I usually stay in higher end hotels, but needed suites for a group trip. I recommend the suites in the Historic Kress portion of the hotel. Both suites we had were renovated and nice. The shower in our room had lots of power, always a good thing. Towels were fine for this level hotel and beds comfortable. The suites have a nice sitting room and we utilized the wet bar. The Kress building itself has a pleasant lounge, which nobody seemed to use, but would be a great gathering room.
The hotel was clean - very important to me, no matter what the price. Speaking of price, this has to be the vest value hotel I've stayed in for years. One surprise was that in the suites, the 2 queen beds are next to each other. The 1/2 separating wall is in between the bedroom portion and the sitting room, so the room only works for a group of friends or family. Also, the tv is located so it can be sen in either the sitting room or bed room, but, when you swivel it to one of the other, the corner of the tv sticks out into the path.
I was very pleasantly surprised to find there coffee strong enough that I had 2 cups - not your classic yucky free coffee. The free breakfast buffet had a lot of offerings.
Location is very good - a few blocks to Beale Street, the Peabody and the Rendevous. Given the price difference between staying by Beale Street or here, stay here & walk a couple blocks. Yes, parking is tough, but you're in the downtown of a city, so I wasn't surprised. One night we came in late and there was no parking, the valet took our car and took care of it over night without any extra charges, so the bottom line is that they took care of us.
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