Downtown Value Inn

They let me switch to a private room-which turned out to be more expensive that the original rom was for the three nights that I was supposed to stay.

This place was nothing like the ad or the website said it would be. It was dirty and cheap, but somehow still expensive. They also don’t offer any refunds or let you see the rooms until after you pay.

Location. Near transportation and eateries.

Only one channel on TV. Stains and hair on bedclothes.

Downtown Crash-Pad

Good proximity to downtown Portland, 10-20 min walk to most places, and ample access to transport for getting around outside of downtown. Small refrigerator & microwave in room. Free parking available. Works as a crash pad if you are not planning to hang out a lot at the hotel. Staff were friendly and helpful, allowed me to park my car a little early when I needed to be at a meeting before check-in & leave it parked a little after check-out to accommodate my work schedule.

Thin walls to hear anything above a whisper inside & thin windows to hear everything (including noisy streetcars/trams passing frequently) outside. Could have sacrificed the massive television for a coffeemaker. The few lamps were too dim to read by. Linens seemed clean, but the rest of the room felt tidied and wiped down, not “hotel clean”. Bed & pillows were quite uncomfortable.

Very simple

It is a very decent hotel, nothing fancy, showers use a small shower head, the bathroom is rather small, not much lighting in the room, no plug for the drain in the bathroom sink. Just any okay place, cheap enough but just no nice amenities.

The bathroom was pretty small and the shower head was short. No real place to put your bath items, not much for lights.