Memphis: Peabody Hotel (4 Star Hotel)

0.3 business

Address: 149 union ave , Memphis 38103, United states
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Lonely Planet review

  • Emily Matchar
  • Lonely Planet author
This grand dame has been Memphis's premiere hotel since the 1930s. It's a social center, with a spa, superb restaurants and a classy lobby bar. The minute you walk in, stand beneath the chandeliers and hear the water tinkling in the marble fountain, you'll know you've arrived to style central.

Extravagant fresh flower arrangements sit alongside the grand piano and its maestro. Beautifully attired guests people-watch from the ornate mezzanine balcony above. Attentive liveried staff see to your every need. What's not to love? The hotel also boasts its own quirky tradition: every day for 69 years, at 11:00 sharp, the hotel's 10 ducks file from the elevator across the red-carpeted lobby, accompanied by their red-coated Duckmaster. The birds cavort in the fountain until 17:00, when they retire to their penthouse. Rooms are as luxurious as the lobby, but without the distinctive character that somehow enlivens all of the public spaces.

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Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 4:00 PM
Latest check-out time: 11:00 AM