New hotels in Memphis

Memphis tracks eight new hotels: six open and two still announced. Downtown accounts for seven of them, ranging from small adaptive-reuse boutiques to a 227-room new-build on Beale Street itself to the February 2026 rebrand of the city's largest hotel, a 600-room convention tower. A few miles out, Midtown's Overton Square district got its own boutique hotel, The Memphian, in 2021. This guide covers what's actually open today, and where each new arrival fits into the city's neighborhoods.

What to do

A weekend in Memphis

Start on Beale Street for the live music and barbecue, then spend a morning at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel before crossing over to Sun Studio, where Elvis, Johnny Cash and B.B. King all recorded. Save an evening for a show at the Orpheum Theatre or a Memphis Grizzlies game at FedEx Forum, both within easy walking distance of downtown hotels, and grab dinner in South Main, the gallery-and-restaurant strip a few blocks south.

A full week

With more time, add Graceland (a short drive south), the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Soulsville, and the Memphis Botanic Garden. Spend an afternoon in Overton Park at the Memphis Zoo or the Brooks Museum of Art, then work through Midtown's restaurant and bar scene in Cooper-Young and Overton Square. A day trip across the Mississippi River bridge to West Memphis, Arkansas, or a slower morning browsing the shops of the South Main Historic Arts District round out a longer stay.

Neighborhoods

Downtown / Beale Street

The historic entertainment core, packed with live-music clubs, barbecue joints and tourist-facing attractions along Beale Street itself, plus FedExForum and AutoZone Park a few blocks over. Seven of the eight tracked hotels sit in this district. Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis, inside the One Beale development at Beale and Front, is the only one with an actual Beale Street address; Aloft Memphis Downtown and voco Hotel Napoleon are both a short walk off Beale, each a conversion of an early-20th-century office building; Hotel Pontotoc sits near Central Station on the quieter southern edge of downtown; and Memphis Riverline Hotel, the 600-room former Sheraton at 250 North Main Street, is linked by skywalk to the Renasant Convention Center. Two more are announced but not yet open: 100 N. Main Hotel, Autograph Collection, a planned conversion of the city's tallest and long-vacant office tower, and the FedExForum-adjacent Blues Note Hotel, whose zoning variance has been unresolved since 2024.

South Main Historic Arts District

A walkable strip of galleries, restaurants and the Central Station rail hub, known for its monthly South Main Trolley Night art walk. No tracked hotel is located here yet, though Hotel Pontotoc sits close to its northern edge near Central Station.

The Pinch District

A smaller entertainment and dining pocket north of the Pyramid, historically Memphis's immigrant commercial quarter and now home to a handful of bars and restaurants near the riverfront. No tracked hotel is located here.

Medical District / Uptown

Home to the Memphis medical campus and a mix of newer residential development north of downtown. No tracked hotel is located here.

Midtown

A broad residential and commercial swath connecting downtown to East Memphis, anchored by Overton Park, the Memphis Zoo and the Brooks Museum of Art. No tracked hotel is located directly in this broader corridor, though Overton Square, one of its component neighborhoods, has one: see below.

Cooper-Young

A walkable historic neighborhood known for its independent restaurants, bars and shops, and one of Memphis's most active nightlife strips outside downtown. No tracked hotel is located here.

Overton Square

A compact entertainment district in Midtown with theaters, restaurants and bars clustered around a pedestrian-friendly core. The Memphian, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, opened here in May 2021 at 21 S. Cooper Street: a seven-story new-build that gave the district its first hotel after decades without one.

Which hotel for your trip

Music fans and first-time visitors

Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis is the only tracked hotel with an actual Beale Street address, inside the One Beale development at Beale and Front; Aloft Memphis Downtown, a short walk away on B.B. King Boulevard, offers a more straightforward, moderately priced lifestyle-hotel format for the same first-timer's trip built around live music and barbecue.

Design and history enthusiasts

Hotel Pontotoc is the pick for travelers who want their hotel to be part of the itinerary: a meticulously restored 1906 building with a basement cocktail bar built on the site of a former bordello and recording studio, and only ten rooms, each individually themed. voco Hotel Napoleon, inside the restored 1902 Scimitar Building a few blocks away, is a quieter, more moderately priced alternative with the same historic-conversion appeal.

