11 Best Hotels in Central Oregon, Oregon

This desert luxury resort places an emphasis on feeling good, with a championship golf course, a spa, a fitness center, and an adults-only pool. There's also an indoor-outdoor dinner restaurant with gorgeous desert views and regular live entertainment.

This upscale western-style resort resembles an alpine village with a cluster of cabins surrounding the main lodge, where every room is rustically decorated with custom-built furnishings. A popular on-site spa makes FivePine ideal for a romantic retreat, while a network of trails woos outdoor lovers.

If famed director Wes Anderson built a wilderness lodge, it’d probably look something like this whimsically updated lakeside retreat in the Deschutes National Forest, where the vintage-summer-camp vibes come with the finest craft cocktails you’ll find between here and Portland. The understated lodge rooms have an Ace Hotel-inspired decor and come stocked with soaps made with pine gathered from around the lake. Guests can rent stand-up paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, and rowboats in the summer and snowshoes in the winter.

Each of the cabins set amid the pines and aspen at this peaceful resort has splendid views of the sparkling Metolius River, decks furnished with Adirondack chairs, a full kitchen, and a fireplace. Children are allowed, but are asked to respect the resort's peace-and-quiet policy.

Part of the eclectic McMenamins chain of pubs, movie theaters, and hotels, this fun outpost in a restored 1936 Catholic schoolhouse has classrooms turned into lodging quarters, restaurant and bars, a brewery, a stage, a mosaic-tile soaking pool, and a movie theater with couches and food service. Enjoy the laid-back and colorful atmosphere as well as the murals and vintage photographs, and be sure to pick up the walking-tour primer, which explains why, for example, one mural depicts Catholic school kids releasing monarch butterflies. Old St. Francis also rents additional guestrooms in nearby cottages.

Unrivaled for its downtown views and close proximity to Bend's restaurants, this jazz-inspired boutique property sets the rhythm for urban lodging in Bend, with in-room vinyl record players and loaner acoustic guitars. From fall through winter, a popular monthly concert series welcomes notable musicians for intimate performances in the 10 Below lounge. As the only hotel of its caliber in the center of Bend, The Oxford is a fantastic high-end option for an in-the-middle-of-it-all stay.

This lodge-inspired hotel and convention center overlooks the Deschutes River and appeals to family travelers with its indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, and on-site dining. A granite-and-beige color scheme dominates the spacious but impersonal rooms, many of which offer river views.

Housed in a historic brick building in the heart of Redmond's tiny downtown, this cheery boutique hotel offers bright rooms adorned with live-edge coffee tables and locally inspired art, including canvas prints of nearby Smith Rock and decorative metal sculptures of rope climbers ascending the walls. The amenities are impressive for a hotel of this size, with a hybrid meditation room/library, a gym, and four dining options, including a rooftop bar with views out over the Three Sisters mountains. 

Central Oregon's premier family playground and luxurious destination resort encapsulates so many things that are distinctive about central Oregon, from the mountain views and winding river to the biking, rafting, golfing, skiing, and family or romantic getaways. A network of paved bike-and-pedestrian paths connects all corners of the 3,300-acre resort; there are four golf courses (including the renowned Crosswater), tennis courts, marina, stables, swimming pools, skiing at nearby Mt. Bachelor, an indoor fitness club and spa, Fort Funnigan for kids, nine restaurants and bars, and lots of other activities and organized tours. Accommodations vary from vacation-house rentals to guest rooms and condos around the cozy Northwest-style lodge.

A favorite among golfers, this suburban resort has all the trappings of an upscale rural retreat, despite being only a 10-minute drive from downtown Bend. Property highlights include a seasonal 18-hole golf course and a multi-room fitness suite and the rooms are comfy and well-maintained, with wet bars and huge bathrooms. 

Built in the 1950s as a motel and relaunched in 2013 after getting a complete makeover, this spot offers spacious suites and rooms that are both woodsy and stylishly contemporary, with a mix of pine, hardwood, and granite surfaces. Suites have full kitchens and dining areas, while skylights fill all the remodeled interiors with light.