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Same place but new look
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4.7 |
Guest name: jtravelmonthly, san francisco
Guest type: Young single
stayed in Jul 2008
I travel to Portland nearly once a month for business and over the past 5 years I've often stayed at the Monaco ( 5th Ave. Suites). I've always enjoyed the high level of professionalism, the location, and the comfortable, spacious rooms. Now with the new look I'm a bit less eager to stay there, it's just too loud for my taste. Plus, I can't say if it's related to the new color scheme but the rooms are not as quiet as before. Actually, it's the air system that drives me crazy. It's way too loud for a light sleeper like me.
The staff is still very nice, the afternoon wine is a pleasant touch, and the bakery a block away is still wonderful. Will I stay there again? Only if the price is right and if I take my earplugs.
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
4.0 Business service
4.0 Value
5.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Absolutely Perfect!
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4.9 |
Guest name: mauisun, Chico, CA
Guest type: Older travelers
stayed in Jul 2008
I treated my three adult daughters to a weekend in Portland. We decided on Portland since some of us are from Northern California and some from the Seattle area. We chose the Hotel Monaco, mainly due to all the great reviews on Trip Advisor. We stayed in two of the double double queen rooms. The rooms were adjoining rooms on the sixth floor. These rooms are very spacious and beautifully decorated rooms, with a separate sitting area and a very large bedroom area. The beds were very comfortable and the bathroom quite spacious. Also, the Aveda products and robes were a nice touch. Hotel Monaco has acceptional employees from the parking attendant, bell hop, front desk, housekeeping etc. Everyone one we encountered at this hotel was friendly and helpful.
The 5:00 wine hour in the lobby is quite nice. Wine and beer are complimentary and there are martinis for a slight charge.
The location of the hotel is terrific for shopping, restaurants, walking to the Pearl District and my favorite, the Saturday Farmer's Market.
Portland is a wonderful city! We plan on making our Portland reunion an annual event.
My ratings for this hotel are:
4.0 Check in / front desk
5.0 Value
5.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Great Service, Small Room
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4.5 |
Guest name: Westby, Washington, DC
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jul 2008
My wife and I stayed at the Hotel Monaco in downtown Portland for 5 nights (average nightly rate of $203 - a AAA rate) for purposes of attending a conference. The Hotel is located fairly centrally and is only a short walk to/from the light rail system and many of the downtown stores and restaurants. The foyer and public lounge area of the hotel are attractive but perhaps a little on the small side - there didn't appear to be a lot of places where one could just hang out.
Our room (819) was attractively furnished and clean, however there was little room to move around due to the amount of hotel "stuff" in the room (furniture, pillows, minibar food, Minky the stuffed bear, etc, etc). On the plus side the bathroom was larger than expected and came with numerous toiletries (Aveda products). The view was ok, although it looked directly into an office building. We took a quick look at the fitness center on the 9th floor and it appeared to be perfectly well stocked with the usual equipment (although there are no windows in that room).
We found the service from all the hotel employees to be very high and the hotel generally has a nice feel to it. Things to note include: 1. This is a pet (read dog) hotel - we liked that, however if you are not a dog person you might want to look elsewhere; 2. The hotel offers a complimentary wine happy hour every evening - a nice touch although unfortunately due to our conference schedule we were unable to avail ourselves of this; 3. We ordered room service one morning and had brunch in the hotel restaurant (The Red Star) the following morning - both meals were fine but nothing special.; 4. Sign up for the Kimpton In Touch plan (which is free) ahead of time as this will allow you to receive free wifi in the hotel (a $6 per day savings).
Overall this is a good hotel that obviously prides itself on service. I would have given it 5 stars but the room size coupled with there being too much useless stuff in the room left us feeling that it wasn't quite a top notch hotel.
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
4.0 Business service
4.0 Value
5.0 Service
3.0 Rooms
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Great Location and Fun, Big Room
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5.0 |
Guest name: NewHavenTraveller, New Haven, CT
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jul 2008
Booked our stay here through the Portland visitor's website and the 'Big Deal'- discounted rate, free parking and cont b-fast included. Definitely worth a check.
This used to be an all-suites hotel from what I could tell, nicely restored with lots of bold colors. Our room had a nice bathroom, small living room with couch, tv, desk, bar and curtained pocket doors into the bedroom. We were on a lower floor so no view, but that was ok. Very clean, quiet. Friendly staff and complimentary wine/beer in chic lobby daily was nice touch. Fun to see so many guests with pets -but our room didn't reflect same. Right down block from street car line and near all downtown city 'action' but just enough away to be quiet.
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
5.0 Value
5.0 Rooms
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Loved it!
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4.7 |
Guest name: traveling_minx, San Diego, California
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Jul 2008
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
4.0 Value
5.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness