There are taxis from the airport to downtown host hotels and the Tennco Express Airport Shuttle.  Check them out at Tenncoexpress.com or call 901-553-8990 or 901-859-8377.  As this is now up to the minute reservations, some of the hotels below may be sold out and the deadline for getting the special IBC rate may have passed. price.  Be sure to reference “International Blues Challenge” when making reservations.

Downtown Memphis Hotels

Comfort Inn Downtown,100 North Front Street, $132 (901) 526-0583

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 300 North Second Street, $134, Call (901) 525-1800 or 1-888-233-9527 or click here.

Doubletree Hotel Memphis Downtown, (Host Hotel), 185 Union, $124.  Call (901) 528-1800 or click hereto book a room.

Hampton Inn & Suites, 175 Peabody Place, $174 (901) 260-4008

Holiday Inn Select Downtown, 160 Union, $129, (901) 525-5491 or 888.300.5491.

To reserve online, click here. Madison Hotel, 79 Madison, $184 Call (901) 333-1200  or click here.

Memphis Marriott Downtown, 250 North Main, $119 Call (800) 228-9290 or (901) 527-7300 or click here.

The Peabody, 149 Union, $215, 1-800-PEABODY

Westin Memphis Beale Street, 170 Lt. George W. Lee Avenue, $194,  (901) 334.5900 or (866) 716-8108

Memphis Hotels at Court Square:

Sleep Inn & Suites, 40 North Front, $109, (901) 522-9700

SpringHill Suites, 21 North Main, $119

Spring Hill Suites (One King Bed)

Spring Hill Suites (Two Queen Beds)

Spring Hill Suites (Two Queen Beds in the Historic Kress Building)

Courtyard by Marriott, 75 Jefferson, $139

Courtyard by Marriott (One King Bed).

Courtyard by Marriott (Two Queen Beds).

Residence Inn by Marriott 110 Monroe Avenue See what they may have  here.

If you are looking for some unique lodging in Downtown Memphis, check out the Talbot Heirs Guesthouse.  Blues Foundation members Tom & Sandy Frank have been housing Blues fans for years at their location just a few doors closer to Beale Street than Huey’s.

Vista Innat 265 Union Ave., 901.527.4305 is for the budget traveller.  It is basic, but it is clean, friendly and just one block from the Doubletree Hotel and two blocks from Beale Street.

The International Blues Challenge will be entering its 28th year in 2012.  This largest gathering of blues bands in the world is set to begin Tuesday, January 31 and continue through Saturday February 4, 2012.