FEATURED Portland hotels

Known as 'The City of Roses' Portland is the most prominent city in the state of Oregon, and the second largest in the whole of the Pacific Northwest. Just seventy miles from the stunning Pacific coastline, the best Portland hotels are found in or near the Central Business District. To see a collection of these lodgings, check out our website, Best Portland Hotels.

It is a delightful city, well planned and a joy to inhabit, with lots of green open spaces and parkland that gives it a light and airy feel. Situated between San Francisco and Seattle, it offers visitors a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, as well as exciting sporting facilities, excellent shopping, and vibrant cultural activities.

Portland is credited as being one of the best places to visit in the world, and has been constructed around public green spaces to make life more pleasant for its inhabitants. Portland has the ideal climate for growing the most beautiful specimens of roses, and has many gardens devoted entirely to them, including the International Rose Test Garden with almost six hundred varieties.

There are really just two seasons in the Portland area: A summer season, and a cold rainy season. This is ideal for plant life, and means that the region surrounding Portland is a fertile growing area.

Getting to Portland is very easy via the International Airport just nine miles north of the city. Many of the best Portland hotels will provide limo services from the airport for your convenience. When you arrive at your chosen hotel you will find a round the clock concierge desk to take care of all your needs during your stay. You may ask them to help with transportation arrangements, theater tickets, restaurant reservations, business arrangements, or even organizing childcare.

We have selected the best Portland hotels to make your stay in this fantastic city of roses all the more fragrant and delightful. They are all of exceptional quality, and have exemplary service standards. The attention to detail in every one of them is superb, and you can be assured of a relaxing and stress free stay.

Your chosen hotel will no doubt have a fine selection of rooms and suites, ranging for the more modestly priced yet exceedingly comfortable to the divine luxury of a presidential suite.

Each hotel has its own style and elegance, but each one will have a superb restaurant with a stunning selection of international dishes and corresponding wines. The hotel bar is a great place to relax in the evening and take stock of the day's events, while sipping a cocktail before dinner. You can also indulge yourself in the hotel's recreational facilities, which could range from a heated indoor or outdoor swimming pools, to tennis courts, gyms, spas, beauty salons, golf courses, and even personal in room massage.

Downtown is where you will find the financial and business heart of the city, with a glorious selection of fine dining restaurants, exclusive bars, and luxurious hotels rubbing shoulders with fabulous boutiques and bistros. This is the perfect place to stay if you are in Portland for business, or even for those staying in the city for pleasure. It is vibrant, elegant, and colorful, yet sophisticated and safe.

There are lots of exciting things to see and do during your stay in the city. There are plenty of public parks and gardens in this verdant conurbation, as well as museums, art galleries, theaters, sports venues, markets, and festivals. Apart from the famous rose garden, there is the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, and the Oregon Zoo, which specializes in breeding Asian Elephants.

The Museum of Science and Industry is a fantastic place for children to visit, as it has plenty of imaginative and entertaining exhibits. The Portland Art Museum has a very interesting collection of works, which is supplemented by touring exhibitions. The Rose Festival is one of the biggest events in the area and attracts visitors from all over the globe to the spectacular displays of color and perfume.

Portland is also home to great shopping. Washington Square, for example, has the largest shopping mall in the state of Oregon. Sellwood is the antiques quarter and is perfect if you love quaint old-fashioned shops. NW 23rd Street is where you will find more original funky shops, as the area is densely populated and has a young vibe.

The Hawthorne district has a mixture of arty shops and boutiques, as well as microbreweries and cafes. The Lloyds Center is a very large mall, and was plenty of interesting shops. Clackamas Town Center is very similar to Lloyds with plenty of retailers. The Pearl District has lots of trendy furniture shops and boutiques, and is a great place for some window-shopping.