The Peabody Memphis stands on Union Avenue in downtown Memphis, the South’s Grand Hotel, opened in 1869 and on the National Register of Historic Places. Recently renovated, it has 463 rooms and suites with Carrara-marble baths, from Traditional and Deluxe rooms to Junior, Brinkley, Celebrity and Presidential suites and a Peabody Club floor, with pet-friendly options. Dining spans the modern-American Chez Philippe, the Italian steakhouse Capriccio Grill, the Corner Bar, the Lobby Bar and the Peabody Deli & Desserts, with afternoon tea and Sunday brunch. There is the Feathers Spa, which the hotel calls the top spa in Tennessee, a Peabody Athletic Club and an indoor pool and Jacuzzi. The hotel is world-famous for its five resident Mallard ducks, which march to and from the lobby fountain each day at 11am and 5pm, a tradition since the 1930s, with a rooftop Royal Duck Palace, Duckmaster tours and honorary Duckmaster experiences. Part of Peabody Hotels & Resorts and Historic Hotels of America, it suits travellers who want a historic, iconic downtown grand hotel with Southern charm, fine dining and the ducks.