NEED INFO FOR MEMPHIS!!

[Big Steve]

Planning a trip to Memphis on Aug 9/10. Girlfriend wants to go to Beal Street and Graceland. Where is a good safe place for a 50ish white couple to stay, reasonably priced, but not a dive either!! Never been there myself, have no idea where to stay and what part of town to stay out of! ANY ADVICE???
E-mail is vk956A@yahoo.com

[MemphisStockBroker]

If you want to save some money, stay in Southaven. Plenty of places, and you will be safe. You will be 15 minutes from Beale Street

[Kenny Boone]

STAY in Mississippi and DON'T go off beale in any direction.

[rolo]

peabody, hampton inn downtown, or the madison. there is a new hotel on mud island that is supposed to be pretty good too, but haven't stayed there.

[Muddy Boots]

Same as MemphisStockBroker, stay in Southaven. That's what the Mrs's and I do when we stay up there.

[Big Steve]

Thanks for the tips guys!! I knew I could count on ya !! Looks like S'haven will be getting my $$ !! How's the Drury Inn up there? Nice place? Notice they have a hot tub.... : ) !!

[peewee]

I agree with whats said above, stay in Southhaven. As far as the Drury I have never stayed at that but I have stayed in numerous Drury Inns and have not yet been disappointed.

[country_20boy]

Drury Inn is good..... stayed there twice a few years ago. Also stayed at Marriot Suites i think last year. It is just across I-55 from Drury. It was 30-40 bucks cheaper and nicer, but it was brand new and might have been running special rates at the time.

[TODO]

Ya'll mofo's trip me out. If u stay in memphis the boogieman is not gonna get ya . Downtown is really a safe neighborhood. Southaven is cookiecutter suburbia just like all the rest of them. There is a comfort inn and a holiday inn downtown that would be more reasonably priced than the peabody or the madison. The place on the island is riverinn, and its really high. Theres a lot to do downtown besides beale street, being from jones county u might be intrested in the mud island riverpark, it has a working scale model of the mississppi river. Might also check out the autozone ball park, gibson guitar factory, and the national cotton museum, all within walking distance of the hotel.

[Big Steve]

Thanks but No thanks TODO...have no desire to stay in downtown Memprica! I am too hot tempered, and ALWAYS carry a large caliber handgun !! Would be too tempting to do some target practice.

[Deltaquack]

Go eat at Texas de Brazil near the Peabody and eat at Rendevous....can't beat those.

[hotty toddy]

Texas de Brazil is great, All you can eat meat. how can you beat that???????????

[tombstone]

Thanks but No thanks TODO...have no desire to stay in downtown Memprica! I am too hot tempered, and ALWAYS carry a large caliber handgun !! Would be too tempting to do some target practice.

I was gonna say carry a gun, but I see you always do.

[Kenny Boone]

TODO You are correct the boogieman won't get ya in the day time, but at night he might. The last time I went to a Redbirds game(at night) I tried to save a couple of dollars and park and walk. They stole everything, but my cell phone because it was in my pocket, even stole my baby seat in the back seat. I lived in New Orleans for 14 months after Katrina and downtown Memphis has more crime than downtown NO. I currently live in Collierville, TN. Don't you watch the news. Shoot out yesterday, all over downtown chasing each other shootin. I'm ready to move back in MS

[nez]

Just out of curiousity why are you coming into Memphis if you are that worried about it?? Guess I would understand fear if you were scared to just drive thru but if you want to go to Beale and see Graceland those 2 places aren't in a bubble separate from the rest of the area. If you stay in Southaven that means you will be relying on 1 of the wonderful parking garages around Beale. I would say the hotels around Beale with the secured parking would be a little safer for the vehicle. I am not an every weekend visitor to Beale but if I have out of town friends who want to meet or go I definitely would. If you are going to be carrying I am sure you will be staying away from places that serve alcohol (not many of those on Beale).