driving to portland

My husband and I are driving to Portland from Seattle to stay for one night. Are we better to drive into the city and stay in a hotel or stay in the outskirts and get public transport into the city. Also, which hotel should we stay in

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driving to portland

Definitely try to stay right in the downtown area. Much easier that way. What is your budget for a hotel? I saw from your other posts that you were trying to stay around $100 for a Seattle hotel. If that is the same budget, then that limits you, but don%26#39;t worry. The Kennedy School would definitely fit in that budget, is a lot of fun, and is just a short 5 minute or so drive from downtown. The website for that is www.mcmenamins.com and then click on hotels, then Kennedy School. One hotel that is not too far over the $100/nt is the Inn at Northrup Station, in the NW part of downtown (some tourists insist on calling it Nob Hill...but that is another story, lol!). Walkable to everything and in a fun area with lots of unique shops and restaurants. If these are not what you are looking for, then you might want to use Priceline. There are lots of nice hotels here, so if your budget is different, just let us know and I am sure everyone will have more suggestions.

driving to portland

The Kennedy School is a very cool place, I%26#39;d definitely second that recommendation.

If you decide on the Kennedy School, it is easy to drive into the NW area (Downtown , the Pearl etc)..I hardly ever take the trains but the light rail is easy too.

www.pova.com to see if any of the hotels in town are offering specials..The 5th Ave Suites is but they are still kind of expensive.

A few people have told me they really were happy with the Mark Spencer hotel too.

There are hotels here for every budget.

Yes, Mtngrl is right, I asked someone once ( a local) if they knew where ';Nob Hill'; was and they answered, San Francisco..

You won%26#39;t need a car once you are in town, with walking and streetcars.

If you want to stay in a hotel that is a bit less expensive than the downtown hotels, you can stay at a nice 3 star hotel near the convention center or Lloyd Center and just hop on and off the max line. It is free to downtown. I stayed this weekend at the Doubletree Hotel across from Lloyd Center and it was very comfortable and very reasonably priced using Hotwire.com. The Kennedy School is a blast to visit, but you will definitely need your car to get to and from downtown. But, they have so much to do there you may not want to go downtown....movie theatre, different bars, restaurants, etc. Very fun place to visit. Enjoy your stay.

The Lloyd Center has had some unpleasant crimes lately, I think I would avoid that area...not to mention the amount of car theft .

We have stayed at the Parklane Suites in Portland. It is reasonably priced and close to public transportation.

I would recommend the Holiday Inn Express on NW Vaughn Street. It is close to downtown and right off the 405 freeway. The average price for a room there is around 106 bucks. It is in the ';Nob Hill'; district. A very nice old neighborhood. Parking is free at the motel. You could easily walk to the downtown ';Pearl District'; from there. Driving into downtown from there is a snap as well. Just take 23rd to Burnside, turns left on Burnside and you will go right into downtown.

Or you could just explore all of the eclectic shops and eateries on NW 23rd and 22nd streets. Which are basically right across the street from the motel.

Enjoy your trip!

The Holiday Inn is on Vaughn, the 23rd Street shopping area really begins around Marshall..9 blocks away with a lot of condo construction going on in between.. Vaughn is not horrible for one night but in my opinion, a last resort. It is right where all the highways converge and on the edges of the Industrial area.

light sleeper, sorry to be contradictory but I really don%26#39;t think that the Holiday Inn is anywhere close to being an easy walk to the Pearl District.

We walk a lot ( we live in the Pearl) but that is quite a long walk, over 20 + blocks..

I have to agree with Scarlett on this location. There are so many other options for hotels within your budget, so why stay near the industrial area?