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Colonial Inn & Suites – reviews, photos

1.5 of 5
1952 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN 38116
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Ranked #74 of 134 hotels in Memphis
3.0 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
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Beebe, Arkansas
1 review
“We'll never stay here again”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2010

The room wasn't all that bad but nothing like the pictures showed.The air barely made the room comfortable but if you moved around to much you would be sweating. The person we booked the room with told us they had a swim pool. My husband ask the man twice and he said yes so we booked the room. We got there and guess what NO SWIM POOL. They wouldn't let us go to a different hotel since the guy lied to us. They just want to give us a coupon for 30 on our next visit. Well you can bet that it will NOT be at this motel. Don't like being lied to just to get you to book a room with them. Be truthful you might not have bad reviews.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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BIRMINGHAM,AL
1 review
“horriable&unclean”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 June 2009

the pictures on the internet shows a nice and peaceful place,but the inside is a hold diffrent story.the carpet is dirty,the bath room tubs has mold around them,the beds have holes in the comforters and smell like mold.the only good thing about this place was the parking lot.

  • Stayed June 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Old, but clean and very affordable”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2009

Although this hotel is a bit old, the rooms were clean. If you are looking for a place to lie your head down for the night, then this is the place. If you are looking for pampering, then this is not the place.
Very close to airport and convenient to the Interstate and tourist attractions.
It was just what we needed for the one night we were in town.

  • Stayed March 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Thousand Oaks, CA
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“Got about what I paid for.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2008

I have to agree with the most recent review. I wasn't frightened to be in the room, and was fine during the day. I did not feel like my (rental) car was in any peril. However, like a lot of places, I wouldn't walk around the streets at night.

Very close to the 55 freeway, minutes to Graceland, a few more minutes to downtown Memphis and Sun Studios.

The rooms are old and mine smelled like it used to be smoking and had a recent pine treatment to attempt to mask the odor.

There is no desk, so I had to sit on the couch and have my laptop on my laptop or on the coffee table. The wireless internet was easy to access, but even with 3 seperate connections available the speed varied from medium to low.
I wouldn't recommend this for someone who has to work more than a few hours in the room.

The air conditioners are all new, and you can tell that the current owners are refurbishing the rooms and property.

The continental breakfast was just ok.

I asked for wake up calls 2 days in a row and the phone never rang. Stupid me, I didn't check to see if the ringer was on, but I would expect the maids to take care of that. Guess I didn't pay for smart maids. (I always set the alarm on my cell phone just in case).

Overall the room was pretty clean. One gross thing though....in the shower there is a soap dish above my eye level (i'm 6' tall). I don't know why it's there but when I looked at the top it was very nasty. I wonder why the heck is it over 6' from the bottom of the tub and why has it never been cleaned?

I was only in town for my daughter's graduation for about 2.5 days. If I didn't need to work in the room and was in and out like most people do in Vegas, this would be ok. Having to work 4 hours in the room was pretty uncomfortable.

  • Liked — Very close to airport and freeway.
  • Disliked — No desk and internet connection usually slower than it should be.
  • Stayed May 2008, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Better than expected”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2008

The reviews that say this hotel is unsafe or a rip off are not the experience we had. I wouldn't go walking around the neighborhood alone at night but the hotel itself seemed fine. The room was very clean. Sheets and bedding seemed new. There was even free breakfast. There was some traffic noise and occasionally we could hear planes take off since it is close to the airport but overall it was quiet. I would recommend this hotel to anyone going to Graceland and I would stay here again without hesitation. Very good value for the price.

  • Stayed May 2008
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1952 East Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN 38116
Price range (per night):* INR2,969 - 4,201

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