Description

This elegant lobby bar in the grand Peabody Hotel has been restored to its original late 19th century glory, although with modern comforts added. Couches and overstuffed chairs make for a relaxing place in which to enjoy the player piano or the live music that takes place on weekend nights. The lobby is crowded, when the famous Peabody ducks march to and from their place in the lobby fountain. The ...
by wcities on August 25, 2008 from wcities

Tips

Checkin: 4PM Checkout: 11AM
by epinions on February 24, 2008 from epinions

Editorial Reviews

The Scene For decades the hotel's resident "duckmaster" has each morning directed five mallards from their rooftop Royal Duck Palace to the lobby, where they march along a red carpet to an Italian fountain to the tune of a John Philip Sousa march. (They return to their palace with equal ceremony in the early evening.) Not only does this take place in one of the most refined hotels in the ...
Rated 4.95 stars by Citysearch on April 03, 2008 from Citysearch
There's no more elegant place in Memphis for a drink, but be sure you drop in well after the crowds who've gathered to watch the Peabody ducks do their daily march have dispersed, usually shortly after 5pm. Piano music is featured in the evenings. If you were to have only one drink while in Memphis, it should be here.
by frommers on March 31, 2007 from frommers
For years, the Peabody enjoyed a reputation as one of the finest hotels in the South. In recent years, however, the property is showing its age. A complete renovation scheduled to begin in the spring of 2004 should rectify that. The public spaces, however, retain an air of unmatched elegance. Marble columns, gilded mezzanine railings, hand-carved and burnished woodwork, and ornate gilded plasterwork ...
by frommers on March 31, 2007 from frommers

Information from the business

Newly renovated guest rooms combine old world elegance and modern amenities with a variety of furniture styles and color schemes. * 175 king-sized beds * 62 queen-sized beds * 222 double-double beds * 396 no smoking rooms * 10 handicap-accessible rooms
by discoverourtown on February 24, 2008 from discoverourtown