The Peabody Hotel
The Peabody Memphis was the first of this famous hotel chain. It is widely known for the ducks that live in the lobby fountain and take part in a grand processional to and from their personal penthouse hotel room every day. According to The Peabody Hotel, in 1933 the hotel's general manager placed three live hunting duck decoys into the hotel's fountain as a joke. The hotel's patrons enjoyed this so much that the ducks remained, and have become symbolic of the hotel chain.
Amenities include a hotel athletic club, swimming pool and spa, room service, laundry, catering, conference center facilities, business center, hotel parking and licensed babysitting services. Lobby merchants include a day spa and salon; upscale clothing boutique; duck-themed memorabilia store; antiques gallery; Fed-Ex store; gift shop; two restaurants; a lobby bar; and a corner bar. Sunday brunch and afternoon tea are both served at The Peabody.
The Peabody Hotel
149 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 529-4000
www.peabodymemphis.com
The Westin Memphis Beale Street
The Beale Street branch of the Westin hotel chain is located just off Beale Street about a block from the Hard Rock Café and the Memphis Rock and Soul Museum. The hotel features 203 rooms, each with a pillow-topped mattress and 250 thread count sheets. The Westin offers discounted packages and special rates for AAA members. Features include concierge; floral and shoeshine services; high-speed Internet access; fee-based fax and copy service; a health club; laundry and dry cleaning; car rental service; a business center; and gift shop. The hotel also features the award-winning Sole Restaurant and Raw Bar, in addition to a lobby lounge and a Starbucks coffee shop.
The Westin Memphis Beale Street
170 Lt. George Washington Lee Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 334-5900
www.Westin.com/BealeStreet
Talbot Heirs
The Talbot Heirs has gained national attention as an offbeat hotel created especially for people who don't like to stay in hotels. The Talbot Heirs is small and privately owned, with just eight suites that seem more like apartment rooms than hotel suites. Each suite is custom-decorated with a different theme, and offers a fully stocked kitchen, cable TV, exercise equipment and high-speed Internet. Guests who make arrangements in advance can have the kitchen stocked with the groceries of their choice.
Talbot Heirs
99 South Second St.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 527-9772
1-800-955-3956
www.talbotheirs.com
