Days Inn Memphis at Graceland

At first glance this is a bargain but we got the room that made me know why it was at a low rate. I’ve rarely felt so discounted. One bed had a dip in the middle so deep it was obvious and the foot of the bed was higher than the head.
The biggest offense is to give us a non smoking room right next to a smoking room. It subtly dawned on me that our neighbors were either smoking all night or that room must be brown with smoke residue. I’ll spend more next time on a room thanks to this lesson.

I’ve been watching too much Hotel Impossible… and could very much pick this hotel completely apart. HOWEVER… for the price and location, yes, I am a fan.
There are some issues that need to be addressed. There are some rough spots that could be made smoother… paint job in the bathroom, new tub would be nice, cover up screw/​nail holes… The towels are super rough… And — warning to the wise — the floor and walls all need a steam cleaning. Fiancé took one look at my bare feet after walking on the floor and suggested washing them and putting some shoes or socks on.
Bring slippers… or be prepared to get dirty feet. We think its because of the dogs… and they don’t have time to steam clean between guests.
Ok, that out of the way… we had a very luxurious bed… it really felt comfortable and newish, clean. Lovely nights sleep. Its on a wooden platform, perhaps that helped.
The wi-​fi signal was strong.
Staff is very friendly.
Parking is free and seemed safe.
Lobby was interesting. Coffee decent.
For the price, it really was a good deal. I had done some research and this really was a good selection for being close to the airport and to Graceland.

Very clean rooms, friendly staff extremely comfortable beds. Fridge, microwave and coffee pot in room!
Lots of channels and 3 Elvis movie channels. 1 block from Graceland !!!
Elvis week and $ 113 with tax !!!
Pool is awesome it’s guitar shaped !!!
Free breakfast
Breakfast could have more choices but still ok for free

Priced right, located directly across from Graceland, and with a guitar-​shaped pool, this Days Inn exceeded our expectations.
Rooms are small and a bit outdated, and the Wi-​Fi sketchy at best, but this staff were very friendly and clientele very international: in the breakfast room we heard accents from Britain, Germany, Ukraine and Japan, and several that were unplaceable.
Hip Elvis tip: from 7:30 — 8:30, before the tours start, the gates of Graceland are opened up for fans to walk up and see the Memorial Garden at
no charge. Staying right across Elvis Presley Blvd, I got in right at 7:30 and had a private audience with the King for a few quiet moments. You can’t do that if you’re staying downtown.

I am not a hotel snob. Really. But I wanted to finally do the Elvis thing and the Unilocal reviews seemed okay for this place. 3−½ stars come with a certain level of expectation. I think this was 2 star at best. I don’t know what was worse, the cigarette smell or the spray used to try and cover it up. In any case the room smelled awful. The blanket had cigarette burns, the room had no closet or anywhere to hang clothes and the pillows were maybe an inch thick. The TV could not change channels. They provided one bath towel for two people. The front desk gave me another The staff was friendly enough but could mot make up for the room and sleepless night. It is not really that close to Graceland. In hind-​sight, i should have stayed downtown near Beale Street and driven the extra 15 minutes to Graceland.
PS. Wife said bathroom was filthy.

Great rooms. Cool pool. Cute breakfast. Lovely staff. Perfect for us and our dog. Walking distance to Graceland (it’s on the next block). Saves you the $ 10 to park.

This place is awesome. They took us in at 1 am and made sure we had everything we needed. It’s clean, and we felt very safe.

Comfortable, clean and very very close to a Graceland. Great price too.
Features TV, fridge, microwave, ironing and coffee/​tea making facilities. Wifi was pretty weak. Breakfast included.
Heaps of Elvis themed stuff around the motel and a guitar shaped pool. The surrounding area is fine. Not shady at all. Great place. Would recommend.

Stayed 3 nights. I have zero complaints. I actually loved it. I’ve read the reviews and people say its a shady area but honestly, i think the area was great. Close to Graceland and whole buncha businesses. Went to Walmart thats about 5 mins away and bought snacks and stuff. You literally have everything close by.
The room was clean and the staff came in daily and changed sheets and towels and vacuumed.
We sat by the pool, played some dominoes and drank some beer. Didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.
I didn’t try the continental breakfast at all so can’t say much about that.
If i’m ever in Memphis again, I will definitely stay here again.

Wow! This place is an experience! You are seriously within walking distance to Graceland. Room is a bit dated but very clean. The hotel staff is super helpful and very friendly. The lobby is spotless and loaded with Elvis memorabilia. If you have the chance you should stay here for the night.

