The Benson Hotel
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (888) 523-6766
Fax: (503) 471-3920
08/28/2003 Posted by donno
The Benson is regarded as an icon to people in the Portland area, but that reputation was probably earned years ago. The lobby and staff were very impressive, but once you exit that elevator, it goes down from there. The corridors are dingy, worn and depressing. The room was even worse, with the same dinginess but stains on the ottoman, carpet and bedspreads. The housekeeping was lacking, judging by the amount of dust and the stained grout in the bathrooms and the linens were worn and had no life to them. I would imagine the suites are very nice, but there is no trickle down effect here.
Pros: Beautiful lobby, Great music
Cons: Worn, Depressing
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