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McMenamins Kennedy SchoolvsThe Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland

The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland and McMenamins Kennedy School are both praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland scores significantly higher than McMenamins Kennedy School. The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland has a TripExpert Score of 93 with endorsements from 18 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, DK Eyewitness and The Telegraph.

McMenamins Kennedy School
8/10
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland, OR 97211
From $99/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top 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 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 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 Rough Guide
"Unique rooms in a refurbished 1915 schoolhouse with chalkboards and cloakrooms, plus modern appointments."
Fodor's 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 Gayot
"The walls are adorned with amazing art, from historical photos to mosaics to Indonesian wood panels."
Oyster Oyster
Upper-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 Not For Tourists
"Former elementary school turned hipster hotel. As rad as it sounds."
Afar Magazine 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 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
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland
9/10
525 SW Morrison, Portland, OR 97204
From $220/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Laundy Room
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The Nines, the most stylish and sophisticated hotel in Portland, is on the upper floors of the historic Meier & Frank Building, which on its lower floors houses Macy's." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Portland's first modern-luxe hotel. Fine art everywhere, a well-stocked lending library, and plush guest rooms."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This is a sophisticated hotel convenient for shopping."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"The most central hotel in Portland, hovering above Pioneer Courthouse Square and offering visitors upmarket designer furnishings, DVD players, iPod docks and an on-site ballroom and gym."
Fodor's Fodor's
"If you're looking for the cosmopolitan flair of a larger city or want to spot visiting celebrities, this swanky hotel is the place for you." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Residing in one of the city's most-venerable buildings in an ideal location at the heart of the city, The Nines is a LEFD silver-certified... luxury hotel with a view from every room."
Gayot Gayot
"The Nines is a contemporary homage to the building'€™s storied past both in its decor and service."
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"One of the newest luxury properties in town, The Nines, housed in the former Meier & Frank department store building, is easily one of the snazziest places to stay in the city." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The hotel and rooms are gorgeous. The staff is the friendliest of almost any business I've been to, and the location is absolutely perfect." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"It may be nation’s capital of casual cool, but a reservation at The Nines ensures exceptional refinement amid Portland's hippest scene." Full review
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