Benchmark Hotel Downtown Memphis

164 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103

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3.0

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The Best Western Benchmark Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Memphis, next to the famous Peabody Hotel & Entertainment Center. We are considered the best value in downtown Memphis and we are within walking distance of Autozone ... more on MyTravelGuide

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3.0

480 reviews

70% of guests recommend this place.

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Good Price,Good location,close to everything. more on Travelocity.com

The Dennys inside the hotel is a joke, worst I've evr been to. more on Yahoo! Travel

This was for a business seminar and my stay was quite pleasant. more on TravelPost.com

The room wasn't spectacular, but what do you expect from the cheapest hotel downtown? more on VirtualTourist

The desk staff was really very very friendly. more on TripAdvisor

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10 reviews

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The infamous Benchmark Hotel? well what can I say, but these guys are the thumb rule for bogus management. I booked a room with them October 2010 now they have some sort of system where after booking ... more on TripAdvisor

The staff was friendly. The location and price cannot be beat. The room was terrible. The wallpaper was peeling. The rugs ... more on TripAdvisor

When we arrived in Memphis we called to see if we could find a room after calling serveral hotels. We found a room at The Benchmark. Worst mistake of our lives. When we arrived at The Benchmark we sho ... more on TripAdvisor

All of the comments indicating the deteriorating condition of this rat trap are true. I'm stuck in this dump because of a major event this weekend that has all other rooms sold out. Otherwise, I'd hav ... more on TripAdvisor

My stay at the Benchmark in downtown Memphis was wonderful!!! All of the negitive reviews was not the case when we were there. I need to give recogition to the desk staff, they were the most helpful a ... more on TripAdvisor

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3.0

24 reviews

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My boyfriend and I were in Memphis, TN for a funeral. We spent an unpleasant night at the Benchmark on December 16, 2006. We selected it b/c of the location but now wish we had stayed in the burbs for less money and quality service. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The shower heads were so low that they came to our chest and we had to squat to take a shower. The ladies at quest services along with all the valet crew ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We too found the hotel shabby and grubby. Our room looked like if had been furnished from someone's attic. The whole place smelled musty and old. In addition, a broken glass ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Don't be fooled by the nice, clean lobby area of the Benchmark Hotel. The two rooms we paid for were filthy - food under bed, the carpet had not been vacuumed, and we we provided a dirty ice bucket and a crusty coffee pot. The bathroom ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The carpet and bed were wet with what smelled like bug spray which would explain the smashed one decaying on the wall .. the bathroom and tub were covered in hair and pubic hair .. we asked to move (not only because of the filth but ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0

2 reviews

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We were a little nervous about this place, having read some pretty horrible things about it before we left. We checked in at 1 AM, and the people at the front desk were friendly enough. No one swore at us or wanted to beat us up. ... more on VirtualTourist

we stayed here in 2003 and had a great visit. In June 2005 however things have changed. We had booked a non smoking room but found cigarette ash and wet towels on the bathroom floor when we arrived. 4 hours later it had still not ... more on VirtualTourist