29 Best Hotels in Portland, Oregon

The quintessential Portland hipster lodging, this flagship location of the buzzy Ace Hotels brand contains a Stumptown Coffee café as well as the very good Clyde Common restaurant and Pépé Le Moko bar, is a block from Powell's Books and the Pearl District, and is right in the heart of Downtown's ever-trendy West End neighborhood. The minimalist-chic rooms are outfitted with comfortable, futon-style mattresses, locally made furniture, flat-screen TVs, and original wall murals—some have vintage accessories like turntables and vintage vinyl collections; others have iPod docks. Some rooms have private bath/showers, the less expensive rooms share. The cool common areas have large comfy couches and well-stocked bookshelves.

This modern, upscale, chain hotel is popular with business travelers but makes a good base for leisure visitors, too, as it's just a short MAX or streetcar ride across from downtown and within walking distance of the Rose Quarter, the Coliseum, the convention center, and the Lloyd Center mall. Rooms are attractive if standard-issue, with microwaves, refrigerators, DVD players, and large flat-screen HDTVs.

Just a block from the trendy dining along Southeast Portland's hip Division Street, this beautifully restored, 1909 Arts and Crafts–style mansion contains spacious, light-filled rooms, some with private balconies, claw-foot soaking tubs, and good-size sitting areas; one detached suite has a full kitchen, and a cozy and romantic third-floor room has skylights and pitched ceilings. Guests can relax and mingle in the large common areas, which include a guest kitchen. The owners also operate the smaller and simpler Bluebird Guesthouse a few blocks away at 3517 S.E. Division Street, in the heart of the neighborhood's restaurant row.

The choice of countless celebs and dignitaries since it opened in 1927, this wonderfully atmospheric, art-filled hotel has undergone a stylish and contemporary redesign. It's still filled with regal touches, including the high-ceilinged tea court lounge and a library with over 2,700 signed volumes (many of which come from past Heathman guests), but the common spaces and ample guest rooms feel brighter and less cluttered. Snazzy Headwaters restaurant, run by local celeb chef Vitaly Paley, serves some of the best modern seafood in town.

Encompassing two buildings—a main building and a newer, more upscale tower—this gargantuan complex offers predictably furnished, upscale guest rooms and a convenient location. There's also a variety of meeting rooms, two restaurants, an athletic center and gym, and two indoor saline swimming pools. Centrally located, the property is within walking distance of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Portland Art Museum, and MAX light rail. Pets are welcome with a deposit.

On the northern edge of Portland's trendy Nob Hill neighborhood, this reliable branch of the ubiquitous, midprice, Holiday Inn Express chain offers large, updated rooms if not much personality. On-site is an indoor pool and fitness center. A generous hot buffet breakfast is included for guests.

This retro-glam 1912 boutique hotel with its original chandeliers, gilded ceilings, black-and-white photography (arranged by movie themes), heavy drapes, and hip cocktail lounge evokes Hollywood's Golden Era, from the elegant rooms to the cozy 1950s-style Driftwood Room bar and swanky Gracie's restaurant. Rooms are appropriately luxe for a hotel named "deLuxe," with sumptuous beds, an extensive pillow menu, and iPods preprogrammed with cool playlists. For the epitome of luxe, try the Marlene Dietrich Suite, with its 8-foot circular bed, crystal lamps, and gorgeous views.

This mid-20th-century Lloyd District/Convention Center property with a handy location on the MAX line offers quick access across the river to Downtown, and stylish rooms outfitted with California king beds, smart-technology gadgetry, and airy bathrooms with smoked-glass walk-in showers. The convivial restaurant, Met Tavern, has dramatic city skyline views, and there's also an excellent coffeehouse (Cafe Eastlund) and bar (Amphora Wine Merchant) at street level.

Black-and-white celebrity photos from Pulitzer Prize–winner and native Oregonian David Hume Kennerly, comfy leather chairs, and stylish low-slung furniture adorn the rooms of this nine-story, 1909 European-style boutique hotel in the heart of Downtown. This service-oriented hotel has a number of much-appreciated perks, including morning coffee and tea, evening craft-beer hour, and bike rentals. The inviting, warmly furnished common spaces include a handsome lobby and two excellent restaurants, including buzzy Imperial and the fun artisanal pizza joint, Crown.

This funky boutique property overlooking the Willamette River affords stellar views of the water, easy access to the waterfront park and the events that take place there (Rose Festival, Blues Festival, Gay Pride, and so on), and—as part of the Pineapple Hospitality chain—complimentary pineapple cupcakes during the daily afternoon reception. The hotel has a clean and modern interior style, and the guest rooms—decorated with bold color schemes—contain wall-mounted flat-screen TVs, ample work space, top-of-the-line memory-foam beds, iHomes, mini-refrigerators, Keurig coffeemakers, and oversized walk-in showers.

