Hotel Lifehacks

You can be smart about your stay by having the hotel be your music-themed road trip’s comfortable and affordable base camp. Spend the money saved on accommodations on tickets for Graceland, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, and Sun Studio. Friendly highway orientation to these 20-30 minute iconic attractions helps you drive to them and not pay downtown hotel premiums for it.

Make the most of the in-room refrigerator and microwave to plan your meals better. A good piece of advice would be to stop at a big store like Kroger on the way to the hotel so that you can load up on breakfast foods, drinks, and snacks to have with you, because the group asks for a lot of money for their breakfast packages. You’re just two miles from Shelby Farms, anxiously waiting at the edge of Germantown suburb and only ten miles east of Memphis, Tennessee, “Home of the Blues.” Travel back in time as you take in historic downtown Memphis, legendary for the famous club on Beale Street and the beautiful Orpheum Theatre. barbecue-scented summers, visit shops five minutes down the road from your room at Germantown Commissary.

A great local tip for those looking for a little nature and a respite from the city is to visit Shelby Farms Park. It ranks among the biggest urban parks nationwide, and just takes a 20-25 min drive to get there from our hotel. There are quite a few miles of trails to hike or bike, and you can rent a kayak on the lake, go and see the huge bison herd. That’s something nice and many times free to get engaged with in Memphis.

Finally, being a pet-friendly hotel makes it a great choice if you are traveling with your dog. Consider asking for a ground-floor room to make it convenient to take your pet outside to nearby grassy areas. Here’s a little hack: check a map for parks or some green place nearby where you could take your dog for a nice long walk after a tiring day in the car. It will help them settle in for a quiet night at the hotel.