Great location to visit Graceland. The area around Graceland is not great for sure, but if your there to visit Graceland this hotel is perfect for one night. We paid $ 60 each for our two rooms. The hotel is completely decorated with Elvis memorabilia. Our hotel rooms were very outdated but the staff truly had done everything they could to make it as appealing as possible. Bring your own pillow if possible. The front desk could not have been any nicer throughout our stay. The pool is shaped in a guitar and in decent shape. Elvis music played throughout property. There is free wifi, free parking, and a free continental breakfast. The coffee was great! Not a lot of room in breakfast area so plan accordingly.
We left our car in the parking lot of hotel to visit Graceland and avoided the Ten dollar parking charge per car. The walk is frankly just as close or closer than Graceland’s own parking lot.
I would definitely recommend staying here for a short stay.

Talk about Elvis overload! But it’s right next to Graceland so I suppose anyone should expect that.
Memphis was just a stop on a road trip. But we did get to see Graceland and LOTS of Elvis. We got a great recommendation for dinner from the night clerk here. The room was ok. The pool was worth taking a picture of. Breakfast was free and filling.
I’d certainly recommend it to anyone who wants to see Graceland!

I agree with Susan K. My friend and I stayed here a night in late November of 2013, and the room, though larger than some, was somewhat outdated and the cleanliness was questionable. The beds and pillows were HORRIBLE.
Not to mention, we were rudely awoken by Elvis music BLARING from the office around 8:30 in the morning. I get that it’s next to Graceland but as weary travelers, we were less than thrilled to be woken up.
The neighborhood is not as good as some, the building itself seemed a little run down, and the bathroom was borderline dirty…
Not pleased overall and wouldn’t recommend staying here.

$ 115, walking distance to Graceland, clean rooms, working A/​C, a guitar shaped pool, pictures of Elvis in the room, quiet at night, Elvis radio blaring over the pool, and two Elvis movie channels, free wifi, free parking, free continental breakfast.
Is it a luxury hotel? No. Is the pool grimy and overly chlorinated? Yep. Is breakfast carb filled? Yeah. Is it just what we needed after a long day at Graceland? Uh-​huh.
If you go to the pool, ask for pool towels at the front desk. They won’t give you more room towels if you use those for the pool. The room towels are nicer than the pool towels, so you will want shower towels for the shower and pool towels for the pool.

The room itself was old/​outdated and the bed was hard as a rock! Also had a group of college kids above us that kept us up all night.
The area is questionable.
The only upsides would be proximity to Graceland and the free breakfast.

This place is great for a night or two. Your going to Memphis, your there for Graceland, this place is perfect. You can walk right over to Graceland, ignore the Graceland parking price, and the place has a cool/​corny vibe. It’s a fun motel. Great continental breakfast, waffles always seal the deal. 3 channels on the tv show strictly Elvis movies to keep you in the mood. Guitar shaped pool? Awesome.
Great place we had a great time here and would totally go back someday.

Sauberes Motel direkt gegenüber Graceland (deshalb ein wenig teurer als andere Motels dieser Kette). Personal ist super-​freundlich und vor allem kriegt man die volle Elvis-​Drönung! Elvis-​Musik läuft auf den Gängen den gesamten Tag über Lautsprecher. Pool in Form einer Gitarre. Und selbst im Fernsehen laufen Elvis-​Filme in Dauerschleife.

Very convenient if traveling to Graceland. Pretty clean. just smelled a little perfumey in the rooms.
The pool is awesome– but it was winter when we were there. so didn’t get to enjoy it.
Rooms are decorated with Elvis memorabilia.
Complementary breakfast was pretty weak– stale pastry items and dried out cereal.
But hey. it close to Graceland and not very expensive. Can’t beat that.
p. s. walk to Graceland from hotel– we drove and had to pay $ 10 parking! It’s totally walkable– save your $.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. It’s hard not to trust a Days Inn that sports Elvis memorabilia from top to bottom.
The staff was friendly and helpful, and the rooms were clean (albiet a little stuffy), and boasted a fridge and a microwave. My biggest concern was the wooden block we had for a bed. Okay, so it was a legitimate bed, but really, may as well have been a giant, king-​sized block of wood because when I jumped on it (expecting to bounce), I just about broke my face. It’s a good thing I went out until 3 a.m. and was tired enough to fall asleep on a bed of nails. Also, having Elvis watch over you can’t hurt. Uh huh.
It’s walking distance to Graceland, and very nearby Uncle Lou’s, which is a must try. If you’re in Memphis to see the fun and exciting Memphis tourist attractions, this is a no-​brainer. Especially since it’s half the cost of the Heartbreak Hotel, and equally as cheesy and fun. It’s also right by the highway, so traveling to downtown Memphis was easy-​breezy.
Overall, I had a very enjoyable stay. Did I mention they have a guitar shaped pool? Pretty Elvis-​tastic!

