Downtown Inn & Studio Suites

2-star hotel Good 340 W Illinois Avenue, Memphis, TN, TN 38
Downtown Inn & Studio Suites

About Downtown Inn & Studio Suites

Located in Memphis, within 1.8 miles of Orpheum Theater and 2.1 miles of Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, Downtown Inn & Studio Suites provides accommodations with a garden and free WiFi throughout the property as well as free private parking for guests who drive. This 3-star hotel offers room service and a 24-hour front desk. The hotel features family rooms. At the hotel guests are welcome to use a hot tub. FedExForum is 2.2 miles from Downtown Inn & Studio Suites, while AutoZone Park is 2.3 miles away. Memphis International Airport is 11 miles from the property.

Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Meeting space
  • Fitness center
  • On-site dining
  • Bar / lounge
  • Concierge
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Multilingual staff
  • Pool
  • Spa / sauna
  • Pet friendly
  • Family friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Airport shuttle
  • Smoke-free property
  • Elevator
  • In-room safe
  • EV charging

Reviews

2.8 / 5

The hotel reviews indicate a general sentiment of dissatisfaction, with many guests expressing concerns about safety, cleanliness, and misleading information. Several guests felt the hotel was not located downtown as advertised and was instead in an unsafe or undesirable area.

What guests liked
  • Great staff and great prices
  • Close to downtown but construction in area makes it hard to get to
What could be better
  • Unsafe location
  • Misleading information about hotel location and amenities
  • Todd Jun 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    When we arrived the room type we reserved on Hotels.com was not available. The hotel staff blamed it on Hotels.com. When I went to the room it was absolutely disgusting. Not only was it just plan dirty and smelled bad, but it was in run down condition. It was so bad that we didn’t even stay. We left and were refused a refund from the hotel staff. I would absolutely recommend this place be taken off of available stays on Hotels.com.

  • Charles Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • Dorothy Jun 2026 · via booking
    4.5/5

    Superb

  • Gordon Jun 2026 · via booking
    2/5

    The bed was noisy every time you moved it squeaked it was annoying

  • Carlos Jun 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • toby Jun 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Best hotel in memphis. I highly recommend staying there.

  • Cassandra May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    Wrong area

  • Sherita May 2026 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    Nothing but the staff was nice It was horrible. It wasn’t clean. You can see outside from under the door. The chairs was up a tow up. There was hair everywhere.

  • Sherita May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Nothing but the staff was nice It was horrible. It wasn’t clean. You can see outside from under the door. The chairs was up a tow up. There was hair everywhere.

  • Joe May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    nothing. overall condition!

  • Joe May 2026 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    overall condition!

  • Dalford May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Bad

  • Monterio May 2026 · via booking
    5/5

    Exceptional

  • Nikiya May 2026 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    Blood on sheets upon arrival

  • Nikiya May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Blood on sheets upon arrival

  • Christopher May 2026 · via booking
    3.5/5

    Good

  • April May 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Noise in had mold everywhere in wasn’t clean

  • LaTishia May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    The bedding was dirty. I asked the staff for clean sheets and pillow cases specifically. He did offer another room and it was just as dirty. The floor hadn’t been swept. The curtains were dry rotted, the air conditioning was good. To top it off, I fell down the stairs in the stair well. The paint that’s on the stairs is not the proper paint for floors. Trash and debris everywhere. Your online pictures do not match your rooms.

  • Jackie May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    It was a special night for me and my man Garrett Red Smith, I love him so much!

  • Tamara May 2026 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    Nothing Nothing

  • Calvin May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    The property needs to be closed down it is filthy and stinky and the management is the worst of the worst I don't even know how it's operating as a business, holes in the sheets, cigarette burns on the furniture. No refund signs on everything. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone other than the Better Business Bureau to have it closed DOWN!

  • Juanita May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Dirty rooms and the pool was not ready set up or even clean to show the cleanliness of the property.

