Holiday Inn Downtown Memphis by IHG

First our room key didn't work after 2 attempts. Then alternate room wasn't cleaned and room temperature was over 85°F. Finally after our 4th trip to the lobby we got an acceptable room. Staff was very helpful but seemed severely under sraffed as a whole.

We had no hot water the first morning and the room temperature couldn’t be controlled. The next morning we woke to a 78 degree room to be told that their chillers were out and that we should have been advised. We pull up and were notified upon arrival that we had to pay for valet. We didn’t have breakfast included because we booked through Expedia. The bar area wasn’t open due to lack of staff. We had to cut our stay short because we couldn’t stay in the room due to it being too hot. Do not recommend booking through Expedia not staying at this hotel.

You have to pay $30 for parking. On the website it says free parking

Great location. Super staff - the person at the front desk was amazing! The room was nice. The housekeeping was atrocious. Smears all over mirror in bedroom area. Toilet lid did not fit and the toilet only flushed if you held the handle down while it flushed. The sink was missing a drain plug and water went all over the counter top if you didn't run it full blast. Shower was difficult to operate and it took a long time to get hot water. We only asked for bath towels / washcloths when housekeeping came by on Sat and they did not have ANY towels. We had to get the front desk to get us towels and it was after 8PM when we got them. The phone in the room did not work (so we couldn't call for towels and had to go down to desk to ask for them.) I understand that the hotel was full but there's no excuse for charging what they charge and to have this abysmal housekeeping.

The BUSIEST weekend of the year for Memphis, the St Jude Marathon, which is we were visiting; we get in line for check-in and the line is filled with angry and exhausted patrons. We are given keys to a room, only to find the room is actually occupied and we walked in on a family - absolutely horrible encounter. We go back to reception and once again join the line. We are finally given a new room assignment. We are cautiously optimistic considering we have now been told the vote is overbooked and they are doing the best they can. Meanwhile every other hotel in Memphis is completely booked due to the race. We enter the newly assigned room and while there were thankfully no other families already occupying said room, we notice the room is more than a bit toasty. I check the thermostat and the room temp is 85*. I call for maintenance. While waiting for maintenance, I discover that we have running water intermittently. I’m told by others in the floor that there is brown water at times and that the building owner knows of the hvac and water issues but cannot afford the repairs. When I booked this reservation the hotel had a very good rating, but in the past couple months this rating has dropped significantly due to these issues. So the building owner has been neglecting necessary repairs for at least 2 months knowing that this weekend was going to be full capacity. To make matters even worse, we found mouse droppings in the bathroom on almost every surface.

Our roo did not have adequate heat 57 degrees . Lukewarm water for shower

We did not stay at the hotel only because the air conditioning was not working!!

Air conditioner was out in the whole hotel so we had to cancel

Broken door handles . Dirty carpet & patched up paintwork. Over $200 dollars for a night place needs a total refit as everything does not work. Bar was cloced & ac did not work. I would recommend staying elsewhere.

The staff was great. It would have been a great stay only if there had been air conditioning, a place to dine as stated in the reservation. I should have been notified in advanced of me coming that the hotel had problems. as far as cleanliness, the rugs needs to be shampooed.