Courtyard Portland City Center

Visited the City Center Marriott the 26^th of December for a two night stay. Arrived early hoping for a early room to no avail. With My pregnant wife and the snow beginning to fall I we needed to get into a room so I phoned in literally a few minutes later and spoke to the same woman who said no rooms were available, and said something just «opened up» I could tel this was not going to be a good stay. So we spent the first couple hours settling down and noticed it was too cold in the room, called the lobby and they sent someone up to the 14^th floor and the tech said the computer was broken and offered to bring a small space heater, I thought in no way would I be paying good money to stay in a room with a space heater so I requested a room and we had to move to the 7^th floor. Heat worked fine but only to find out the drain in the shower was not working as well. So once again I called the lobby and they offered a tech again, note that I’m on vacation and I don’t want to spend my vacation in my hotel room waiting on techs for a room that should be inspected before each check in. Frustrated, I requested another room in which we were there moved to the 4^th floor to a corner room. The room as explained in other reviews is extremely weird and is supposedly «nicer» yet everything I the room is outdated. I then decided to take a shower in which I lifted the toilet seat and yes, feces. No my feces or my wife’s but the previous visitor. At that point I was beyond upset and was tired of switching rooms over and over again and was not going to switch on my last day of vacation. I honestly would not recommend anyone visit this hotel. I now wish I would have spent the extra 10 dollars a night to stay in the Marriott up the street. I definitely won’t be staying here on my next visit to Portland.

We stayed here for 4 days. The corner king room was spacious and the bed was so comfortable! The staff was super friendly and accommodating. The location is central with lots of overnight parking near the hotel.

Basically fine, but not great.
We had a bunch of minor hassles. For example, we were billed for valet parking ($ 35/​day) even though we didn’t have a car. When we talked to the front desk, they told us «Oh yeah, I saw the before. Let me take those charges off now». Wait, what? You saw that we were incorrectly billed and didn’t do anything about it until we checked our bill and had it fixed? WTF?
Similarly, we asked for a quiet room, and then got a room facing the internal courtyard, which has noisy HVAC equipment running.
So, nothing really terrible, just lots of papercuts.

My husband and I stayed here for our anniversary this year and we had an amazing stay. We were on the 16^th floor and the view was beautiful. This hotel is very clean, professional, and classy. I loved their Christmas décor… It was a nice touch and not overwhelming. Room service was delicious both times we ordered and all of the staff was very friendly. Very pleased overall and I would definitely stay here again.

Expensive and fussy. Clean, tho, with nice furnishing. The worst was being on the 14^th floor without being able to open the windows. At all. Had something of a panic attack, being exceedingly claustrophobic. Staff were also overly helpful aka suspicious. I will avoid this Marriott in my future stays in Portland.

Great place to stay! We arrived four hours before check-​in time and asked if they could hold our things somewhere until then, instead they got us checked in and up to our room in under ten minutes. The staff was great and the location was unbeatable, I would recommend it to everyone I know.

I stayed at this hotel for one night on my first trip to Portland. I had enough Marriott points racked up for a free stay. It is a solid hotel. Parts of it appear old but the rooms are clean and comfortable. The receptionists and valet are very helpful with recommendations. This hotel is strategically located in downtown. It is next to a popular food cart pod on SW 5^th and Stark. Nevertheless, there is not much to see in downtown. Most of my recommendations for Portland are not around this area. Unless you are in town for business that is situated downtown, there is really no reason to stay here. Valet parking is $ 32 but at least it is one price for the full day and you can drive in and out as you please without paying more than the $ 32 daily fee. Parking is a pain downtown so just pay the fee if you stay here.
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Excellent service by front desk. Fast and competent Valet. Lobby looked brand new. Great beers for sale you can take up to your room. Attached to a decent diner, very hip. Business center level is pretty sweet.
But their rooms! All the money went to the lobby as a façade. Rooms weren’t up to par with other Courtyards. There is a window in the room, but it doesn’t open. For 3 days I feel like I couldn’t take a deep breath because of no air flow. The bathroom showers looked like they needed a deep cleaning.
The front desk put our family of 3 in between 2 party rooms. You could hear music bumping from one room and the other side was 5 drunk women yelling «woohoo!» at the top of their lungs as if other guests enjoy hearing that attention seeking warcry.
As a former Marriott employee for 7 years I learned a few things at the front desk, use 1 or 2 floors as your party floors. Save 1 or 2 for families. Some people at your hotel are there for work, maybe even for relaxation. It’s hard to pull off sometimes but if you see a family, relocate them to a quiet area.
Also, your housekeeping staff could use some more training when cleaning the bathrooms to make them more presentable to the guests. Clean the shower heads or replace them. Having a towel that is labeled «Westin» among the Marriott towels is embarassing. It’s all in the details.