  • Williams May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Absolutely nothing! Nothing advertised about this property was true. The pictures posted on the site were completely misleading. This place is deplorable; we booked 4 rooms and every one of them was nasty and unclean (dead bugs and spots on the floor, dirt and animal footprints on the bedding). Both elevators were out of service, and the staff informed us they would NOT be serviced anytime soon. Vending machine had a sign posted "Use at your own risk". We turned in room keys 1/2 an hour after arriving because there was no way we could stay in that dump. Management locked us out of the lobby and wouldn't let us wait for our Uber inside.

  • Michael May 2026 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    The price. The room was not cleaned during 2 days of a 4 night stay. The first night, after checking in at 3 p.m., I was locked out of the room. There was a coating chip missing from the bathtub, resulting in a rusty spot. The bathtub was also very slippery. The room had a refrigerator and an office, both of which were rusty and needing to be replaced years ago. Each of the two nightstands had a USB charging station. However, one did not work.

  • Williams May 2026 · via priceline
    0.5/5

    Absolutely nothing! Nothing advertised about this property was true. The pictures posted on the site were completely misleading. This place is deplorable; we booked 4 rooms and every one of them was nasty and unclean (dead bugs and spots on the floor, dirt and animal footprints on the bedding). Both elevators were out of service, and the staff informed us they would NOT be serviced anytime soon. Vending machine had a sign posted "Use at your own risk". We turned in room keys 1/2 an hour after arriving because there was no way we could stay in that dump. Management locked us out of the lobby and wouldn't let us wait for our Uber inside.

  • Michael May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    The price. The room was not cleaned during 2 days of a 4 night stay. The first night, after checking in at 3 p.m., I was locked out of the room. There was a coating chip missing from the bathtub, resulting in a rusty spot. The bathtub was also very slippery. The room had a refrigerator and an office, both of which were rusty and needing to be replaced years ago. Each of the two nightstands had a USB charging station. However, one did not work.

  • Ronnie May 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Property for drug sales and prostitution an not the even the good kind lol... If you coming in town and need meth and crack then yea this the place for you so serious.... Place felt itchy just going in there.... other than that stay there if you don't give a care

  • Erica May 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    I booked for 2 queen double bed rooms but was checked into 2 twin double rooms. There was hair in the tub of one room. The TV in one room didn’t come on the TV in the other had no remote. The elevator did not work. And the building was crawling with roaches. All vending machines had a sign use at own risk no refunds. I did not say anything as the hotel had signs posted every “ no refund after check in “ which is when you find problems. Note I booked on hotels.com and had to pay upfront with no refund after the evening before. I will never stay there again and would not recommend. It nothing like the pictures. Even the refrigerator in the room had something spilt in it. I really feel I should have been able to get my money back. Stay there at your own risk!

  • Roderic May 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    This place was pathetic, dirty empty pool, crack heads, prostitutes around. Not close to downtown. Run down facility. I can only pray for anyone who has to stay here.😭

  • Roderic May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    I can only pray for anyone who has to stay at this property. It is pathetic 😭.

  • Manning May 2026 · via booking
    2.5/5

    Passable

  • Tamara May 2026 · via booking
    0.5/5

    Nothing Nothing

  • Craig May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    Not clean at all , dead bugs on floor, stains on sheets, bad smell in building,

  • Mohamed May 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Good

  • Tyler May 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    This hotel is a prime example of you get what you pay for. The pictures are misleading. Elevator was not working so I had to walk up 5 flights of stairs. When I get to the room to turn on the TV, the remote doesn't work, go down to ask for another one the response is the manager took it and isn't here. A sign that says on the vending machine use at your own risk. It was only one night. Spare yourself

  • Christine May 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Ice maker on the 5th floor… stayed during a storm lost power no generator so from 945pm til I check out the next morning at 830 am no power … never do staff check on anyone I understand it is a large hotel but could have made some effort… when asked what would of happened if a person needed power for medical reasons was told they would have to call ambulance… to rack up an extra bill some may not be able to afford…

  • Michael Apr 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Need work in. Upgrading and improving

  • Jillian Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    RUN AWAY from this place. Booked here without knowing the area and we didn’t end up staying the night. You couldn’t pay me to stay the night here. The smell in the room was vomit-inducing and I guess they tried to cover it up with cleaning product? There was broken glass in the parking lot and multiple severely damaged cars. The door handle to the room was practically falling off of the door. The pool was empty and the elevators do not work so good luck if you get a room on 5th floor. Felt very unsafe and we left almost immediately upon seeing the room.

