Central Portland Hotels

With a central location, full range of amenities, luxurious rooms and excellent customer service, the Crowne Plaza is one of the top hotels in Portland. The ten storey building has a prominent location beside I-5 at the Weidler Street exit, within walking distance of the Rose Garden Arena, Oregon State Hospital, Oregon Convention Center and many other places. The nearest MAX light rail station (Rose Quarter) is one block south, and the hotel operates a free shuttle to places within a 5 mile radius. There is one restaurant on-site (Palm Garden) serving breakfast, lunch & dinner, and also the Speckled Rooster lounge, open from 3 pm to midnight. Event facilities comprise 4 rooms totaling over 9,000 sq ft in area, catering for events of up to 630 people, while for leisure the Crowne Plaza offers an indoor pool, whirlpool, sun deck, sports court and fitness center.

The smaller of two full service Marriott hotels in downtown Portland is an elegant, 20 storey, boutique property of 249 large and well decorated rooms & suites, an all day restaurant/bar (Mez on Broadway), a concierge lounge, 3,500 sq ft of meeting space and a 24 hour fitness center. The location along Broadway puts many shops, bars and restaurants within way reach, plus a movie theater (Regal Fox Tower Stadium), department store (Nordstorm Downtown) and numerous other businesses. Portland Airport is 9 miles northwest, and the hotel is easily accessed from either I-5 or I-405.

Portland Marriott Downtown has a spectacular setting overlooking a waterfront park beside the Willamette River, near Hawthorne Bridge and within a few blocks of many city center locations such as Portland State University, Portland Plaza, One Main Place and the KOIN Center. There are numerous restaurants & bars close by, and one on-site, featuring Northwest cuisine, and newly installed in 2012. The lobby has also been redesigned, welcoming guests into a 16 floor, 497 room/suite building that also contains a swimming pool, 24 hour fitness center, full service business center and over 40,000 sq ft of meeting space (28 individual rooms), enough for events of 1,000 people.

The tower of Hilton Portland rises 23 storeys above the downtown area, and with a total of 782 guest rooms (tower plus main building) the hotel is the largest anywhere in Oregon. The Pioneer Square South station of the MAX light railway is just one block north, enabling easy travel to area locations, and I-405 runs past half a mile away. Both buildings have their own restaurant/bar, business center and fitness center, and together they provide a massive 66,000 sq ft of meeting/event space. The rooms are uniformly elegant, beautifully decorated, and furnished with extra comfortable bedding and a wide range of amenities; those in the Executive Tower are more modern, while those in the main building are more traditionally styled.

Sites within a short walk of the luxurious, full service DoubleTree Hotel Portland include Oregon Convention Center, the Lloyd Center, Carrington College and Rose Garden Arena, together with many bars and restaurants - some close to the hotel, others around Burnside Street a few blocks south. Like most city center properties the DoubleTree features a tall tower, hence most of the 476 rooms enjoy long distance rooms over the surroundings, across to the Willamette River and beyond. The MAX light railway (green, red and blue lines) runs right past to to south. Amongst the many facilities are two restaurants, an outdoor pool, a 24 hour fitness center, banquet space, a meetings center and a free local area shuttle (2 mile radius)

The most central of several Courtyard hotels in Portland is a typically large (16 floor), stylishly decorated and well managed property of 253 rooms & suites, within walking distance of Nordstrom Downtown Portland, Roseland Theater, Pioneer Square, Regal Fox Tower and many restaurants/bars in the surrounding Pearl District - between I-405 and the Willamette River, half a mile north of Oregon State University. The list of facilities is headed by the on-site restaurant (The Original), open all day, and serving traditional American cuisine with contemporary variations; also available are a comfortable lobby, a 24 hour convenience store, a fitness center, business center and nine meeting rooms.

