Experience the newest hotel in Memphis! Hu. Hotel . Hu. Hotel channels the spirit of the man who inspired its name. Equal par ... ts magnate, women’s health advocate, and ascetic who helped introduce yoga to the West, Hugh "Hu." Lawson White Brinkley was a man as ambitious and visionary as the delta in which our city resides. Inspired, spirited, and with a freewheeling heart, Hu. Hotel, celebrates his unique energy, the city of Memphis, the character of its people, and the implacable river that is the bedrock of its history. read more