After our Motel 6 incident we decided to head on over here! This hotel is really close to Graceland, no reservations are needed, and is pet friendly!!! Oh and also has a ton of Elvis crap everywhere, yea!!! They even have a freakin awesome guitar shaped pool, too bad it was humid and 85 degrees and then suddenly tornado weather when I dropped by, lol.
The rooms are nice and clean with comfy beds and pillows. They also have a good sized tv, fridge, and microwave. All the décor is kinda retro and funky, and there are Elvis portraits on the wall of course. The area is not very loud since it is a few miles away from any highways, so you will sleep pretty well here. There’s a channel that shows Elvis movies ²⁴⁄₇ but it didn’t work, so fail right there Graceland Days Inn. I was excited about that after reading about it in the other Unilocal reviews.
The complimentary breakfast in the morning was actually pretty good. There are lots of options: waffles, toast, fruit, cereal, etc. I wish there was soy milk though, so I can eat the cereal somewhere where there’s a complimentary breakfast one of these days! I know, I’m getting greedy and picky over a free breakfast. Also, the breakfast café is all decked out in Elvis stuff too, so enjoy while you eat.
Also, when we were checking the power went out in the entire Days Inn!!! It was pitch black in all of the room and lobby, I guess this is a problem in Memphis, lol. This part of Memphis is definitely not the nicest part of town, but it is where Graceland is, and wayyyyy better then West Memphis. So if you want a nicer area stay closer to downtown Memphis and drive over to Graceland, and pay the $ 10 to park there.
Oh yea, and how can I forget the best part of all, Graceland is walking distance, so you can wake up and walk on over to start your Graceland tour. :) There is Heartbreak Hotel right next to Graceland which is definitely closer, but way more expensive and probably only a little nicer than this place, which is good enough and only $ 75 a night.

During our 3,000+ mile trip from Chicago to Vegas, we made a stop to Memphis so that we could visit the King’s place of residence. We needed a place to stay, had no reservations, we had pets and we wanted to be in a safe place in close proximity to Graceland. Days Inn was able to accommodate us with all the above!
Like Rachel H. said, «Its a Days Inn… don’t forget that…» It isn’t the Ritz Carlton by no means but it provides the essential and never lets you forget that you are across the ways from the home of the King… He is plastered all over the place. Starting with the lobby, his photos, statues and the huge photo of Graceland behind the front desk. Once we were all good to go with our rooms, we passed by the guitar shaped pool. Granted, we were there in late October so we weren’t able to utilize it, but I think it’s very much unique and a nice touch for the whole Elvis theme. And once we reached our rooms, there he was again on the walls and ²⁴⁄₇ channel of all Elvis movies all the time! We’re big time Elvis fans so we sure a heck did not mind the gorgeous man all over the place :)
Again, it is a Days Inn, the rooms are average but this was the nicest Days Inn that we stayed at the entire trip, we stayed at 3 and let me tell you… The faucets worked, the toilet and shower were CLEAN, though outdated– the TVs worked perfectly, the rooms were CLEAN and there were no remnants of anyone smoking in there, yea they’re nonsmoking rooms but I am scarred for life w/​other Days Inn locations with their so-​called «nonsmoking» rooms.
It’s walking distance from the Graceland tours area, but if you’re traveling or touring w/​the elderly I’d suggest a wheelchair or dropping them off and parking your vehicle back at Day Inn, you have to PAY for parking at the Graceland tours area as to where at DI, it’s free.
They offer a free continental breakfast. But don’t be fooled, they say «hot breakfast» the only hot part of the breakfast was the waffles. The rest of what they offer are toast, fruit, juice and cereal. Don’t get me wrong, it’s free but if you’re expecting eggs and sausage, you’ll be disappointed. What they offered was enough to suffice our appetite, so I loved it :)
If we ever find ourselves in Memphis again, we’ll definitely be staying here, LOVE our experience.