The Lloyd Center is 2 blocks east of Courtyard Portland Downtown; also within walking distance are Oregon Convention Center and the Rose Garden, while the proximity to I-5, I-84, I-405 and the MAX light railway (red line) enable quick travel to other area locations. The 186 rooms & suites feature the luxurious Marriott bedding with triple sheeting and pillow top mattresses, plus a large work desk and coffee making/ironing facilities; some have a sofa bed, hot tub bath and private balcony. The lobby level, continental-style Charley's On Grand restaurant is open all day, and provides room service, while the hotel's other main facilities are a fitness center, indoor pool, patio, business center and meeting space.

Residence Inn Portland Downtown has the older layout for this brand, its 168 two bed, one bed or studio suites divided into several two storey blocks, separated by walkways and gardens - part of a sizeable complex that also includes an outdoor pool, hot tub and plenty of parking places. The hotel is built along 16th Drive near I-84, just across the street from shopping, dining and movie screens at the Lloyd Center, and less than a mile from Oregon Convention Center and the Rose Garden Arena. All suites have a fully equipped kitchen, luxurious bedding, executive desk, separate living areas and free wi-fi. Free hot breakfast is prepared each morning, plus free light reception selected weekday evenings. Small events of up to 40 people can be accommodated in the hotel's two meeting rooms.

With 9 floors and 258 spacious, luxurious rooms (all equipped with a full kitchen), the Residence Inn is one of the largest all-suite hotels in downtown Portland, and it has a scenic location on the west bank of the Willamette River, a short walk from Waterfront City Park and a marina. Rooms on the north side are quieter since they face away from the I-5/I-405 intersection, just to the south. Complimentary amenities include a local area shuttle, internet access and hot breakfast, while leisure facilities are an indoor pool and a fitness center, which has a variety of machines, free weights and other equipment. The hotel also offers a business center and four meeting rooms; largest single capacity is 100, theater-style.

The Embassy Suites in downtown Portland takes up one block between 3rd and 4th Avenues, occupying the venerable Multnomah Building, which was constructed in 1912. The green and yellow lines of the MAX light railway run past 2 blocks east (Oak/SW 1st Ave station), enabling quick travel to other Portland locations. Guests at the Embassy Suites enter through a particularly impressive lobby, and can take advantage of a wide range of facilities and amenities, including a restaurant (Portland Prime), lounge/bar, fitness room, indoor pool, video arcade, gift shop, barber shop, business center and 14,000 sq ft of meeting/banquet space. Both cooked-to-order breakfast and nightly light dinner are complimentary.

The most central of several Holiday Inn Express hotels in Portland, OR, sits along Vaughn Street near the US 30 junction, just over a mile from the city center and half a mile from the nearest streetcar stop (NW 23rd & Marshall). Within walking distance are a selection of shops, bars and restaurants, in the busy Nob Hill District, plus various corporate buildings and the Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. The hotel provides free hot breakfast with various hot items, and has the usual leisure facilities of a pool, hot tub and fitness center. Event facilities comprise two rooms, totaling 1,250 square feet.

Although facilities are limited, Econo Lodge Portland City Center charges low rates and has a fine central location along 4th Avenue on the Portland State University campus, a few blocks from the I-5/I-405 intersection. One of the smallest chain hotels in the state, the lodge contains 19 large, simply furnished rooms, complete with microwave & refrigerator, and it has amenities of free continental breakfast, free internet access and a copy/fax service. There are several restaurants nearby, especially 2 blocks west along 6th Street, and many other sites within walking distance including Portland Plaza, Waterfront City Park and the KOIN Center.

As well as Portland Convention Center, half a mile south, the Econo Lodge is also one of the closest motels to Rose Garden Arena and Portland Memorial Coliseum, both just one block away. The small (20 room) exterior corridor inn is located in the Lloyd District on Broadway, just east of the Willamette River bridge and close to the I-5 intersection (exit 302A); it offers basic free continental breakfast, free internet access and a refrigerator & coffee maker in each room.