Big Cypress Lodge, Memphis
Big Cypress Lodge is an architectural marvel located inside the iconic Memphis Pyramid, a structure originally built in 1991 as a sports and entertainment arena. The hotel, which opened in 2015, was designed by Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops, who turned the massive space into an immersive wilderness retreat. Legend has it that the store-inside-a-pyramid concept was inspired by a successful fishing trip where Morris and his companions caught a 30-pound catfish on the Mississippi River.
The lodge offers a truly rustic escape, featuring 103 guest rooms designed as vintage log cabins and treehouse suites. Guests staying here are surrounded by the vast amenities of the Bass Pro Shops megastore, which includes a swamp with live alligators, 100-foot-tall trees, and massive fish tanks. A standout feature is the “Lookout at the Pyramid,” which guests can reach via the nation’s tallest freestanding elevator. At the top, an observation deck provides stunning panoramic views of the Mississippi River.
The location is perfectly positioned for exploring Memphis. It sits right on the riverfront, within easy reach of the city’s legendary musical and cultural landmarks. Famous attractions like Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, and Sun Studio are just a short drive or shuttle ride away. Whether you are looking to immerse yourself in the great outdoors while still being downtown or wanting a gateway to explore the historic sites of Memphis, Big Cypress Lodge provides an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind home base.
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
Location
Recent guest reviews
18 May 2026
Rooms are great! There’s lots to see there! Can’t wait to go back!
A lot to do and great restraints to eat at if you don’t want to leave.
Pat attention to when you can check in… and keep in mind you have to pay to park there for the hotel stay. Plus the incceditial fee. Granted you can get the $ back… but it is an up front cost that needs to be mentioned!
16 May 2026
Absolutely amazing!!!!!! Highly recommend this hotel!
It was so cool! From the moment we pulled in the valet was extremely nice, the luggage cart worker so nice, front desk lady so friendly, and then kept getting better and better. The bartender in the den was great, the morning waitress at walhbergers was outstanding, every worker through out the hotel and bass pro was above and beyond!
Everything was perfect!
15 May 2026
Nice experience
Comfort and features.
Late check in time.
15 May 2026
We stayed here passing through Memphis on our way back home. We loved the room, the property, the beds, the shower! Our
Loved the room! We stayed in a standard room with 2 beds and it was amazing and more like a suite you would have in any other hotel. It was very clean, expensive but well worth every penny! The beds were comfy and the bathroom had fantastic shower and jetted tub. My kids loved everything!
The only thing I can say about the room I was not happy about was the bathroom didn’t have enough light over the sink for putting on makeup or enough light in the toilet area.
14 May 2026
Exceptional
Being able to shop at the store then heading to your room after.
Pricey
11 May 2026
So romantic for my husband’s birthday . The attention to detail was beautiful.
Very clean and comfortable. Room felt like you were in a personal cabin.
No complementary breakfast and couldn’t use the electric fireplace
11 May 2026
Very good
Everything was amazing aside from the front counter lady lying saying Valet was complimentary when I was charged for it even though I didn't use it. The only other thing was I was surprised the stay didn't include breakfast, but that was my mistake for assuming.
Being lied to about the valet charge. Didn't use valet and was charged for it but told at check-in that it was included as complimentary whether we use it or not.
11 May 2026
Everything was so so nice and the jacuzzi spa tub was the best highly recommended
Loved it
Nothing
9 May 2026
Very good
Massive room with bed to match, restaurant was great.
Not much else to do in vicinity once shopped.
7 May 2026
Excellent Experience
King Room was impeccably clean and very comfortable. Great place to relax and recharge. Fireplace, leather chair with ottoman, soaking tub and bathrobes provided great ambiance. Was like staying in a cabin with all modern amenities and some extra special touches. Loved the stained glass bar window, framed photos from history archives and wood accents!
Took us a bit to locate the fireplace switch.
4 May 2026
It was great!
Our big room and balcony! Calamari upstairs was the best!
A store with supplies such as shampoo… just things you might have forgotten and need would be nice.
4 May 2026
Exceptional
Love the view and the comfort.
There was no complementary breakfast.
2 May 2026
A truly unique stay!
Everything. A truly unique stay. Sitting out on our balcony it was so calm and peaceful if you close your eyes you would think you were in the woods.
Nothing
24 April 2026
Very good
Great location and facilities, fun evening in the bar! Enjoyed our stay.
21 April 2026
Fabulous
Excellent.
19 April 2026
Great stay other than the noise at 2AM Saturday morning. I have a recording of the noise but it won’t let me put it on h
The location and the amenities available. Restraints available. Shopping.
It says the rooms are sound proof. But not. At 2:00AM. the neighbors in 324 had their tvs volume as loud as it would go seems like. Kids were noisy. Sounded like they were building a house. I lost a couple hours sleep before they finally quieted down. I was actually fixing to call the front desk bout the time they did. It was that bad. I had a 6.5 hour drive home the next day so I really needed that sleep.
14 April 2026
Unique and great hotel.
Unique hotel with great staff
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13 April 2026
Fantastic, kid friendly stay!
Clean, smelled great and overall super nice. I love that you could shop, eat, bowl, and see the skyline all in one place. Kids loved the scavenger hunt and it entertained them for a while. It felt super safe, as well. They had bingo which was super cool too. The rooms were quiet, no car noise or anything. Just loved everything about it. We play volleyball in Memphis every year so we will be back.
Nothing I didn’t like.
7 April 2026
Best experience
Staying there was awesome
The beds wasnt comfortable
6 April 2026
We had an excellent stay at the most u unique place and my teenager loved it.
Very unique! I loved the attention to detail with the theme. The Den for guests was the best part.
