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Central Station Hotel

A place to stay in South Main & the Riverfront, pricey ($$$).

Central Station Hotel in South Main & the Riverfront
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Why go

Hotel in the restored 1914 Memphis Central Station, still served by Amtrak's City of New Orleans.

It is one of 6 curated places we feature in South Main & the Riverfront, alongside 2 places to eat, 1 activity and 1 sight. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Arcade Restaurant and Central BBQ.

Type
Stay · Cities
Neighborhood
South Main
Price
$$$

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 3 beyond South Main & the Riverfront. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

  1. 1
    Arcade Restaurant

    Memphis's oldest cafe, a 1919 diner on South Main known for sweet potato pancakes and its neon sign.

    Food · 0.0 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Central BBQ

    Local favorite for pulled pork, dry-rub ribs and smoked wings across from the museum.

    Food · Memphis · 0.2 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    National Civil Rights Museum

    Museum built around the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was assassinated in 1968.

    Sight · Memphis · 0.2 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Lorraine Motel

    Site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, preserved as part of the National Civil Rights Museum.

    Sight · 0.2 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    South Main Street

    Arts district of restored warehouses, galleries and shops along the Main Street trolley line.

    Shopping · 0.2 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Tom Lee Park

    Rebuilt riverfront park below downtown with long views of the Mississippi and the lit Hernando de Soto Bridge.

    Outdoors · Beale Street & Downtown Memphis · 0.3 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Central Station Hotel is a stop on our Memphis New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in South Main & the Riverfront

Central Station Hotel is our only stay pick in South Main & the Riverfront; here is what else we recommend there. See the full South Main & the Riverfront guide.

When to go: weather by month, based on Memphis

Our climate figures for South Main & the Riverfront come from nearby Memphis. Average daily highs in Memphis run from 48°F in January to 93°F in August; May is usually the wettest month.

Modelled monthly averages for Memphis from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Memphis weather by month (covers South Main & the Riverfront).

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