Big Cypress Lodge, Memphis
Expert reviews
“The Mississippi riverfront glass pyramid that last served as a basketball arena has been refashioned as an immersive Bass Pro Shop, complete with fish- and gator-filled ponds. Overlooking them and the indoor cypress swamp diorama is the rustic-themed, 103-room Big Cypress Lodge.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Memphis.
What guests liked
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- Excellent Wifi
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
Located in downtown Memphis within the Bass Pro shops Pyramid in Tennessee, Big Cypress offers royal hospitality to the guests. The designs of the room resemble the tree rest houses. This is a destination for all travelers who seek a vacation within nature. The hospitality in the place is unmatched quality. The hotel can accommodate 750 guests at a time at its event spaces. Thus, accordingly, one cannot just plan fancy vacations but can also plan events there.
Amongst all the other facilities, guests love the fitness center where they can experience and achieve their fitness goals by continuing their regime during their vacation. Apart from that, the big spacious rooms do not just have excellent interior designs, but at the same time, they also have balconies and a kitchen, ultimately extending the utmost comfort to the guests.
The alligator pond is one of the most loved tourist attractions. You can make your stay memorable amidst nature, enjoying the serenity and calmness. If adventure is all you seek, then here is your place. You can attempt various adventurous activities there, and you can even experience the tallest standing elevator in the world in the Big Cypress Lodge.
If you are looking for an enjoyable stay for a family vacation, then Big Cypress can be the perfect destination for you. You can find adjoined rooms for family vacations. Not only just this, but you can experience home-like warm hospitality. The bathtub, shower, refrigerator, and all the other luxury equipment are there in the rooms. Many tourist spots are there nearby like the Sun Studio, Beale Street, Children’s Museum, etc.
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Recent guest reviews
18 April 2025
My stay was the best in town staycation.
This was a 4 day staycation for me, I live in the area. It was worth every penny. Just needed a massage parlor on the premises and it would have been pure luxury. Will stay again.
2 April 2025
They have a lodge?!?
We loved the variety of sitting areas. S'mores on the Mississippi Terrace and bowling at the Fish Bowl.
28 March 2025
We had a good time loved the decorations and the room. The staff at the breakfast buffet didn’t seem very friendly. Ther
Liked the property. Wish the restaurants were open earlier and later
25 March 2025
Exceptional
The rooms were clean, comfortable and roomy. Kid friendly and safe environment.
Couldn't eat at the restaurant up top because it was booked.
23 March 2025
Great room
Clean room and very nice
Our room was the furthest room away from the entrance to bass pro and there was rooms closer but with booking sites they put them in longest walk for some reason Free breakfast wasn’t that great and the workers for this kept staring at us eating like we was stealing it
27 February 2025
Exceptional
All the views and bed was comfortable
Coffee machine in the room wasn't clean also I went to the front desk to let them know the telephone in the room wasn't working I couldn't even order room service I was told by the front desk last night they were sending someone to check on the phone in my room but no one even showed so I had to door dash our dinner which we didn't even get the order until 11 pm
24 February 2025
Very good
The property was very nice really enjoyed watching the fish for my room .
21 February 2025
Incredible luxurious outdoor-indoor experience!
Amazing experience!
The only thing I didn’t like, was leaving!
19 February 2025
Excellent, will be doing it again.
Didn't do the breakfast. Location wasn't bad. But you could smell outside of the store was pot .
Every thing in the store & hotel was awesome.
19 February 2025
Very good
Loved all the attractions at the hotel
We hit traffic and didn’t get to the hotel until 7:00 and found out everything closed at 8:00. The person who checked us in offered no suggestions on what to do or where to grab a bite.
10 February 2025
The place was beyond beautiful.
Very kind nice people
Everything the room was amazing
21 January 2025
Very good
Such a unique hotel. Perfect for the fishing enthusiast!
Some of the details on the website didn't match their current offerings particularly around menu items at different restaurants.
16 January 2025
I highly recommend!
