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( 901-333-1200;
www.madisonhotelmemphis.com
;
79 Madison Ave; r from $264;
)
If you're looking for a sleek treat, check in to this swanky, boutique sleep. The rooftop
garden is one of the best places in town to watch a sunset, and rooms have nice touches,
like high ceilings, Italian linens and whirlpool tubs.
Peabody Hotel
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 901-529-4000;
www.peabodymemphis.com
; 149 Union Ave; r from $229; )
The city's
most storied hotel has been catering to a who's who of Southern gentry since the 1860s.
The current incarnation, a 13-story Italian Renaissance Revival-style building, dates to
the 1920s, and it remains a social center, with a spa, shops, various restaurants and an at-
mospheric marble-and-gold lobby bar. The daily march of the lobby fountain's resident
ducks (
Click here
)
is a Memphis tradition.
Westin Memphis Beale Street Hotel
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 901-334-5900;
www.westinmemphisbealestreet.com
;
170 Lt George W Lee Ave; r from $189)
Directly across from the FedEx Forum and the gateway to Beale St, this is Memphis'
newest and flashiest hotel. Spacious rooms have all the four-star trimmings and excellent
service.
East of Downtown
Pilgrim House Hostel
HOSTEL$
( 901-273-8341;
www.pilgrimhouse.org
;
1000 S Cooper St; dm $20, r $30-50; )
Yes,
it's in a church. No, no one will try to convert you. Dorms and private rooms are clean
and spare. An international crowd plays cards and chats (no alcohol) in a sunny, open
common area resembling an IKEA catalog, and all guests must do a brief daily chore,
like taking out the trash.
South of Downtown
Memphis Graceland RV Park & Campground
CAMPGROUND$
