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McMenamins Kennedy SchoolvsViking Motel

McMenamins Kennedy School and Viking Motel are both rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, McMenamins Kennedy School scores significantly higher than Viking Motel. McMenamins Kennedy School is ranked #6 in Portland with approval from 9 reviews including Fodor's, oyster.com and Gayot.

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
Viking Motel
7/10
6701 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217
From $0/night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundy Room
  • Free Parking
  • Multilingual
  • Kitchenette
  • Air Conditioning
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Today, this eco-friendly property is arguably Portland's best bargain lodging, catering to savvy visitors who take the nearby MAX to downtown Portland." Full review

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