Portland City Grill (for Happy Hour)
The best view in the city. Go early (like, 4:15) for their happy hour to get a seat so you don’t have to wait and circle like vultures around a table (there’s no waiting list).
Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 4:30pm-6:30pm & 10pm-midnight, Sat 4:30-6:30pm & 10pm-1am, Sunday 4pm-11pm
30th Floor, 111 Southwest 5th Avenue, Portland, OR
Horse Brass
Portland’s quintessential British Pub, the Horse Brass often fills our heads with dreams of fish N’ chips. They have an insane, constantly-rotating selection of beers.
4534 Southeast Belmont Street, Portland, OR
Saturday Market (Saturdays & Sundays)
Portland’s weekend bazaar; crafts, food, gifts, music, you’ll find pretty much anything you want out here. Open SATURDAYS 10 – 5pm &
SUNDAYS 11 – 4:30pm.
http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/
Located at SW Ankeny St + Naito Parkway
H.U.B. (Hopworks Urban Brewery)
One of Portland great brew-pubs, this place has some of the best bar-food in town; excellent pizzas and sandwiches. Plus, it’s kid friendly before 9pm. – http://www.hopworksbeer.com/
2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland, OR 97202
The Nines Hotel
Apparently this place has the second best view compared to Portland City Grill. The Nines contains two new-ish acclaimed restaurants: Departure (asian-fusion) and Urban Farmer. We have not been here yet. Also, we’ve been warned that you’d do well to stay away on the weekend, as the place gets absurdly crowded.
The Nines
Another highly recommended hotel; apparently has a great happy hour spot, Departure(?).
They say: “Ideally situated next to Portland’s Pioneer Square and the MAX light Rail, The Nines rests atop the landmark Meier & Frank Building and is a contemporary homage to the structure’s storied past both in its striking decor and impeccable service. A magnificent contemporary art collection by local artists graces each of the 331 luxurious guestrooms, including 13 suites. Plush bedding, 42″ HD Television”
Rooms average $222.
For more info and to book, click here.
Hotel Fifty
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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