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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The hotel is well established, with
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Posted Aug 17, 2008
Excellent
The hotel is well established, with high quality services.The room we stayed in was dingy, backing onto another tall building and with poorly-working blinds and inadequate lighting. The Benson is a traditional hotel; almost 100 years old. this...
Fitness centre, morning coffee in
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Posted Aug 17, 2008
Good
Fitness centre, morning coffee in lobby, concierge, accommodated room type request, room renovations.Daily parking fee too high, no free high-speed internet access, no pool, small bathroom, old hotel feel. Would rate hotel as 3.5 star.
Good location.No pool or spa, small
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Posted Aug 15, 2008
Okay
Good location.No pool or spa, small bathroom, not prompts service from front desk. Clean and fine, but not exceptional in anyway. Recommended for more of a business traveler, not romantic, no interesting artistic touches. Very traditional.
Centrally located, very clean, helpful
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Posted Aug 14, 2008
Excellent
Centrally located, very clean, helpful staff.No DVD player. Poor lighting in bathroom for makeup application. I have stayed there on several occasions and have always found it enjoyable.
Had nice corner room assigned to me
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Posted Aug 12, 2008
Horrible
Had nice corner room assigned to me with beautiful views.There was nothing exciting about the beds, and no in-room safe to lock valuables. Overall a good experience, although it always seems like I get the Benson in Portland as the 'go to' hotel for ...
Beautiful, impressive lobby. Convenient
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Posted Aug 07, 2008
Excellent
Beautiful, impressive lobby. Convenient parking. Comfortable beds.Phone and clock in room were broken, needed replacing while we were there. Beautiful hotel in a prime location. Great value for the price.
Friendly staff, wine tasting in the
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Posted Aug 07, 2008
Good
Friendly staff, wine tasting in the evening is fun.Failed to clean the room after 1st night stay. Expensive Parking. Friendly hotel located in Downtown Portland.
Great downtown location.No workout
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Posted Aug 04, 2008
Good
Great downtown location.No workout facility. This is an older historic hotel, so you have to take the good with bad. There was not workout facility and the rooms had the original windows ( a nice touch, but we were downtown so even with the windows...
Restaurant and cleanliness staff tried
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Posted Aug 04, 2008
Horrible
Restaurant and cleanliness staff tried to corrected problem.This hotel is a bate and switch hotel. Upon arrival as I checked in the clerk informed me that my room was not ready and took my cell number to call if was ready. I traveled around town a...
Old and beautiful.The concierge (man)
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Posted Aug 03, 2008
Excellent
Old and beautiful.The concierge (man) at the desk was rude and pompous. Beautiful, lovely old hotel which has been kept up well. Our room was large and very clean. We enjoyed the wine tasting at 5:00.The location is great and near MAX.
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