Ripley, Mississippi, is a small city with approximately 5,500 residents, located in Tippah County. This small city has a couple of hotels located within the city limits and there are a number of hotels located in larger towns and cites within a short drive to Ripley. The area does not attract major four and five-star chain hotels, however, the area offers a number of two- and two-and-a-half-star accommodations, in addition to a locally owned hotel that offers luxury accommodations for discerning guests.
The Inn on the Square, located in the historical district of downtown Ripley, provides guests with a authentic southern hospitality, while offering guests modern luxury. This is a small, three-suite hotel situated in a renovated building that reflects its historical heritage. Each suite offers 550 square feet of space, along with a kitchenette, a dining area, queen-sized bed, a 42-inch flat screen television and a study area with telephone access and high-speed Internet access. Rates do vary and thus are not published. If you want to make a reservation, you will need to do so directly by visiting the website.
If you need the services and accommodations typically provided by two-and-a-half-star hotels, you will need to look outside of Ripley. The next town closet to Ripley offering such accommodations is New Albany, situated just south of the city on Highway 15. Here you will find a few hotels, such as the Holiday Inn Express.
Hotels falling under this category typically cater to the business traveler and you will find most of those hotelsaround Ripley, falling under the 2.5 star rating, will provide just the right amenities and services needed by the typical business traveler. Such services may include business centers, fitness centers, pools, spas, email service, high-speed Internet services, copy and fax services, and complimentary breakfast. Rates for these hotels in the Ripley area start out at $80.00 per night as of January 2011. Other hotels in this category include the Hampton Inn in New Albany.
If you need to be in Ripley and the Inn on the Square cannot accommodate your stay, you will need to turn you attention to the Best Western in Ripley. This two-star hotel is within five miles of all local industrial sites in Ripley.
Hotels falling into the two-star category still provide adequate amenities and services most essential to business travelers, such as high-speed Internet, data ports and in-room work areas. These hotels however, will not usually provide workout or large meeting facilities, and in many cases, no swimming pool either, just the bare essentials required to get your work done and a quality, comfortable place to rest and relax. Rates for these hotels in and around Ripley range between $65 to $80 per night as of January 2011.
If you decide staying in Ripley is not to your liking, you have other choices in New Albany, that fall into this category, which include the Comfort Inn located at the new Magnolia Civic Center.
If you want to save some cash and don't mind about a half-hour drive to Ripley, the town of Booneville, situated 30-minutes east of Ripley on Highway 4, offers several one-star accommodations to meet your needs.
These hotels usually offer both amenities and services for the business travelers, but the amenities and services are not on par with higher-rated hotels. For example, you might have a pool, but it is located outdoors. You might have a business center, but the center won't usually accommodate large business meetings, but rather offer the bare-bone essentials to take care of simple business tasks such as a computer room for checking your email, sending a fax or making copies. The guest rooms will usually consist of the same amenities as a two-star hotel, but the quality of those amenities are usually not on par with two-star hotels and above. Another major difference is that these hotels usually are not service-oriented, rather the guest is expected to figure out the layout and offerings of the hotel on his own by referring to literature provided. Rates for these hotels in the Booneville/Ripley area average about $45 per night as of January 2011. The Super 8 Motel is the main hotel that falls into this category in Booneville.