My favorite Courtyard to date. I spend at least 4 nights a month here and they all know me by name, and are always friendly and helpful for every request and question. I also love that I can always count on the rooms being clean and always fully stocked with plenty of towels.
Big fan of the staff and property — I look forward to staying here each time.

When: 2 nights July 6 – 8, 2015 (2 Adults)
Where: Room 506, King Room, facing 6^th Street
Pros: Location, Trendy Modern Décor in Rooms and Lobby, Professional Attentive Service, Good Fitness Center on the 3^rd Floor.
Cons: Smallish room of less than 300 square feet, Expensive overnight parking ($ 35 per night), no microwave oven in this particular room
Wife and I choose this property for its close proximety to the Pearl District and its abundance of Craft Beer Brewery Pub Restaurants within walking distance (Deschutes, Fat Head’s, Pints Brewing, McMenamins, 10 Barrel Brewing, Rogue and a ton of others). We were not disappointed. Plus, the world famous VooDoo Doughnuts is a short 8 minute walk away as well.
Rooms are on the smaller side, less than 300 square feet, which is typical of most Downtown PDX hotels. The rooms décor is modern trendy with that «Portland Vibe». Bathroom has a walk-​in shower. Room could use a little more lighting to offset the dark oak colored cabinets.
All in all we will definitely be back and recommend this hotel to others. One other recommendation, even if your not staying at the property is to try The Orignal Restaurant on the ground floor of this property, facing 6^th street… American Comfort Food with a Modern Twist… the Donut Sliders is a must try…

I stayed here for work and it was a nice choice. I was surprised how nice the rooms are. Comfortable, clean, and looks to have nice things in them.
The hotel staff is nice and friendly. They were helpful.
It’s nice that they are connected to the Original for food.
If you have a car, don’t valet park. They charge $ 35/​day. You can park a block down the start for $ 24/​day. Maybe worth it if you going in and out, as you can with the valet parking.
It’s great that they a right next to a lot with a bunch of food trucks! And they are close to several great restaurants and 4 – 5 blocks away from Voodoo Donuts.

I had a really great experience here. My boyfriend and I decided to have a ‘staycation’ for our 7 year anniversary. I really wanted a corner room and was informed we got upgraded to it. We were greeted by the valet and checked in with no problems. The room was clean and the bathroom was spacious. The corner room’s layout is a tiiiny bit weird (TV is faced to the side of the bed, but it can turn kinda) but the view is worth it. It’s in a really great location. It’s close to restaurants and stores.
We walked to dinner at Huber’s and when we got back there was a slice of chocolate cake and champagne on ice for us. There was also a cute little note from Samantha and Bridget from the front desk. So thank you girls! It was really sweet.
The only con for me was the 30 (or 35?) dollar valet fee. But I guess that’s what happens when you’re downtown. I would definitely stay again, but honestly I would have someone drop us off because we never used the car until we left. Everything was nearby as I said before.

Our towels were dirty and one had a pubic hair on it, but yet they were folded up trying to pass off as clean. Our shower had hair on the walls. Whoever cleaned up this room got lazy and cut corners. This is completely unacceptable.

Another solid stay. This time I had a corner room on the top,(16^th) floor. Wonky wedge shaped room with a half window to a nice view. All the rooms here are small.
Still very clean, nice staff, crazy expensive parking for a small city like Portland.
Location is top notch though.

