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This place comes highly recommended. Great location.
Description from the hotel:
“Deluxe full-service boutique hotel, next to the Waterfront Park, Willamette River and Max light rail. Steps away from shopping, restaurants, downtown activities and festivals.”
Rooms Average $165
For more info and to book, click here.
Hotels, Bed and Breakfasts, Apartments, Etc.
Below you will find a list of hotels to get you started. Now (as of 6/29) we have them listed them in order from most recommended to least but we haven’t included any that you just might hate. Except for maybe the Thriftlodge. But hey, it’s cheap.
Perhaps our strongest recommendation would be to look at one of the available guesthouses below or on VRBO (there are more available, just Google it, these are just a start; if you can coordinate with others you can save yourself a bundle of money (many of them are much cheaper than hotels). There are only a few places that we can recommend based on first-hand knowledge… But we at least tried to provide some sort of filter for all the hotels in Portland. We’ve included our own address so you can see how close you might be.
For a great site for hotels follow this link to TripAdvisor.com (great map search function) and for rental houses go to VRBO.com (also mentioned below).
The below map is a representation of all the hotels in the lists below.
View R&C’s Wedding in a larger map
The Garden Guest House on Hawthorne
In addition to hostel rooms, they have two bedroom apartments for $140/night.
Of all the ones we’ve listed on the East side, this one has the best location right on Hawthorne Blvd, also it’s the closest to our house.
For more info and to book, click here.
Kinley Manor Coach House
Here’s what the owners have to say about this B&B:
“ A master loft bedroom, with a queen-size bed, office area, closet space, a DVD player and 70 channels of cable TV. The living room below features a full sized, super comfortable futon sofa bed, a ceiling fan, gas fireplace, a flat screen television, a VCR, a CD and a DVD player. A fully equipped kitchen and a washer and dryer in the lower level for your use. WiFi Internet access, local and long distance phone calls are all free. Linens and towels are provided.
The rate for rental (based on a one person and/or double occupancy) is:
* $120 daily rate based on double occupancy
$15 per extra occupants over 8 years of age. 12.5% lodging tax applies.
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Motel 6 Portland
Another low-cost convention-area hotel on the East side.
Rooms average $74
For more info and to book, click here.
La Quinta Inn
Another lower-cost convention-area hotel on the east side.
Rooms average $80
For more info and to book, click here.
Portland Central Thriftlodge
Directly across the river from downtown and in a somewhat revitalized area. But it’s a THRIFTlodge, so you probably get what you pay for. Right across the street from the Doug Fir Lounge, a pretty great venue and bar/restauraunt (they have a cheap hotel too, but unless you’re keen on being kept up by patio partiers all night, maybe take a pass).
Rooms average $79.
For more info and to book, click here.
Courtyard by Marriot Lloyd Center (NOT Downtown as they say)
A somewhat cheaper option on the east side of the river. The area is more oriented to convention-attendees and mall-goers. But what you miss out in location you make up for in price.
Rooms average $139
If you are simply in love with Marriot, try either:
- Courtyard by Marriot City Center $174 Avg.
- Marriot Waterfront $198 Avg.
For more info and to book, click here.
How to Prepare
Weather
Usually, September weather in Portland is like a slightly cooler August… dry and warm.But so far it’s be intermittently rainy overcast (and it until mid-June this year), so anything goes…It could rain the entire time (but let’s hope it doesn’t) so prepare accordingly. This is the Pacific Northwest after all.
Definitely come prepared for days to be 60’s/70’s and nights to be 50’s. And bring something for RAIN.
Wedding Attire
Semi-Formal
What’s happening when?
Check out the schedule.
3-day Forecast
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Sunday, September 26th
1pm Family Brunch
Simpatica
828 SE Ash Street
Portland, OR 97214