Hotels: A Place for You

July 1, 2006 By Fred Eckhardt

The following list recommends good hotels in the Festival vicinity. From any of them, one can easily walk to catch FREE public transport anywhere in downtown Portland’s “Fareless Square” area, near our light rail (MAX) lines. Some of these hotels are across the Willamette River, which extends the Fareless Square light rail line to the edge of Lloyd Center, Portland’s largest mall. (Consult your hotel’s concierge for specifics.)

Downtown Portland

• 5th Avenue Suites Hotel
• Benson Hotel
• Clyde Hotel
• Embassy Suites Hotel
• Four Points Sheraton (closest to the festival)
• Governor Hotel
• Heathman Hotel
• Hilton Portland
• Hotel Lucia
• Hotel Vintage Plaza
• Marriott City Center
• Mariott Downtown (about a six-block walk north to the festival)
• Paramount Hotel
• Westin Portland

East Across the River

Close to the free MAX light rail and Lloyd Mall

• Courtyard Mariott (Lloyd Center)
• Doubletree (Lloyd Center)
• LaQuinta (Convention Center)
• Red Lion Hotel (Portland Convention Center)

(Reservation Info: Visit travelportland.com or call 877-678-5263.)