My wife, son and I attended the Beale Street Festival and stayed at the Staybridge. All the hotels downtown were either booked or outrageous. The Staybridge was less than a 15 minute drive to downtown.

We had a king bed suite with sleeper sofa. There were two tv's - one in the bedroom, one in the living room. Plus there was a kitchen with stove, fridge, sink and dishwasher.

Everything was excellent. The room was clean, off the beaten path so traffic noise was nil. The staff was very friendly and we paid less per night than we would have paid at other hotels that have a fraction of the amenities.

If other Staybridges are like this one, then I will be booking this chain and forget about the others when we travel.

I live an hour away from Memphis, but work in Memphis and am very familar with its issues, both good and bad. I have stayed in many hotels in Memphis, over the years, and this , is by far one of the best experiences.
This stay was a Saturday night, booked through Hotwire. The hotel is located in the center of the city, close to just about anything, all with in a 10 mile radius, including airport. It is close to I-240, but not within sight, which is good, due to heavy anount of traffic.
My room was immaculate, as well as decorated nicely. It is a suite arrangement, with full size fridge, microwave, two televisions, sofa bed, and my bed was a king bed. What I like, is that the bedroom has double doors that be closed off from the living area. The hotel is located in a corporate park environment, and is close to restaurants, movies, etc. Since Memphis is a crime ridden city, this is in a safe location, ideal for families or business travelers.
This is where I will stay again, if I need to be overnight in Memphis, and this comes from someone who knows the city well!!

I stayed in a one bedroom suite. This includes a small kitchen that is completely stocked with pots, pans, dishes, silverware, measuring cups, cutting board and a couple of knives. There are even some glass dishes with lids if you make enough food to save leftovers.

I travel often for work and prefer to prepare my own meals rather than eat out. This hotel is perfect for that.

I also like to exercise with free weights. There is not a Bally's for me to visit in Memphis, but luckily there is a nice variety of dumbbells available in the exercise room.

The room seemed to be clean, and the staff was very helpful and attentive. I did not eat any of the meals provided so I cannot comment on that.

My only minor complaint is that when I ran the furnace it was so loud that I had to blast the television to hear it, and it was annoying. I have quite a few more trips to the Memphis area scheduled this year and I plan to continue staying with the Staybridge Suites in Memphis.

We were there during Elvis Week (Aug. 15-18). Helpful staff. Hotel is nicely decorated, remodeling in progress (still). We were on the 4th floor and the smell of glue fumes or paint was really strong in the hallway. The smell didn't get into the room. The rooms were a good size for 4 adults, double sofa bed good for average size people or young children. Kitchen had all the standard stuff to fix a quick meal, you supply the food of course :)
There were no toiletries in the room, we nevered asked for them either, but shouldn't standard toiletries be in the room at all times? I think so.:)
Breakfast buffet was decent, egg, meat, fruit, yogurt,pastries, etc. coffee was offered all day long which is a really nice touch. The reception in the afternoon is offered between Mon-Thur. a nice snack for those traveling with young children, they offered at least one hot item, fruit, drinks, chips, draft beer and bottled wine. :)
Pool area was being remodel, the pool was opened and used it for a few hours, in the hot memphis heat, the pool was adaquate although small, there was no one out there but us, so it was not bad.:)
We didn't use the fitness room, but it looks pretty decent. Free laundry for guest. Bring your own detergent. :)
24 hour front desk and there is a little store (walk in closet size), but it works if you want a soda or snack after midnight. Memphis hours are crazy, people sleeps late here! :)
Poplar Blvd. is long both East and West. Plenty of restaurants to choose from. We ate at Corky's BBQ (Poplar West), it was great! Also try Crescent City (New Orleans Food, Poplar East?), yummy and the prices were not too bad either. Ask hotel staff for list of restaurant in area. Some shopping in the area, but you have to find it.