Checked into the The Peabody after a long drive from Nashville where Southern Hospitality was at its finest. Somewhere along I-40 that hospitality ended because this hotel lacked it. Upon check -in the woman at the desk made it sound like she was upgrading us to Peabody Club Level since it was our first trip there. After listing all the amenities and asking us if this sounded good, I agreed and then she said "well normally it's 200.00 but for you it'll be 90.00 since it's your first trip." I should've refused, but after hearing all this good stuff and being on vacation, I just said yes. Mistake #1. The bellman who carried everything to our room suggested that we use the hotel's sedan service to bring us to Marlowe's on Elvis Presley Blvd. since we were driving all day and was visiting Marlowe's for their Elvis night. He told us it wasn't a place with "white table cloths" and the sedan would be good since it'd pick us back up once we were done. Somehow he made this all sound like it was complimentary. And we thought it was until the next morning when our bill was slipped under the door. The charge of 119.00 for the sedan. Really? For the 25 total minutes it was used? Had I known that, I would've driven myself. Though the driver of the sedan was incredibly kind and very accommodating. I certainly hope he received all that money, I'd feel a bit better. Mistake #2. Thinking that the Peabody Club level would have a decent breakfast, we went to the private lounge area to only see an assortment of cereals and pastries. Unbelievable that we paid 90.00 extra for this.
Overall, the peabody was a disappointment. I would not stay there on my next trip to Memphis. Even though it's nicely located, the noise from Beale Street comes through the windows. Luxury hotel this is not. Rooms were outdated, especially the bathrooms. They looked like a bathroom for the holiday inn. Not worth the price, not worth the craziness of the ducks in the lobby, and the Peabody Club is certainly not worth it.
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