Smartest Hotel in Portland
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/22/05
These guys get it!
I was greeted by smiling valets, bellmen, a brilliant concierge and the hotel general manager before I could reach the beautiful new desk to check in.
The restaurant is fantastic and this is the only hotel I've stayed in with a full-blown Starbucks (be prepared to wait... it's busy!)
The rooms my colleagues and I had were large, very well appointed, and perfectly cared for. Our maid, Gelena, was funny and efficient.
The best kept secret in Portland is the old guy shining shoes in the lobby. He wasn't there on my last visit, but 3 people commented on my shoe shine last week alone! The airfare and hotel expense are worth it if only for the world's best shoeshine.
I won't stay anywhere else in Portland.