  • Ronald Apr 2026 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    Nobody cleaned the room while I was out. I had to ask for towels and soap every morning. There appeared to be only one person working there. Just a horribly run business.

  • Larry Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Pooi had no water beddi g needto be change room

  • Tameka Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    We were not aware that the hotel elevators were under construction and they scheduled us to stay in the 5th floor. The only way to the other floors is the stairs. The rooms had a bad odor as well. We cancelled the room and the staff was kind enough to approve the refund.

  • Jontrice Apr 2026 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    False advertising!!!! Please don't go off pictures!!!

  • Duncan Apr 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    Where do I start first off? It was a five story building in both elevators. Did not work and appeared to be that way for sometime. None of the ice machines worked. There was an old bar of soap in my bathroom and the showerhead would only come out of a trickle, though the bathtub water came out fairly strong. There was only two lights in my room, though the room was very clean and seemed to be slightly remodeled, but all in all wouldn’t stay there again they definitely need to improve.

  • Elizabeth Apr 2026 · via expedia
    3/5

    Parking is angled both sides making backing out to leave a challenge. Pool had not been cleaned yet and prepped for warmer weather. The HVAC system worked great. Room overall same as pictures. Cleanliness' needs some work as there was dirt on the floor between the desk and dresser. Also, the surfaces had a dusty gritty feel to them. The microwave was basically unusable due to peeling coating and turntable was rusty and didn't turn. Lamp shaded by the bed had a sticky substance on them. Smoking room so you would expect some tobacco related issues but burn holes in the sheet is unacceptable. Check your room top to bottom before bringing your stuff up, OH by the way the elevators are inoperable so your climbing stairs. Several other reviews said management was great assigning another room for these kinds of issues but they shouldn't exist in the first place. Ok if you're in a pince or trying to save money, Location fairly quiet. I personally wont be using this hotel again.

  • cheryl Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    We didn't stay because they didn't have a working elevator & the area looked unsafe for children. There is no way the room photos matched that run down building. The people hanging around the entrance gave the appearance that it was an "hourly rate" hotel.

  • Robert Apr 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    These were the dirtiest hotel rooms I’ve ever seen. Your feet stuck to the floor. The blankets had cigarette burns. A non smoking room stunk of cigarettes. Mold growing on the wall. Roaches crawling across the floor. This place and the parking lot looked like it debuted on the first 48 tv show. IT WAS DISGUSTING. DONT BOOK HERE.

  • Marvin Mar 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    I didn’t even stay because the room was dirty and I no longer wanted to stay at that hotel

  • Willie Mar 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    The rooms had roaches, the tub had yellow stains and the floor looked like it had not been mopped in both rooms so I just left and they refused to give a refund

  • Kaleb Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Was clean

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    SUPER!

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Awesome!

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Great!

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Very nice ròoms!

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Nice rooms!!!

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Very nice and clean rooms.

  • Ericka Mar 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Loved it!¡!!!!

  • Janiyah Mar 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Not been rented to me there was another lady in lobby yelling about her room condition the place was all around unprofessional unsanitary and unfit for living I would not recommend I’m out of my money for this room and I still had to book another room Expedia should cut ties with this hotel

  • Kevin Mar 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Tub was very dirty black residue comes out jets sheets very dirty and towels

  • Tina Mar 2026 · via expedia
    2/5

    We booked a smoking room for one night when we got there and checked and put us in a room on the 3rd floor. I was told the elevators didn’t work my mother in-law can not walk very well and had to climb stairs to get to the room. We got to the room you had to give the door a hard push to get it open. The room itself was in need of updating not to mention the roaches crawling on the walls and tables for a smoking room there’s no ashtrays in the room I whet back down to get one and was given styrofoam cups to use. Even though it was a pass-through room on our way home, I would not recommend staying there on the other hand. The staff was decent.