Everything! It was such a great place to stay
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7 January 2025
Fabulous
That everything looks authentic.
We stay twice a year. We chose a different room but same cost. Room was smaller and tub was half the size. The balcony had no privacy screen.
4 January 2025
Great place. Beautiful. Just for the price I paid, we should not have had to have the plumbing issues.
Beautiful and nice
Issues with the plumbing. The faucet on the tub was broken causing the floor to flood when trying to run water in tub. And one night there was no hot water to take a shower.
30 December 2024
Staying at the pyramid basspro was amazing
It’s a basspro. I like everything about the place
The food at the restaurant in the top of the pyramid was pretty poor and overpriced
20 December 2024
Book it! You will not regret it!!
Loved everything! Would live here permanently if I could!!!
19 December 2024
Unbelievable stay. We will be back.
Beautiful and unique property.
18 December 2024
Absolutely lovely except the breakfast buffet
Everything was exceptional except for the breakfast buffet.
DO NOT get the breakfast buffet, it’s extremely disappointing for $24 a person it should have been a lot better. The food was cold. It was as nice a breakfast buffet as some Holiday Inn continental breakfasts.
14 December 2024
Wonderful place to stay with with group.
The decorations & the rooms are so nice. LOVE the big tubs. So relaxing.
12 December 2024
Fabulous
I loved the rustic ambiance. Shower was great.
6 December 2024
A very different enjoyable experience
There needed to be more seating fore breakfast and better attention could be paid to the coffee bar and eggs.
Everything was great.
4 December 2024
Absolutely amazing
Amazing. Everything right at our fingertips. Never had to leave the resort.
Everyone was hard to understand. You could tell they were all foreigners
2 December 2024
Fantastic
Comfy and beautiful the staff were great especially memory
Big and clean
12 November 2024
Very Relaxing
I love almost EVERYTHING about this hotel
They didnt have a swimming pool. If they had an indoor swimming pool it would have been GREAT!!!!
7 November 2024
This is a hotel experience, plan time during the day to explore it.
Unique experience, the rooms are very luxurious, we had a balcony looking out onto the store and a huge bathtub.
The store closes at 9pm, you can still access the lift and restaurant, this just felt a little limited to me.
5 November 2024
My stay was differewnt in a good way
I enjoyed sitting on the balcony of my room most of all.
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30 October 2024
Exceptional
The decor of the hallways and room was beautiful The staff was amazing
29 October 2024
Wonderful and would love to go back
It literally had everything we needed. Restaurants, entertainment, and lodging without having to leave!
The extremely soft pillows and bed. It was just not our liking.
12 October 2024
Any Day Of The Week!
What's not to like? Fabulous hotel in a safe place by the river. Bass Pro was awesome to have available and wander through. The whole theme of the place made you feel like you were on a movie set. Foyer security was provided by Memphis police department, let's hope that's not a bad sign. Very cool hotel! We loved it.
Our beds were a little short for 'doubles' and were squeaky when you moved around. Having no external windows on an internal room was difficult to figure out the time of day - very much like being in a casino. Not a deal breaker but a little odd. The external rooms have windows to the real world!
12 October 2024
Nice but expensive
Beautiful place to stay. The views are great. The staff was great. The bathrooms are wonderful. The drinks at the bar were good.
Breakfast cost extra and it looked like stuff from holiday inn. The bedframes stick out a bit and I ended up hitting my leg. Kids are allowed to run up.and down the halls. Very annoying.
25 September 2024
Exceptional
Room was exceptional
Paying all that money you should include breakfast
23 September 2024
lovely but expensive.
everything bar the price. roof top restaurant ..amazing food.
price
18 September 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful decor, excellent location and superb facilities.
18 September 2024
Real country VIBE
Really friendly and helpful staff. The receptionist, Memory, was very sweet and patient. She answered all my questions and informed me about hotel’s facilities. She also told me and helped me sign up for hotel’s breakfast buffet! The room was amazing and abundant in stuff like toiletries, snacks, blankets and even robes The lights in the room can be dimmed to your liking The bathroom was spacious. There was a bathtub with jacuzzi as well as a shower My room had a balcony with rocking chairs By getting a room one also get a free pass for the elevator to the lookout at the top of the pyramid
It takes a while to get to some rooms since you have to walk around the pyramid inside walls The restroom in my room had weak light
17 September 2024
Exceptional
The place was beautiful and the staff were great.
