Great Location - Shame about the Spider
In summary, this place is not bad. I certainly don't think it deserves the horror reviews given, but I can see why some people are put off by the Decor, which is in need of modernising.
We booked the room purely because of it's location to Beale St and the downtown area of Memphis, which are VERY close by and easily walking distance. During BBQ fest the room was also considerably cheaper than any other downtown location so we gambled. The room's are large in size, with a good sized TV and the bathroom has a full size shower.
The room when we checked in was clean enough, with soft matress and clean sheets, however after a long day out on Beale St, I found upon my return to the room a Spider in the corner of the bathroom. As something of an Arachnaphobic this rather dampened the party spirit and despite a sound night's sleep, I found another spider next to the bed in the morning as we checked out. We were told by reception that the Spiders were not dangerous and then come into the downstairs apartments from the upstairs balcony, so bear in mind.
The Pool is small but gets the all day sunshine and for the price, we thought the motel was passable, purely for the location.