Decorated with local artwork, contemporary furnishings, and wood-and-marble accents, this boutique property (formerly known as Hotel Modera) is both upscale and accessible, and offers a location convenient to the Southwest Park Blocks and Portland State University. Each well-appointed room is equipped with a flat-screen HDTV, smart-phone docks, BeeKind bath products, spa robes, and Italian Carrara marble counters. The light-filled lobby leads to a pretty outdoor courtyard—equipped with several fire pits and bounded by a garden wall—and the terrific Nel Centro restaurant and bar, with its excellent happy hour deals.

This artsy Downtown Portland outpost of the Kimpton-operated Monaco boutique-hotel brand offers eclectic textiles and patterns, bright spaces and bold colors, interesting amenities like in-room yoga mats, extensive pet-welcoming items, and an evening social hour with local wines, spirits, and beers, and the overall sense that staying here is a lot of fun. In these roomy accommodations (the majority of them suites), birds in flight paper the ivory-colored guest-room walls, auburn hexagons carpet the floor, and multicolored tartan decorates the headboard.

With textured wall coverings, pillows made of Pendleton wool, and a color palette of slate blue, mustard yellow, and a variety of browns, this Kimpton-operated boutique hotel on the banks of the Willamette River captures the look and feel of the Pacific Northwest. More than a quarter of the guest rooms overlook the water, and bathrobes, coffee and tea, and yoga mats are provided; you can also buy organic and unusual snacks and beverages from the in-room minibar. Off the airy lobby, King Tide Fish & Shell restaurant serves outstanding seafood.

This contemporary, affordable hybrid between a hotel and a hostel fosters an inclusive social vibe through its art-filled common spaces (including a delightful rooftop bar with great Downtown views), and pop-up markets and community events—and as an overnight guest, you can decide between a bed in a well-designed, budget-friendly dormitory space or a private room. Within walking distance of both the Central East Side and the 28th and Burnside retail and dining districts, Lolo Pass has an enviable location. 

This family-owned hotel, with a prime location in the hip West End near Powell's Books and the Pearl District, is one of the better values in town, with most of its warmly decorated and spacious rooms containing well-equipped kitchenettes. A major supporter of local arts, the hotel offers special packages that include tickets to local theaters, museums, and other attractions.

Travelers who appreciate good music and good beer—especially together—love this West End branch of the McMenamin brothers' unorthodox empire, which is home to three bars and a restaurant and is affiliated with the Crystal Ballroom concert venue a block away. Built in 1911, the old and creaky building is full of character, having housed everything from a glove factory to an old-time speakeasy to a gay bathhouse, and these days original art and song lyrics are hand-painted on walls, and the rock-star vibe extends to rooms, which are each decorated in honor of a musician who has played at the Crystal, including James Brown, Patti Smith, and Portland's very own Decemberists. Reserving a room, in fact, affords ticket availability to sold-out shows at the Crystal Ballroom.

In a renovated elementary school near Northeast Portland's trendy Alberta District, Oregon's famously creative McMenamin brothers hoteliers created a quirky and fantastical multiuse facility with guest rooms that feature original schoolhouse touches like chalkboards and cloakrooms and literature-inspired themes, a movie theater, a restaurant, a warm outdoor soaking pool, a brewery, and several small bars. This may be one of the most unusual (and fun) hotels you'll ever encounter—the casual Courtyard restaurant, "a school cafeteria like no other," has mahogany booths, an outdoor space for warmer days, decent pub food, and ales brewed in-house, and you can enjoy cocktails and classical music in Honors Bar, or play billiards and shuffleboard in the Boiler Room Bar—depending on your mood. Guest rooms occupy former classrooms, and each has tall windows and a hand-painted mural depicting a nursery rhyme or teacher.

This small, nicely kept, family-owned budget property with a few accommodation options is close to Interstate 5 and within walking distance of the MAX line and the hip dining and shopping of the Mississippi Avenue neighborhood. Most of the one- and two-bedroom kitchen suites have cooking ranges with an oven, refrigerator, and microwave. Interiors are standard-motel style, with floral bedspreads and dark-wood tables and chairs.

The closest hotel in town to Washington Park, this comfortable if not especially fancy apartment-style hotel is one of the city's better-kept secrets; it's on the southern edge of the Nob Hill shopping district, and about a 15-minute walk from downtown. Suites have one or two bedrooms and come with spacious, work-friendly living areas and kitchens stocked with dishware, lots of cabinet space, and a full-size refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher. Standard rooms, which are in a motel-style building across the street, have bamboo floors and a simple midcentury-modern aesthetic.

