Hotel Drover

Hotel Drover is a hotel in the Stockyards district of Fort Worth, Texas.

Description

It is a Western themed hotel,[1] with 200 guest rooms,[2] and three cabanas.[1] Its decor includes a ten-foot antler chandelier,[3] a cowboy neon sign display and a life-size sculpture of drovers.[2] Each Christmas, the hotel hosts a "Cowboy Santa" performance with live reindeer.[4] The Michelin Guide described it as "unmistakably Texan but without crossing too far into kitsch".[5]

The hotel property includes shops, bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues.[6] Its most well known restaurant is 97 West,[7] which is known for Southern cuisine including steaks[8] and game meats like antelope and pheasant.[9]

History

Hotel Drover was built as part of the redevelopment of Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stockyards.[10] The hotel is part of the Autograph Collection owned by Marriott International.[11] The hotel held its grand opening on March 25, 2021.[12]

The hotel received a Michelin Key from the Michelin Guide.[13]

In 2022, Hotel Drover bought the historic Stockyards Hotel.[14]

Hotel Drover appeared in the television series Landman.[8]

References

  1. Ella Gonzales. Once again, Travel + Leisure readers say this Fort Worth hotel is best in DFW Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 11, 2025^
  2. Celestina Blok. 100 Things to Do in Fort Worth Before You Die Reedy Press LLC, 2022-10-01^
  3. Stephen Montoya. Hotel Drover Reigns Supreme as DFW’s Best, Says 'Travel + Leisure' Fort Worth Magazine, 2025-07-10, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  4. By Elizabeth Lavin. A Dream Hotel Holiday: Dallas vs. Fort Worth D Magazine, 2024-12-12, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  5. Hotel Drover - Fort Worth MICHELIN Guide, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  6. Billy Fong. Texas Travel Files — A Night at Hotel Drover, a Luxurious Oasis in Fort Worth's Historic Stockyards PaperCity Magazine, 2022-04-05, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  7. Bud Kennedy. Burgers, steaks and pecan pie. Take a peek inside the new Stockyards hotel restaurant Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 29, 2021^
  8. A meal fit for Yellowstone: we found the best steak in Fort Worth (no knife needed) www.canberratimes.com.au, 2025-09-30, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  9. Brian Kendall. 8 Steaks in 8 Days at the Stockyards Fort Worth Magazine, 2023-01-11, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  10. D. Magazine. First Look: Hotel Drover to Open in Fort Worth Stockyards D Magazine, 2020-08-26, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  11. By D. Partner Studio. Hotel Drover D Magazine, 2024-06-01, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  12. Robert Francis. Grand opening of Hotel Drover The Business Press, 2021-03-26, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  13. Caitlin Clark. In Fort Worth, the Historic Stock Show & Rodeo Gets the Bougie Treatment D Magazine, 2025-01-15, retrieved 2025-10-05^
  14. John Henry. Fort Worth’s Stockyards Hotel Acquired by Hotel Drover Fort Worth Magazine, 2022-06-02, retrieved 2025-10-05^