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McMenamins Kennedy SchoolvsCaravan - The Tiny House Hotel
Both hotels are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, McMenamins Kennedy School is the choice of most writers compared to Caravan - The Tiny House Hotel. McMenamins Kennedy School comes in at 83 with praise from 10 sources including Travel + Leisure, Gayot and Rough Guide.
McMenamins Kennedy School
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Frommer's
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland, OR 97211
From $99/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This former elementary school is now home to a hotel... restaurant with great garden courtyard, several bars, a microbrewery and movie theater." Full review
Travel + Leisure "if you want to get any sleep at all, be sure to ask for a room overlooking the “quiet courtyard.”" Full review
DK Eyewitness "Whimsically decorated and furnished with antiques, classrooms-turned-guestrooms still have their chalkboards and clocks, but now they also have private bathrooms."
Rough Guide "Unique rooms in a refurbished 1915 schoolhouse with chalkboards and cloakrooms, plus modern appointments."
Fodor's "In a renovated elementary school in northeast Portland, this may well be one of the most unusual (and awesome) hotels you'll ever encounter." Full review
Gayot "The walls are adorned with amazing art, from historical photos to mosaics to Indonesian wood panels."
OysterUpper-middle-range
"For those who ever harbored childhood fantasies of spending the night in their school ... then a night or two at this converted 1915 schoolhouse may very well be a dream come true." Full review
Not For Tourists "Former elementary school turned hipster hotel. As rad as it sounds."
Afar Magazine "Housed in a converted elementary school dating back to 1915, this sprawling hotel complex has long drawn out-of-towners and local Portlanders alike." Full review
Frommer's "There's colorful hand-painted art on the walls, a couch-filled movie-theater pub, a brewery, and a saltwater soaking pool outdoors...staying here will take you back to your school days" Full review
Caravan - The Tiny House Hotel Lonely Planet Fodor's
The Telegraph Afar Magazine
5009 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Kitchenette
- Air Conditioning
- Street parking
Lonely Planet "The tiny-house trend is, ironically, huge these days." Full review
Fodor's "This cluster of itty-bitty custom-built houses-on-wheels offers visitors the chance to experience Portland's unabashed quirky side. The neighborhood is fun, too, with scads of inviting shops and cafés." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Integrated into an artsy residential neighbourhood, the world’s first ‘tiny house’ hotel boasts six hand-built tiny houses around a central courtyard with fire pit." Full review
Afar Magazine "Situated on Northeast Portland’s Alberta Street, smack in the middle of the Alberta Arts District, Caravan is an unique alternative to the same old hotels or vacation rentals." Full review
