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At Least One Drury Inn *Not* Hating on HotelChatter

Where: 201 South 20th St. [map], St. Louis, MO, United States, 63103
December 19, 2007 at 9:30 AM | by pbb | 2 Comments

[UPDATE 12.28.07: Drury Inn's Tech Services employee emailed us to say that Drury does not block HotelChatter.com or Jaunted.com. However, in the Drury Inn business centers there is a Net Nanny software installed on the computers which can be "overzealous" at times and may have blocked HotelChatter.com. If it did, it was not intentional.]

We recently heard a rumor that some Drury Inns were blocking access to HotelChatter. We certainly wouldn't appreciate that, particularly when we've praised the chain for offering no-nonsense, free WiFi.

Well our tipster had the chance to revisit one of the properties that's blocked her in the past, and as the screenshot above proves, something's changed. St. Louis Union Station Drury Inn, you're innocent of all web censoring charges for now. But we're keeping an eye on you!

Have a hotel WiFi horror story of your own? Let's hear it.

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  1. markj

    HotelChatter

    Make that two...

    Back in May I used the Drury Inn Columbus Ohio lobby as my office for the day.

    The wireless was four bars strong, some of the best and strongest I have had this year at a hotel -- and yes I was accessing HotelChatter with ease.

    My guess about this "Drury blocking HotelChatter" rumor is that a) a clueless IT person didn't set up a Drury network correctly (at on singular Drury Inn) b) an overzealous GM was trying to block his employees from surfing the 'net and ended up adding HotelChatter to the list of blocked sites.

    Either way, would be nice to know which Drury Inn is blocking HC, or if this is just a big bad rumor.

    December 19, 2007 at 9:40 AM
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  1. chasm77

    HotelChatter Member

    Re: At Least One Drury*Not* Hating on HotelChatter

    The business centers are set up to block content not specific sites.  They are set to deny traffic to pornographic, gambling, etc. material.  The software has changed over time.  The original software may have blocked HC's website, but if it did, it wasn't intentional.

    Both guesses are incorrect, but it is just a rumor that Drury blocks specific websites (by name).

    May 28, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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