The lights in the store never dimmed- I felt they could have at least turned off the neon lights.
5 April 2026
Exceptional
This hotel is a real treat. From the moment you walk in the doors the smell is 😍😍 lots to do here also. Kids loved the bowling. Beds were ridiculously comfortable. And the bathtub was amazing! We had the hot tub style bath. Loved it here.
Nothing we didn't like.
4 April 2026
Amazing place to visit
Beautiful large rooms. Amazing helpful staff had a great time will be back soon!!
31 March 2026
Okay but definitely not great for the money!
Didn't have breakfast. The burger place by the bowling alley was not good. The server was not good. Food items we ordered didn't get provided, we had to ask where's the appetizer we ordered after our main food arrived. Quality of food not good and over priced. Ran out of every mixed drink we wanted so settled for water which was a big disappointment.
Quality of food. No help with luggage to room. No signage indicating where to check in at outside. Valet very laxadaisical. Need to stay open later on Sunday since we can't check in until 4pm.
28 March 2026
Wonderful stay! Very pleased
Very friendly, helpful staff. Very clean and comfortable.
No microwave in the room. It was dark in some areas. Needed more light.
23 March 2026
Enjoyable stay but expensive for what you get!
Very cool place. Being inside The Bass Pro shop and with all of the amazing decor is a brilliant experience.
Used dirty bed sheets left on floor of our room.
22 March 2026
Exceptional
The lodge & room was beautiful! It was fun to spend the night inside of a Bass Pro store.
The cost! I felt it could have been a little cheaper. Everything from the room to the food to the alcohol was pretty expensive. That's why we only stayed for one night.
21 March 2026
Exceptional
the room was so cute . Had a nice coffee maker with coffee in room an snacks
20 March 2026
I love the stay
Everything
Everything
19 March 2026
Definitely recommend to families with kids of all ages
Very clean and the staff, extremely friendly, the amenities are a plus, so much to do and see. Kid friendly, pet friendly etc.. Breakfast buffet option was very nice.
The second elevator was out of commission. Making wait times long especially since there isn’t an “exclusive” guest like when making your way back down the observation deck.
18 March 2026
Exceptional
Very nice
Na
14 March 2026
Exceptional
13 March 2026
My stay was amazing and I can’t wait to come back!
It was clean and staffed.
Everything was exceptional.
13 March 2026
Enjoyable, once in a lifetime, a pleasure.
The property was really tidy and well looked after, the rooms were very tidy and the organisation and cleanliness were top tier. The quality of products in and around the room were also a very nice touch.
The food service provided at the “lookout” restaurant was very poor, the waiters people skills, time management & service skills were poor to say the least. We were given our main entree’s prior to being served our appetisers, and the waiters speaking / communication skills were very poor. Additionally the gentleman whom checked us in “Trez” had poor communication skills as he was very quiet and misinformed us of our check in time which resulted in a delay during Checkin for ourselves.
9 March 2026
The hotel was great and the property was nice. The food was just mediocre
The property was convenient having things to do located on property. We really did not have to venture off the property to find things to do.
The food was quite expensive for the type of foods we had at both Wahlburger Wild and The Lookout restaurant. The food was just okay.
23 February 2026
Fun short but a great experience.
The outdoor feeling but inside in a controlled environment.
How much walking is involved.
23 February 2026
Exceptional
Just a little disappointed in the Wahlberg restaurant. The web site still gives you indication that the fish bowl is still a restaurant there. Was looking for more selection other then wings and hamburgers. Should have left and went to the lookout up top and tried to get in
22 February 2026
Exceptional
Everything
Nothing
20 February 2026
Exceptional
Beautiful interior and quite.
Rooms and patio could have been cleaner
19 February 2026
Great stay. Friendly staff.
everything.
Nothing.
19 February 2026
Had the experience but will not go back a store and hotel with 3 restaurants don’t work for me.
The location was good.
The parking was bad as they had plenty parking in front lot but you could not park there.
16 February 2026
Wish the room had been cleaner, but we enjoyed our stay.
We loved everything there is to do on the property. The staff was friendly and accommodating.
I felt that the room could have been cleaner. Often found hair in the room.
16 February 2026
Amazing
I love it very beautiful place and room
11 February 2026
Exceptional
The bartender Kayla was soo sweet the staff was so nice
Elevator was broken
9 February 2026
Fabulous
Fun place to stay as there is the shop, the observatory, bowling and food options. The rooms are beautiful and well stocked.
There is a parking fee and a resort fee that gets added on. 1
8 February 2026
Very good
Everything it’s very beautiful
Nothing doesn’t stay open long enough to enjoy yourself
5 February 2026
Exceptional
The property was lovely! I adored the location and the staff showed kindness and friendliness. In general, everything was superb.
I was unhappy about the lack of cleanliness in the floor and the jacuzzi tub. I took care of cleaning the tub on my own, and I suggest replacing the complimentary pepper popcorn with a fresh batch since it wasn't fresh. Despite these issues, I would be willing to return and suggest this place to my family and friends.
2 February 2026
Perfect
It was very clean and unique. Had plenty of space as well
Nothing
2 February 2026
Exceptional
Friendly and helpful staff
Nothing everything was great
29 January 2026
Fabulous
size of the room, valet, private balcony.
Not the hotels fault but the room next to us was occupied by someone's kids who were exceptionally loud and it went on for hours. Sounded as if they were wrestling and jumping on furniture. I did not like that breakfast was a separate expense.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Kids' 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 & family services
- - Board games/puzzles
- - Indoor play area
Parking
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Raised 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

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18 May 2026
Best hotel we stayed at on our 2 week trip. Loved it.