Review: Hi-Lo Hotel Portland

Glad you had a good trip to Portland. I live here and wish I knew you were coming in advance -- would have invited you to dinner. Let me know if you are going to be back to Portland sometime.

I've always wanted to go to Portland. Will put this one the list of places to stay.

I've stayed at several new build Autograph hotels recently (Press Hotel, Watermark) - they are among my favorite hotels in the United States. It's a great brand. Elite benefits are often better than Marriott's luxury brands too. Make sure the hotels are newly built, though. Developers can build them to "Autograph" specifications in a way that makes sense.

Looks great, but having people on the street peering into my room would be very uncomfortable. And how can any hotel not include coffee with a "free" breakfast, especially when it's free in the lobby?

I have to say I have been VERY impressed with Marriott's smaller brands like Autograph and AC. I stayed at the AC hotel in Portland, and absolutely loved everything about it.

My office used to be a block from there. +1 on homeless people cursing

Wow - this was not in existence when I was traveling to Portland, but, the Westin (now the Dossier) was top notch. This definitely looks better than the Nines which I have never been too huge a fan of minus their very very solid club lounge with free local wine and beer in the evening and mimosas in the morning with AMAZING cinnamon rolls on weekends.

Awesome review - look forward to staying there on my next trip to Portland! I've stayed in The Nines before, but had a terrible experience, since it was overrun by bachelor parties the weekend I was there, and the staff were some of the worst I've ever experienced in a hotel.

I'm so sorry you were visiting during the crisis. Late summer is the worst time to visit Portland anyway because it's uncomfortably hot, all the sidewalks are a smelly sticky mess because it doesn't rain (!) in summer, and hotels are overpriced. This year we have the bonus of nearby forest fires (that are still burning) filling the air with ash and making it seem like we are in Beijing! I hope you'll return during milder weather - the reopened Japanese Garden was beautiful this past spring and should be remarkable in fall.

I wonder if the extensive welcome amenities in the room (wine, food, etc.) are standard for all Marriott platinum guests, or if they were special for Ben, a well-known travel blogger, who books rooms under his own name. I suspect the latter.

Still, the hotel looks nice, and I could see staying during my next PDX trip, even if I'm likely only to receive the $10 food certificate as a welcome amenity.

Thanks for the review. Will put this one on our list. We usually stay in the Nines and the homeless are very vocal in downtown!

For anyone travelling with a big group or on a budget, the Residence Inn in the Pearl District is fantastic - clean as a whistle as its only 2 years old and has some big suites of different shapes and sizes. there's a municipal parking garage right across the street that's very easy to use and has great rates ($2 per hour or $9/day, $5/day on weekends!). Pearl District is a tad less centered than downtown but is a fantastic neighborhood to explore and makes a good base. It was my best Residence/Courtyard experience.

I agree with the comments about The Nines as I've never felt very valued when I stay there even though I'm Ambassador level with SPG. It's a hotel that I want to love that doesn't love me back. I enjoyed my stay a few weeks ago at the AC and will give Hi-Lo a shot- though I doubt I'll get the same type of amenity as Ben received!