After taking a lot of time to look on Trip Advisor for a hotel in Memphis, my boyfriend and I decided to stay at the Hyatt on Primacy Parkway. We booked a 3 night stay during the week between Christmas and New Years and got a great price through Travelocity (with a rental car). Although most of our planned activities were in downtown Memphis, we were a little scared to stay in a hotel downtown, because of the high crime rates. We felt much safer staying in a suburb (this hotel is near the "Germantown" area). The hotel is very close to the highway, and it took about 20-30 minutes to get downtown.
When we arrived at the hotel a bit after 4:00, we immediately saw two kiosks near the front doors to check in. After scanning the credit card used to book the trip, we were given our room keys, no problem. This is the first hotel we had ever stayed at where we didn't have to talk to a real person to get our room keys. We were given room 101. We liked that our room was right next to an entrance/exit, so we didn't have far to walk to the parking lot from our car. We were impressed with the hotel itself, noting that it was either new or had been recently renovated. Our non-smoking king room was very nice, with a big flat screen t.v., a small fridge, and a couch. We appreciated the free wi-fi, as we always take our laptop on vacations.
Although I knew that the hotel's kitchen made hot meals, I did not know until our first morning that hot food (like eggs or meat) was not free; only hot oatmeal, coffee, juice, cereal, fruit, and toast/bagels were free. We didn't pay for anything, but we did enjoy the free breakfast items. The last morning we were there, I went to get some food around 9:30, and was surprised to see that they were clearing everything away. I was lucky to snag some coffee before they took that.
Overall, we were happy with our stay at this hotel. It wasn't totally quiet; we could hear a baby crying in another room our first night, as well as people talking in the halls, but we slept well. Our only real problem was with the bath tub. It was obviously cracked at the bottom. You could not see it, but when you were standing in the tub taking a shower, the bottom of the tub was really uneven. But, there was plenty of hot water, and that was the most important thing. Also, the only ice machines in the building are on the third and fifth floors. But, you just have to take a short elevator ride up. I found it odd that there wasn't a machine on the first floor.
I doubt we will ever go to Memphis again (it was a pre-planned, special visit), but if we ever do, we would stay at this hotel again.
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