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McMenamins Kennedy SchoolvsHoliday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront
Both hotels are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, McMenamins Kennedy School is preferred by most reviewers compared to Red Lion Hotel on the River. McMenamins Kennedy School comes in at #12 in Portland with positive reviews from 10 sources like Fodor's, DK Eyewitness and Travel + Leisure.
McMenamins Kennedy School
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Oyster
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Afar Magazine
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
Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront
Star Service Fodor's
909 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217
From $84/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Star Service "Built as a Red Lion Hotel in the late 1970s, this hotel became a Hilton and then a Doubletree, and later returned—renewed and re-invigorated—as the Red Lion on the River." Full review
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The hotel's shuttle whisks guests, by request and at no cost, to that shopping, as well as to the Light Rail stop—and to and from the airport.
Fodor's "The beige and red rooms in this four-story hotel on the Columbia River have balconies and excellent views of the river and Vancouver, Washington." Full review