16 September 2024
Fabulous
Beautifully designed and maintained
Beds could be more comfortable for the nightly rate
16 September 2024
So much worth it
The decor
Nothing
3 September 2024
Nothing quite like it
The privacy of the rooms
Forgot about the 3rd floor
8 August 2024
Excellent stay. Use the Valet service.
The Lookout Restaurant was excellent. Have the bread pudding. You won’t be disappointed!
No washcloths in the bathroom.
5 August 2024
Will be back!
Friendly staff, clean and comfortable rooms, great location.
For the cost, I do wish the buffet breakfast was included and not a separate charge.
3 August 2024
Rooms were great. Staff was fantastic. We will definitely be staying here again.
What an amazing property, so well done and maintained immaculately.
Nothing at all, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
28 July 2024
Minus the breakfast It was ok
We didn’t have to leave the hotel…everything was there…we even enjoyed movie night!!!
I didn’t like that we had to pay for breakfast and it wasn’t even good…for the price of the hotel it should’ve been included…OR have someone make omelets for you…only because it was $25.00… we continued our travel, we stayed at another hotel that included free breakfast and made to order omelets.
15 July 2024
Very unique place to see.
It’s uniqueness
Our room was a little warm when we first walked into a room. We had brought some bottles of water and some cut up fruit with us and the refrigerator was hot. The door on it would not shut and when we went to go to sleep, one of our beds was missing the duvet, that goes inside of the cover and one of the sinks in the bathroom when you cut on the hot water on water there was water dripping out from under the of the cold side faucet and the light in the makeup mirror did not work, but I was still able to use it. For $500 a night all the rooms should be checked out before signing off that it’s ready your guest. Overall we loved our experience very cool place to stay. Pretty much the only thing my husband complained about was how far it was to walk to our room once we got off the elevator, all of the staff was very pleasant and our room was very clean just had the few issues within our room. We are not drinkers per se. It was nice to have the bar on the same floor as we were staying on. We love the bartender we had Saturday night. She kept us entertained. My Husband got one beer and I really didn’t know what I wanted to order just told her I would like something with Malibu and she said I got your back. I’ll fix you something really good and she did we enjoyed her company very much, and some of the other couples that sat near us as well. We love setting out on the balcony looking into Bass Pros store & watching the elevator going up & down and seeing the fish & . Cool experience riding the elevator to the top of the pyramid we got up there right as the sun was setting the veiw was so beautiful.
11 July 2024
Allowed to check in early, very nice facilities, fenced in area for overnight vehicles, will definitely be back.
Valet parking, wonderful rooms, complimentary snacks and water, very comfortable
Everything was excellent
10 July 2024
Staff was friendly hotel was cool and easy to maneuver
Homey feel and very cool
9 July 2024
Exceptional
It was a great experience. We had lots of fun. Rooms were great
1 July 2024
It is such an experience
It is such an experience this hotel, l loved. The room is big and with a nice balcony etc. Everything was great! Just a little bit too expensive, in my opinion.
Paying a little bit too much
28 June 2024
Spent 2 nights whilst passing through and was a good choice. Interesting shops downstairs and a good restaurant on the t
Easy to find, good parking
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (free)
- - Vending machine (drinks)
- - Vending machine (snacks)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Lockers
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Billiards (additional charge)
- - Bowling (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Light therapy
- - Foot bath
- - Massage chair
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Archery (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
- - Indoor play area
Parking
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
Outdoors
- - Outdoor furniture
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available
21 April 2025
The overall experience and hotel concierge, housekeeping and front desk employees were absolutely the best.