Discover affordable luxury at The Benson Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon, and only 11 miles from PDX. The Benson... more »
Discover affordable luxury at The Benson Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon, and only 11 miles from PDX. The Benson provides travelers a truly unique experience among even the most distinct Portland hotels with full service amenities including the award winning London Grill restaurant.
The Benson Hotel is an upscale boutique style Portland hotel on Broadway and very convenient to sightseeing, shopping, the Pearl District, performing arts and museums. The hotel features 287 guest rooms that include 57 suites, a stunning fireside lobby, valet parking, prompt room service, video and express check-out, business center, and exercise room.
Benson hotel accommodations feature the ultimate in rest and comfort with Tempur-Pedic sleep system beds, plus complimentary morning coffee in the hotel's stunning lobby. High speed internet access and plus eco-friendly bamboo bath robes and slippers are available in every guest room. Stay here and be pampered!
Official Hotel Information
Located in the heart of downtown Portland, this sophisticated AAA Four-Diamond property is approximately 12 miles from Portland International Airport. Built in 1912, this historic landmark building is perfectly situated near shops, galleries, theatres, museums, and local attractions.London Grill, a recipient of the AAA Four-Diamond distinction itself, has been The Benson's resident fine dining establishment for 50 years. Led by executive chef Xavier Bauser, this elegant restaurant is renowned for its tableside dining, specialty dishes, and extensive wine list of over 10,000 bottles. Hotel amenities include fresh fruit at check-in, wine tasting in the cellar, complimentary fresh coffee and newspapers in the lobby, afternoon tea and cookies in the fireside lobby, valet parking, 24-hour room service, video and express check-out, business center, and exercise room. Each richly appointed guest room features new Tempur-Pedic memory foam beds, his & her plush terry cloth bathrobes, mini-bars, irons andIroning boards, hairdryers, oversized desks with a comfortable desk chair and wireless high-speed Internet.
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Great Downtown location, within walking
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Posted Mar 18, 2008
Excellent
Great Downtown location, within walking distant to great restaurants.Very minor concern but room was a little dusty. Overall my wife and I had a great stay. All the staff was very friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable about the area. Look...
Didnt get to stay there because our
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Posted Mar 15, 2008
Horrible
Didnt get to stay there because our business plans were changed and would not let us change our reservations!Dont know didn't get a chance to stay there. None didn't get to stay there.
Tempur-Pedic bed.Fitness room. We had a
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Posted Mar 15, 2008
Good
Tempur-Pedic bed.Fitness room. We had a great stay, but our room was next to the service elevator. At times, it felt like we had a "massage bed". The elevator stopped around 10pm, and started up again at 7:50 am, rather loud and shaky when it...
Not one thing.Room was dirty, tiny and
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Posted Mar 14, 2008
Horrible
Not one thing.Room was dirty, tiny and just plain dumpy. Rude front desk clerks. This place may have been nice in the 80's but now it is just dumpy dirty and full of rude, unmotivated employees. The rooms are dated and small. It is as if the...
This hotel was centrally located to the
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Posted Mar 13, 2008
Excellent
This hotel was centrally located to the Pearl District and the Downtown Portland area. Perfect.There was two dollar charge for the normally complimentary toothpaste. The Benson hotel is located right in the center of all the action. Everything was...
Location excellent, decor beautiful,
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Posted Mar 13, 2008
Excellent
Location excellent, decor beautiful, we've always loved this hotel.Parking costs but that's in every city now. They continue to keep this historic hotel in excellent shape and provide the same customer service. Located near numerous great...
Classic old hotel with great services
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Posted Mar 12, 2008
Excellent
Classic old hotel with great services.Charges for Internet, Business Center Leased and expensive. The Benson is an old classic hotel in Portland with a "seasoned" staff. Location is great, Bar is opened late, wine-tasting in their facility and El...
The reservation clerk listened to my
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Posted Mar 12, 2008
Good
The reservation clerk listened to my requests.Rooms very plain and lacked character, lobby is 4-star hotel, rooms only 3-star. I contacted the hotel to ensure that our room was not. Kindly they met our requirements and placed us in a corner room...
Food was great; staff and door
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Posted Mar 12, 2008
Excellent
Food was great; staff and door attendants were fantastic.Everything went very well. Maybe another bed would be nice since I had recent surgery. We had a great time; housekeeping was right on top of their game; we received a non-smoking room w/a view ...
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