Monday, March 11, 2013

Portland Hilton and Executive Tower

For my second trip to Portland in two weekends I decided to change it up a little and stay at a different hotel to experience a different part of the city and see what other options there are in the city. If you haven't already, make sure you check out JD's review of our room at the Embassy Suites from the first trip.

This trip Kelsey, my parents and I stayed at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower. The hotel is located in an awesome position downtown with almost direct links to the tram system so you really don't need a car. The building is split into two separate towers, the regular tower and the executive tower, which are located across an intersection from each other. If you bring a car, call ahead and see which building you are in because each has a separate parking structure. You can valet park for $32 per night or self park for $22 per night.

We arrived at the regular tower and were told that we had been placed in the Executive Tower so we went around the block and checked in to the second building. The Executive Tower is all upgraded rooms and takes up floors 11-20 of the building. Our rooms were located on the 17th floor at the end of the hallway and were both "Executive Kings."

When you walk into the room it looks like a basic king. It seems the only difference between the Executive rooms and the regular rooms is a bit more space and a higher floor for a better view (more on that later).

Right on the right when you enter is the bathroom, which was quite small and basic....nothing special here.

Bathroom
Bathroom
 Past the bathroom is the main bedroom with the king bed on the right side and a night stand on either side...as always it's great to see the lamps with outlets next to the bed to plug in phones. To the right of the bed was a chair and a table that can serve as a sitting area.

Bed and Sitting Area
 Across from the bed is the tv, dresser and desk with chair.

TV, Dresser and Desk/Chair
 The room overall was very basic, but the view more than made up for it. The beautiful and clear day made the view of Mt. Hood (Edit: Originally put Mt. Baker in my addled 3 hrs of sleep state) absolutely stunning from our room (sorry my picture doesn't capture the beauty as well as it could..just have to go visit!).

 
The hotel offers breakfast in their restaurant on the ground level and for Gold/Diamond HHonors members the option is for a continental breakfast off of the buffet.

There was nothing special about the hotel, it is the consistency of look and feel you would expect from a Hilton. But its location in downtown Portland and the ease of access to the city it's the perfect place to stay!

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2 comments:

  1. That's Mt. Hood. Mt. Baker is 350 miles north :)

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    1. Doh! Can you tell I got in at 2 am and was at work by 8? ;) Fixed!

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