Downtown Value Inn

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.

The location is great, very close to some great food trucks. Also one of the easiest for transit since the green line ends right here. Close to the University. Microwave and fridge included. Great heating/ A.C. unit. Very nice staff.

You get what you pay for! Stains in the carpet, nightstands blocked outlets and switches (easy enough to move, but still), very thin walls so able to hear (and feel!) the streetcars movements and other guests. Biggest downside was that the room key was similar to USB stick, so easy to lose (I did) and had to pay $5 to replace it. Reasonable enough fee but had it been a traditional 'credit card' style it would have gone in my wallet and not been lost.