I am a frequent business and leisure traveler and upon my first stay (and last stay) at the Peabody, I was quite let down. Upon check in, the valet was slammed and seemed to be very unorganized in checking in cars. Upon checking into the room, I was fast to find that common areas and rooms are aging and in much need of an update. In the room, furniture was worn, the room was lacking 4* appeal, the bathroom was tiny and the street noise was loud. After a few hours, I discovered dirt behind the sink, toilet, anything on the wall (mirrors, pictures, etc) and the room was lacking cleanliness. I was there on a Wed-Thu stay and upon returning to the hotel on Thursday night, come to find that two of the five elevators were shut down for a party on the terrace floor. It was a dance club type scene, which had people lined up (much like a club) out the lobby and into the street. The elevators were so overwhelmed by the rush (and people going to another floor to take a lift to party level), that it took a long time to get an elevator. The elevators were crammed with a club-like crowd, which as anyone who has been to Memphis knows, isn't a good scene. People on the elevators were rude, swearing and many belligerently drunk and almost confrontational. Once at the room, the music was rattling my windows, literally. I called to the front desk to ask how long the "party" would last and I was told 10:00PM. The music did tone down just after 10:00PM, but kept going at a lower level until midnight. The lobby was slammed with a ton of people who were not staying at the hotel and were quite obnoxious. The elevators were slammed with people coming from the party until around midnight and there were people screaming outside my room until well after midnight (anyone from the party can jump off on any floor).
Bottom line, do not stay here. I spend 2-3 nights on average in a hotel and this was quite a bad experience. It is actually hard to recollect a more drab experience. I would steer clear!
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