

Buffet

There’s sausage

Sausage

oatmeal with various toppings…

Oatmeal

biscuits

Biscuits

gravy to go with the biscuits…

Gravy

…fresh-made pancakes

Pancakes

scrambled eggs

Eggs

scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese

Bacon and Eggs

breakfast potatoes

Potatoes

…as well as cereal and fruit options.

Cereal

You can also choose from a variety of drinks, like fruit juices and coffee.

Yum!

Breakfast is served daily from 6AM to 10AM.

Kickback

Each evening, guests can visit the Kickback for hot food and cold drinks.

Kickback

There’s a different menu every night of the week, with options like pretzels and cheese, burgers, and more.

Drink Card

We were given a drink card that was good for a few drinks each evening.

Drink

The eats are offered from 5:30PM to 7:30PM nightly.

The Kitchen + Bar

The Kitchen + Bar is located in the hotel lobby and is open each day.

Kitchen + Bar

It has casual meals, quick snacks, and cocktails on the menu.

Eats at Kitchen + Bar

Guests are invited to dine in or take their food outside to sit by the pool.

Lakeside Bar & Grill

The poolside restaurant here is called Lakeside Bar & Grill.

Lakeside Bar & Grill

It has a full-service bar as well as appetizers, salads, sandwiches, wraps, and a kids’ menu.

Pizza Hut Express

If you just want a quick, familiar meal, you can order from Pizza Hut Express.

©Pizza Hut

You can order ahead and have it brought to your room or pick it up to take outside to the terrace.

Market Place

Quick snacks and drinks can be found at the Market Place.

Market

This stop has Starbucks coffee, pizza from Pizza Hut Express, grab-and-go snacks and drinks, frozen treats, and more.

Room Tour

Not that you know about the rest of the hotel, let’s go inside one of the rooms!

Hallway

Note that our room was a non-smoking room, and any smoking or vaping in the room would result in a $250 cleaning fee.

Smoke-free room

Ready to see it all?

Do Not Disturb Sign

Here’s a look at the entryway from the inside, with the sliding bathroom door on the left and a closet on the right.

Door

Turning around, you’ll see the bathroom on the right and a vanity area on the left.

Let’s go inside!

This is a multi-purpose area with several features.

Entryway

This closet has space to hang some clothes…

Closet space

…with several wooden hangers.

Hangers

Next to it, you’ll find an ironing board and iron.

Ironing board

The area beside the closet has a few amenities.

Safe, Microwave, and Fridge

There’s some Orlando-themed art

Artwork

…a coffee maker

Coffee maker

…an ice bucket with some individually wrapped plastic cups…

Ice bucket

…a safe

Safe

…a microwave

Microwave

…and a mini fridge.

Mini fridge

Emphasis on the MINI — this fridge has room for a few items and drinks, but not much more.

Pretty small

There’s a small seat fitted in the space below the safe.

Seat

To the right, there’s a vanity area that someone can use even if someone else is in the bathroom. That makes coordinating bathroom time to get ready in the morning much easier!

Vanity

There’s a simple sink

Handy!

…with some facial soap

Soap

…a hand towel

Hand towel

…and a mirror that has a bright light above it.

Mirror

Turning around, the bathroom has a large sliding door.

Bathroom door

Let’s check it out!

The bathroom

The vanity has a single sink.

Vanity

The mirror has a lighted frame, and there’s a main overhead light in this bathroom as well.

Lighted mirror

Here’s a closer look at the vanity…

Sink

…with the sink

Sink

…some soap and lotion

Soap

tissues

Tissue box

…and hand towels.

Hand towels

Underneath, there’s some storage space for your toiletries…

Storage

…a hair dryer

Hair dryer

…and of course the toilet paper.

Toilet paper

The toilet is…well…it’s just a toilet.

Toilet

There’s some artwork here as well, with four bath towels.

Towels

There’s a walk-in shower as well with sliding glass doors.

Shower

Here’s a look at the showerhead

Showerhead

…and the body wash, shampoo, and conditioner.

Shampoo, soap, and conditioner

There’s a small shelf in the corner of the shower…

Small shelf

…and a slanted handrail as well.

Handrail

Back inside the main room, there’s a desk and storage space.

Into the room!

You’ll find a suitcase stand beside the desk.

Luggage stand

The desk is fairly large, so you could comfortably work here if you needed to.

Desk

There’s a lamp

Lamp

…a phone

Phone

…and a couple of outlets, including a USB outlet.

Some outlets

Plenty of room!

Plenty of space

Here’s a look at the desk chair.

Chair

The television is situated above the desk, right across the room from the bed.

TV

There’s some more Florida-inspired art beside the desk.

Artwork

There are several drawers beside the desk for storage.

Chest of drawers

Here’s a look inside one!

Inside the drawer

To the right, there’s a small seating area with a lamp and table.

Seating area

There are two chairs

Chair

…and a round table.

Table

Our table had an advertisement for the Kitchen + Bar restaurant…

Menus

…complete with the menu on the back.

Menu

The window had two layers of curtains.

Window

Here’s an overview of the room!

dBed

It’s a decent-sized space, with plenty of room between the bed, desk, and seating area.

The Room

Here’s the bed

Bed

…which has a headboard made with a leather-typer material.

Headboard

There’s a barrier all around the bottom of the bed so you don’t lose stray socks down there.

Under the bed

The nightstand has a lamp

Nightstand

…some more outlets right beside the bed…

Outlets

…and a drawer.

Nightstand drawer

There are two nightstands, one on each side.

Other Nightstand

One had an alarm clock, which has more outlets on top of it.

Alarm Clock

You can adjust the thermostat in your room as well.

Thermostat

Our room came with a welcome pamphlet, which had lots of information about the nearby Disney Springs.

Welcome pamphlet

There were advertisements from some of the restaurants and other spots at the Springs…

Disney Springs details

…as well as a map…

Map

…and directory.

Directory

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