Couples and special occasions

Hotel Pontotoc's small scale, garden patio and bar-forward program (The Dame) make it better suited to a romantic or celebratory stay than a practical family base.

Midtown and Overton Square visitors

The Memphian is the only tracked hotel outside downtown, putting guests inside Overton Square's own cluster of theaters, restaurants and bars: the pick for anyone building a trip around Midtown rather than the riverfront.

Value-minded downtown stays

voco Hotel Napoleon's 58 rooms are the most moderately priced of the tracked downtown hotels, a sensible base for travelers who want a walkable downtown address without paying convention-hotel or boutique-luxury rates.

Travelers waiting on Memphis's next opening

Two downtown projects are announced but undated: 100 N. Main Hotel, Autograph Collection, a planned conversion of the city's tallest, long-vacant office tower, and the FedExForum-adjacent Blues Note Hotel, whose zoning variance has stalled since 2024. Neither has broken ground as of this guide.

Business travelers and conventions

Memphis Riverline Hotel's direct skywalk connection to the Renasant Convention Center, plus its own 13 meeting rooms and business center, make it the obvious choice for convention-goers; Aloft Memphis Downtown remains a reasonable, more boutique alternative for business trips centered elsewhere downtown.

Budget-conscious travelers

None of the open, tracked hotels is a budget property, though voco Hotel Napoleon's rates are the most accessible of the group. Travelers looking for lower rates should look beyond this list to Memphis's broader hotel supply.

Frequently asked questions

What are the newest hotels in Memphis?

The most recent is Memphis Riverline Hotel, which dropped its Sheraton flag in February 2026 to reopen as an independent, Marriott Bonvoy-affiliated property inside the city's largest hotel tower. Before that, voco Hotel Napoleon reopened in November 2025 inside the restored 1902 Scimitar Building, Hotel Pontotoc reopened in August 2025 inside a restored 1906 building near Central Station, and Aloft Memphis Downtown opened in October 2024 inside the converted 1911 Tenoke Building on B.B. King Boulevard.

Where is Memphis Riverline Hotel located?

At 250 North Main Street in downtown Memphis, connected by skywalk to the Renasant Convention Center.

Is Memphis Riverline Hotel a newly built hotel?

No: it's a rebrand, not new construction. The 600-room tower was built in 1983-1985 and has operated successively as the Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown, Marriott Memphis Downtown and Sheraton Memphis Downtown; the City of Memphis bought it in November 2025 and dropped the Sheraton flag in February 2026, with a renovation planned for 2027-2029.

Is Hotel Pontotoc a new hotel or a renovation?

The building operated as a hotel from 1906 into the mid-20th century, but it spent roughly four decades as a private residence and recording studio before its 2022–2025 restoration into a boutique hotel: effectively a new hotel operation inside a long-dormant historic building.

Where is Aloft Memphis Downtown located?

It's at 63 N. B.B. King Blvd in downtown Memphis, a short walk from Beale Street, FedEx Forum and the Rock 'n' Soul Museum.

Does Hotel Pontotoc have a restaurant?

Not a full restaurant. Its basement bar, The Dame, serves craft cocktails, wine and charcuterie boards, with a garden patio used for live music and events.

Is Aloft Memphis Downtown a luxury hotel?

No: it's an upscale, design-forward lifestyle hotel from Marriott's select-service Aloft brand, not a luxury property. It suits travelers who want a stylish, well-located downtown base rather than a five-star stay.

Are there any other major hotel openings coming to Memphis?

Two are already tracked as announced, both covered above: 100 N. Main Hotel, Autograph Collection, and the FedExForum-adjacent Blues Note Hotel, neither has a confirmed opening date or has broken ground. Separately, hotels tied to the long-delayed Union Row development and a Dream Hotels-branded property on South Main have been floated in local coverage, but aren't confirmed enough to track yet.

Is there a hotel in Memphis with an actual Beale Street address?

Yes: Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis, at the corner of Beale and Front Street inside the One Beale development, is the only tracked hotel that sits directly on Beale Street rather than a few blocks away.

Is there a new hotel in Midtown Memphis?

The Memphian, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, opened in Overton Square in May 2021: a seven-story new-build with a rooftop bar, Tiger and Peacock, known for its full-sized stuffed zebra.