  • Christopher Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    🤘

  • Rick Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Our original non smoking room had a strong marijuana smell, so we switched rooms. The second was ok, no smell. We did see 3 roaches and 1 other bug in our 4 days there. One day there was water all over the floor and a small puddle in the bathroom. We left & when we returned, it had all dried up. The parking lot was one direction to a dead end. The price was cheaper than most, so we lived with these minor issues.

  • syed Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    Good

  • Andrew Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Very loud outside all through the night. Bullet hole in the window with a paper towel in it.

  • Alonzo Feb 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    No wifi, no cable, tv remote wasnt even working so i brought my ps5 for nothing, tub peeling paint i wasnt happy at all!

  • Markeia Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    4/5

    Okay

  • Thora Feb 2026 · via expedia
    4/5

    Staff was nice. It was a quiet area and the pillows were incredible.

  • Ryan Feb 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Paint peeling from walls. DIRTY. Everything metal has rust. Cable was out. 2 small crappy pillows for a King size bed was ridiculous. Towels were years old and stained. Had a Jacuzzi room but the water was barely warm so I couldn't even enjoy that. No Coffee in the Lobby so I had to drive miles away to a gas station for coffee. Motel is near railroad tracks and trains run all night. Just a horrible place to stay. Do Not Stay Here.

  • Roger Feb 2026 · via expedia
    5/5

    Help us to change so mom can walk easy

  • Lawerence Jan 2026 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    You get what you pay for.

  • Stephanie Jan 2026 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    There were roaches everywhere in the room I was only there for 5 minutes and I had to leave and find another hotel. I hope I didn’t bring any bugs home with me and I will be requesting a refund.

  • Mohammed Jan 2026 · via expedia
    1/5

    Cockroaches under furniture. Shower tub was dirty. Bathroom floor dirty. Bed sheets had burn holes.

  • Claudia Dec 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Room was not to the expectations.

  • Stacy Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    The elevator did not work and we were on the fifth floor Their cable was out. Our room had no heater. Where the heater was supposed to be was just a big hole and the plastic grate to the outside was unsecured and you could just push it open and anybody in anything could’ve crawled into our room. And the extra security lock on our door was broken. There were cigarette burns all over the bed. We left needless to say. Hotels.com won’t give me a refund either. So I recommend to everybody to not only not stay at this hotel but book straight through hotel so you have some protection if you find yourself in a similar situation.

  • Arjita Dec 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    front desk staff was really nice, but the hotel was pretty jank, lots of homeless people and no breakfast. also in a pretty inconvenient location.

  • Sean Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    This motel was one bad thing after the next. The whole place had a slight cigarette smell, the elevator was out, and there was no cable (the latter two I could forgive cause I know things break and that can't be helped). I asked for a non-smoking room, but the room they put me in smelled like someone had smoked in there with cigarette burn holes in the comforter. There were also large stains on the comforter and chair. I asked for a new room which they accommodated. The new room didn't smell like smoke but there were again large stains on the comforter, chair, and wall. I wasn't expecting a lot, but general cleanliness is a must. I didn't stay there a single night and they wouldn't give me a refund.

  • Victoria Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    2/5

    The only positive was the staff seemed nice and checking in was very quick.

  • Anna Dec 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Room was run down, nasty, had roaches, and cigarette butts.

  • Roger Dec 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    THIS PLACE TOTALLY RUINED MY EVENING!!!

  • Vena Nov 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Room felt neglected no heat no air condition...elevator out of order. Horrible walls nasty, smelt unclean..asked for another room.i was told that was the room i booked 😒

  • Kidon Nov 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    Elevator didn't work, no towels, wall painting coming off, mold on ceiling, wifi box was too far away so it didn't work, pool was nasty, no breakfast offered

  • Terri Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    This place is out of compliance with the Health Dept why are they still operating business. Please do not stay here.

  • Gerald Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    3/5

    Room condition

  • Shair Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    THANK YOU!!

