Where is the Best Tourist Hotel in Portland, Oregon?
This place is basically a lovely, sprawling compound of little bars and places to discover. They also offer free music most nights of the week. Add in their own wines and beers and it sounds like nirvana.That’s what I’m always hoping for, anyway, but it never works out. Most of the staff acts as if they’re too hip to be bothered, and your presence is an inconvenience to them. The wait to be seated is always ridiculous in the pub, even when I can see empty tables. The food is just cranked out–not terrible, but nothing you couldn’t get at a cafeteria. Even the beers are a crapshoot.I still go for the music, but that’s an exercise in frustration too. For some reason they can’t be bothered to put WHERE the music is going to be on their web calendar. If you call to inquire, they may or may not bother to pick up the phone. And if you do find out which building, you better already know where that is on the grounds. There’s no map of the maze of buildings (which should be right on the web
I booked a 4 night stay via the Southwest Airlines website (see hotel specials). I had stayed here before and the property had not changed. You get your own apartment!. Free New York Times delivered to your door. Best coffee shops steps away (Peets and Stumptown) and the new Jewish deli (Zukis) literally across the street. Did I mention a…
Great location, value and quirkiness make up for being overrun with hipsters. The hotel itself is a refurbished old hotel. Note refurbished not renovated. Much of the original interiors are intact, complete with original windows (and beanbag draft stoppers!) and creaking staircases. They’ve simply given each room its own unique artistic treatment and spruced up some of the plumbing and…
