Best Things to Do in Memphis

Downtown Memphis, Tennessee

We recently enjoyed a week-long trip to Memphis, TN for business.  While there, we had the pleasure of staying at the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel.  The following review will cover the hotel and some of the interesting things to do while in Memphis.

Located at 250 N. Main St in downtown Memphis, this hotel has 19 floors is quite large.  It has a modern feel and is well maintained. The staff were pleasant and accommodating.  Supervisory staff were always on hand and capably resolved any and every situation no matter how minor. There is concierge service and underground parking ramp parking available for a fee.  It is connected to the Cook Convention Center, which shares the parking garage with the hotel.  There is an in-house security staff that monitors the hotel 24/7.  Both the parking and security features are good to know since all downtown area hotels need to take added precautions to help protect guests from unwanted panhandlers and potential crime. 

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Elvis Private Airplane and Car Museum

On second week of October, 2017 we visited Graceland, Elvis’ mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. This post is a continuation of last week post where I shared photos of the inside of Graceland. You might want to click there first if you haven’t already read it. Today I’m sharing some photos from each of the exhibits at Graceland.

Elvis owned two custom airplanes, the Lisa Marie, a Convair 880 named after the rock legend's daughter, and Hound Dog II, a Lockheed JetStar.  The JetStar is quite small allowing visitors only  it has a neon yellow and green interior, but a better tour can be found inside the Lisa Marie. 

Located at: 3797 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116 

 

The "Lisa Marie", Elvis Presley''s private plane named after his daughter, is on display in Graceland.

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Elvis Presley's Graceland Mansion

Going to Graceland was a labor of love. I had to make an arrangements to get my parent's to Graceland. They are a big fan of Elvis Presley. I purchased  our tickets online  ahead of time,  which it help us to avoid the long line upfront.

There are few different tour packages available with different prices and levels of access based on the price. I choose the  Graceland Tour, Automobile Museum and Elvis Presley's custom Airplanes. It includes hotel pick-up and drop off  for $68/person.

After you check in, you are given a headset and an ipad which is your  interactive self-guided tour for Graceland. Everyone boards a shuttle that takes you through the front gate to the front door of the mansion. Flash photography is discouraged and filming is not permitted.

As the front door swings open, visitors are able to enter the private world of a rock legend.

Elvis Presley,  Graceland Mansion in Memphis is the second most-visited house in America.

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Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel

We stayed at Sheraton Hotel downtown Memphis  for five nights for my husband's conference.  The hotel  is located near the convention center overlooking the Mississippi River close by the Bass Pro Shop.  We arrived Sunday afternoon a 6-hr drive from Knoxville. We were greeted by the Valet outside as soon as we parked our car.  Parking at the hotel was $26 a night.  They only offered valet parking.  No self parking.  Check in was easy as the front desk personnel gave us everything we requested, they gave us the Elvis Presley Suite so awesome!

Also, having an access to the Club level was great.  They allowed us to come in to the VIP lounge whenever we wanted for refreshments. The breakfast in the club lounge was good.  They kept their breakfast foods like: bagels, scrambled eggs, bacon, etc.,  are well stocked. For  dinner they serve a tray of cheese and crackers, veggies and fruits platter with dips, and other finger foods. They offered  complimentary coffee/tea and fruits juice all day.  The employees working in the VIP lounge were great.  They were friendly and helpful.

We stayed at Elvis Presley Suite 😍

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