  • Angie Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    I am requesting a FULL REFUND as I could not stay in this unsettling hotel last night due to its disgusting appearance and feeling very unsafe!! Stained furniture, burned holes in bedding, burn marks on wall surrounding an exposed 220v outlet for air conditioning unit. Room was not cleaned, used soap, one towel, wrappers sitting on dresser, lipstick mark near sink. We were sent to 2nd room with similar issues and strong marijuana smell. We we’re refused refund and opportunity to speak to management. We were charged $100 for the grossest hotel room that truly should be condemned. The pictures on your site did not reflect what they truly looked like and should be renting for about $30 room at most. I’ve reached out to someone on your team to assist in getting a refund. Please help to resolve this issue as I will not let this rest! I have pictured for proof if needed.

  • Carolyn Nov 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    my room had cockroach, spider, spider webs no phone service no elevator my first room had rusted chair rust on the refrigerator stains on the tub stains on the chair and ottoman, they switch my room again cockroaches was unable to get a refund I had nowhere else to stay but you guys are to be the shame of yourself. And they did not provide any type of continental breakfast that you showed them having staff was even sleeping on the furniture in the lobby if you want to call the lobby It is not downtown in and studio suite it's a hotel eight and on the phone it says quality on the key card it's quality you will never get me again and as many times as I can blast you I will.

  • Ikponmwosa Oct 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    My room was dirty. Grease on the he walls, dirty shower and stains on the bed and sofa chair

  • Levy Oct 2025 · via expedia
    2/5

    Will report to the health department and better business

  • Jessica Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Roachs mildew chair just nasty

  • Verified Sep 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Rooms were not cleaned well and smelled musty. Upon arrival there were no towels in the room and the bedding had stains. All tile floors with no rugs. Paint was old, and conditions of the furniture was run down, looks like it has not been maintained well. There was noticeable water damage in the room and the location was questionable.

  • Michelle Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    5/5

    It was absolutely amazing I loved itl

  • Brian Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Do not stay here, worst hotel experience ever! They put me on the 4th floor, elevator didn't work so I lugged my stuff up there only to find the door lock was broken. Took all my stuff back downstairs and they gave me a room on the 5th floor. The manager acted like he didn't believe me but a maintenance guy verified that I was right. This was just the beginning, there were numerous other problems during my stay. It seems like this hotel would be better suited to hourly operation.

  • Brandon Aug 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Nothing the hotel said was offered, was actually offered. No gym, no breakfast, no garden, no airport shuttle, no pool. There should be consequences for a hotel pretty much lying on their amenities offered.

  • Jasmine Jul 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Stay was for a few hours, room smelled like smoke, red substance all over the bathroom, tub peeling, flies everywhere, never again

  • Michael Jul 2025 · via expedia
    4/5

    The inside of the room was renovated

  • Carol Jul 2025 · via hotels.com
    1/5

    Did NOT STAY!!!Pay attention to reviews- location has been turned into an economy apartment rental and by the hour -- should NOT be on hotels.com. To each his own, strong marijuana in lobby. stained bedding, chairs... verifying refund. Check in rep very accomodating....

  • Nick Jul 2025 · via expedia
    5/5

    Real clean

  • Yoselin Jul 2025 · via expedia
    1/5

    When I got the lobby it reaked of cigarettes. The front office gave me a room that was occupied, had to go back and was sent to the 4th floor. The linen pillows disgusting I stripped the bed and blood stains, pee stains alll over, floors disgusting , no remote peeling bath tub and leaking. I was traveling and had no choice but this was beyond disgusting.

Frequently asked questions about Downtown Inn & Studio Suites

Does Downtown Inn & Studio Suites have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Downtown Inn & Studio Suites offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Downtown Inn & Studio Suites offer parking?
Yes, Downtown Inn & Studio Suites offers free parking on-site.
Does Downtown Inn & Studio Suites have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Yes. Downtown Inn & Studio Suites offers meeting spaces for business and group use.
Does Downtown Inn & Studio Suites have a fitness center?
Yes, Downtown Inn & Studio Suites features an on-site fitness center for guests. Additional wellness amenities include pool.
Where is Downtown Inn & Studio Suites located, and how walkable is the area?
Downtown Inn & Studio Suites is located at 340 W Illinois Avenue, Memphis, TN TN 38106. With a Walk Score of 11, the area is rated Car-Dependent. A car or rideshare is recommended for most trips in this area.

House rules

Check in 2:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM
Cancellation Not available
Children Not available

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