I scored this hotel via Priceline the last time I went to Portland. It was a name-​your-​price and I was pretty happy with the outcome! We wanted to stay somewhere downtown as we wanted to be able to walk to places if need be… rather than paying a bit less, driving downtown, then having to park our vehicle. I knew I had to name a low price to expect a parking rate of upwards of $ 40/​night wherever we ended up staying in downtown
We were given a pretty decent room with pretty comfortable King size bed and nice size washroom. There was also a full size mirror that was attached to the bathroom door. There was a skinny window pane in our room, but when you looked out it was pretty hilarious. We had an odd shaped corner room and we looked out to a narrow way of bricks of rooms that were facing other rooms. The space between this way was maybe 4 feet. Not a view at all. It was more funny to look out and see this. Too bad I didn’t take a pic!
No complaints except for the lack of a view and high parking rate. Convenient location so I would be happy if I got this hotel again via Priceline.

We really liked this hotel. Right near everything, spotless, and the style was so cool. They have the Portland deer in the lobby! And huge murals everywhere. It actually filled my head with «I should do that to my place» thoughts. And the staff from the door to the desk were great. Would stay here again a million times, just to see the décor in every room!

From the moment I walked in and saw a recreation of the famous Portland White Stag sign, I knew we had picked the right hotel.
Courtyard Portland City Center totally gets you in the Portland mood (which is surprising for a chain hotel). It’s perfectly located in the heart of downtown and right by a light rail station which makes it super easy to get around. The staff are pleasant and helpful and the lobby is so warm and cozy (bonus points for free coffee)!
We had a standard, 2 bedroom room which was very clean and comfy. It was a nice, standard hotel room (not Motel 6 and not the Ritz Carlton). Beds were comfy, we had a nice view, and the soap smelled great.
I only wish the TV was placed in a better location instead of facing just one of the beds. Also, more outlets that were closer to the beds would be awesome. Overall, you can’t really go wrong with this hotel.

If you’re looking for a solid Marriott offering in the heart of downtown Portland, the Courtyard Portland City Center is a great option. Unlike most Courtyards, this a more hip vibe to it. The small lobby décor mirrors that of the newer branded Renaissance offerings.
Pros:
+ Location– The location cannot be beat. It is steps from a Max stop, within a few blocks of Powell’s, a nice selection of street vendors, tons of restaurants, shopping at Pioneer Square, and if you wish to walk ~15 minutes, you can find yourself in the Pearl District
+Shower– while on the smaller side and enclosed, the shower head was of nice height and the water pressure/​temperature remained constant
+Staff– They were extremely friendly and helpful
+Onsite restaurant– The Original was attached and provided drinks and food for the restaurant
+Courtyard– Somewhat hidden on the second floor was an enclosed outside space that had tables and some large comfy chairs to lounge on.
+Gym– They had a nice gym that contained more than a single treadmill
+View– Most likely dependent upon your room, but the room, 16^th floor, I had a beautiful view overlooking the city.
Cons–
— Parking– If you have to park, valet is your only option if you don’t find somewhere else to park. $ 32/​a day with in/​out privileges
–Toilet– a bit odd and yet confusing at first and sometimes annoying, but the toilet is green it that it has two buttons to push depending on flushing power needed.
— Elevator Car Readers– Some of the elevator key card readers tended to be a bit temperamental and required extra effort to have your card be validated to select your floor
— Lobby– It is on the smaller side and may not matter to some, but if you need to meet up with a group to do some late night work, there really isn’t a lot of space. They do have one large table, but if that is occupied, you might need to go else where.

I try to stay in downtown/​city center for personal trips, this location was perfect! Walking distance to Voodoo Doughnut, Saturday Market, Stumptown Coffee, the waterfront, food carts, etc. and close to other attractions and many restaurants.
I tend to like the by Marriott hotels, this one definitely meets the standards. Clean and modern with pops of color. Booked a room with 1 king bed, it was a good size room, fridge is included. Window was facing the street but not much of a view.
The hallway on our floor had a strange musky smell. Besides that, only complaint would be that there is no parking available at the hotel, only valet (with in/​out privileges of course).

I was looking for a mid-​ranged priced hotel that was in downtown Portland. This hotel popped up on the
feed.
was offering a great flash sale on rooms so I jumped at the chance. We were within walking distance of everything from Tom McCall Waterfront Park to the numerous restaurants/​bars downtown has to offer. My husband & I stayed here for two nights and were completely happy with the friendly service, in/​out valet for our rental car, The Original Restaurant, spacious room (with a small fridge & nice view), The Market (for snacks), & early check in privileges. We would most definitely stay here again.