If you don't mind shared-bath accommodations, this European-style B&B in the heart of Nob Hill and Alphabet District is a terrific bargain given the great location. The six rooms in this handsome early-20th-century house have queen beds and simple, tasteful furnishings; a few of them have additional single beds that accommodate a third guest for $10 nightly. Help yourself in the morning to complimentary juice, coffee, tea, cereals, and a common microwave, toaster oven, and fridge.

A 20-story stone-and-brick property, this hotel is centrally positioned near plenty of great restaurants and key attractions, and it's just a 10-minute walk from the Pearl District. The "plus" rooms have everything you'd expect of a Marriott property geared toward business travelers, including large work desks, voice mail, inroom coffeemakers, and onsite fitness and business centers. The MAX light rail is two blocks away.

The large rooms at this 16-floor, business traveler–focused Marriott are decorated in off-whites and tans; the best ones are on the upper floors face east, taking in sweeping views of the Willamette River, Hawthorne Bridge, and—on clear days—Mt. Hood. Rooms have well-designed work spaces, local artwork, and updated bathrooms. Truss Lounge & Bistro in the lobby serves breakfast in the morning and drinks and light food later.

Hardwood floors with Oriental rugs, chandeliers, antiques, and fountains create a warm and romantic mood at this lavish 1910 Greek Revival mansion in the historic Irvington District, where guests can gather in several common areas and stroll the landscaped gardens. Rooms have private baths, flat-screen TVs, and mahogany canopy or four-poster beds—complimentary fresh-baked cookies or chocolates are served, plus champagne in the deluxe rooms, and the full breakfast uses fresh, local ingredients.

A short walk both to the Lloyd Center mall and MAX station, this three-level apartment-style complex with large, fully equipped suites is perfect for extended-stay visitors and families. Rooms come equipped with full kitchens and ample room to spread out, and many have wood-burning fireplaces. There's a large complimentary breakfast buffet each morning and regular hors d'oeuvres receptions. Pets are allowed with a deposit, and there's a pet area outside.

The discerning common areas in this landmark, early-20th-century buildings capture Portland's maker aesthetic, with locally sourced textiles, furnishings, and goods. The design scheme extends to the guest rooms, where you will find rich, hunter-green walls, Pendleton wool blankets, cool light fixtures, framed Oregon botanicals, and a minibar stocked with Oregon goodies, and some rooms have whirlpool tubs, fireplaces, and balconies. The venerable steak-and-seafood-driven Jake's Grill is on the ground floor along with a bar and a Starbucks.

This quirky, bargain-priced boutique hotel with simple, stylish, and affordable rooms and a gorgeous roof deck is just steps from Old Town nightlife and Lan Su Chinese Garden, and occupies an 1880s former boardinghouse for sailors. The cozy standard rooms with or without private baths have functional blond-wood furniture, white linens, and plenty of cleverly designed storage features, while a common hostel-style room with a common space and kitchenette offers comfortable, well-designed bunk beds for around $55 nightly. Society also has a beautiful hotel out in the Columbia Gorge.

Portland's venerable grande dame may now be overshadowed by several other upscale properties in town in terms of luxury, but the Benson has hosted countless presidents and celebrities since it opened in 1913, and its guest rooms both capture the hotel's storied legacy while offering plenty of modern comforts, like fully stocked minibars, fluffy organic bathrooms and slippers, and super-plush modern beds. The hand-carved Circassian walnut paneling from Russia and the Italian white-marble staircase are among the noteworthy design touches in the gracious lobby, which is home to the swanky Palm Court lounge. The old-school restaurant, El Gaucho steak house, is a favorite of local power brokers.

On the top nine floors of a former landmark department store, this swanky Marriott Luxury Collection has the city's poshest accommodations, with luxe decor and two notable restaurants. Rooms are chic and modern, with a soothing cream-and-blue color scheme, fine bedding, BeeKind bath products, iPod docks, and stunning views of Downtown, the West Hills, and even Mt. Hood from east-facing rooms. The expansive lobby, in a central, skylit atrium, has inviting sitting areas with interesting local art and framed photos, a dark and inviting library and billiards lounge, and the excellent steak house, Urban Farmer.

When this clean, family-run, mid-century motel opened in the late 1970s, it served the nearby shipyard; today, this eco-friendly property is one of Portland's best bargain lodgings, catering to savvy visitors who take the nearby MAX to Downtown Portland. Rooms are well maintained, with functional furnishings, refrigerators, and free Wi-Fi and off-street parking; kitchenettes are available in some units. The location may seem remote (it's just off the freeway, 5 miles north of Downtown), but several fun neighborhood bars and restaurants as well as the Rosa Parks MAX station are within walking distance, and the hip Alberta and Mississippi neighborhoods are a short drive or bus ride.