Welcome to Portland! We’re glad you’re visiting, and hopefully you have a wonderful time.

Many of the posts on this site may help you find some new and wonderful things to do while here.

A few things to consider:

• Consider staying in a hotel, hostel, or an AirBnB that is a room within a house instead of renting an entire house or apartment. We have a housing shortage and we need your help!
  • If you do stay in an AirBnB (or other short-term rental) that is the entire apartment, consider donating to one of the affordable housing nonprofits here in Portland. There’s a great list on the Willamette Week Give Guide.
  • Some Portland hotels that include kitchen amenities:
    • Mark Spencer Hotel located in downtown Portland
    • Tiny Digs – Hotel of Tiny Houses is in close in Northeast Portland and near several of my favorite bars (Stammtisch, Holman’s) and restaurants (Montelupo, Guero) in Portland as well as the fabulous Laurelhurst Theater.
    • Inn at Northrup Station in Northwest Portland is near another collection of favorite places: Cinema 21, Serratto, Saint Jack and so many more
    • Bluebird Guesthouse in Southeast Portland is right by the Tomorrow Theater as well as Division Wine, Cibo, Oma’s Hideaway, and so many other delightful options.
• It’s pretty easy to get around without a car. It’s actually relatively straight-forward to walk, use a bike (Biketown!)/scooter, or ride mass transit in Portland. And there are always cabs and ride hailing services. Also, regional transit is very helpful for short out-of-town trips using buses and trains.
• So many wonderful locally-owned businesses to enjoy. Check out all of the options on this site, and Travel Portland also has lots of great suggestions for shopping. This keeps your money here in the Portland community, allowing us to do more cool things for your next visit!
• Making and keeping a single restaurant reservation for each meal. There are many delicious places to eat in Portland and you might find yourself hedging your bets and wanting to make multiple reservations for the same evening and then cancelling (or even worse, no showing) at the last minute. This is terrible for the restaurants. Pick one and you’ll have a great time!

Updates:

• Added the specific hotel recommendations on 12/27/24
• Added the restaurant reservation suggestion and links to Biketown and TriMet blog posts on 9/23/2019