The Bidwell Marriott Portland

The Bidwell is a luxury hotel in downtown Portland offering guests easy access to the city’s tax-free shopping, dining, and top attractions including Powell’s Bookstore, Multnomah Falls and the Pearl District. Foodies can tour the 100s of restaurants and bars right around the corner along with parks and outdoor spaces. Try the hotel’s High Horse restaurant and bar featuring views of Portland’s Theater district and an elevated selection of regionally inspired food and drinks or unwind at the spacious M Club lounge. Each spacious room offers a stunning view of the city, mountains or beautiful West Hills and features state-of-the-art amenities including a 65-inch HDTV and complimentary Wi-Fi. Hotel amenities include refillable water stations on every floor, a fitness center with Peloton bikes and TRX equipment.

Could have been better

Stayed here for the weekend. Sadly (nothing to do with hotel) Portland is just gone downhill, so our weekend was dampened by the situation in the city. That being said - the main areas - lobby + bar was nice, modern and clean. The lady behind the bar, Eastern European I believe had a bit of an attitude, and it was quite obvious. All other staff 5 stars and couldn't do enough for us. Reception team awesome! Room was spacious enough, nice big bed, but it looked like someone stopped cleaning midway. It wasn't vacuumed, the shampoo/conditioner and shower gel bottles were all empty and we had to request to change the bedding. So yeah that was not ideal.

AMAZING!

A MUST STAY! GRRAT LOCATION AND VERY COOL AND UPSCALE HOTEL! AMAZING ROOMS, RESTAURANT AND SERVICE! WE WILL DEFINITELY STAY AGAIN! YOU GET A $25 FOOD CREDIT PER DAY INCLUDED IN TJE PRICE. THE BREAKFAST AND DINNERS AT THE HOTEL WERE DELICIOUS! YOU HAVE SO MANY COOL SPOTS TO WALK TO! JAVA COFFEE SHOP IS BUILT INTO THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING WITH A SEPARATE ENTRANCE. GREAT COFFEE!

Very nice stay

I was in Portland for work for 2 days and stayed at the Bidwell. Be aware that Marriott only somewhat recently purchased this hotel, so some older reviews may reflect prior management. During our stay, everyone was very friendly. We arrived quite late at night as our flight had been delayed, and they had our keys ready and got us to our room within minutes of arrival. The room was very clean and modern, and for Bonvoy members with appropriate status they have a lounge with snacks and drinks. Be aware, this is one of Marriott's "green" hotels, so they do not carry bottled water on site, you'll need to buy it at a local store if you want to keep water in your room. They do have water fountains and reusable bottles on each floor, but I prefer my water to come from an unopened, unused bottle purchased by me. It's located in a very walkable part of Portland, we were able to walk to plenty of restaurants and take in the city. However, being in downtown Portland also means you have to content with... well... downtown Portland, especially at night. The homeless population is abundant, as are intoxicated individuals. The hotel does have security, and to their credit they did an excellent job of keeping out those who should not be on the property. On more than one occasion I saw them lock the front door to stop someone getting in who shouldn't be there. So they do take security seriously, but just know that once you exit the hotel at night, you may experience some of this. This is NOT on the hotel or their specific location, you would deal with this issue at any hotel in downtown Portland, it's just the nature of the city. The only real negative experience we had at the hotel itself was the on-site restaurant. The food wasn't great and it's overpriced for the quality. All in all, I'd gladly stay here again next time I find myself in this city.

Well located, friendly staff

This hotel is well located in downtown Portland and felt relatively safe given the significant problem the city has with the homeless and drug addicts. They offer valet parking which is a big plus point if you have a car. We found the staff extremely friendly and helpful throughout the hotel. Our room was a good size but a bit dated (think bath with shower curtain). We found the bed a bit too soft and lumpy for our liking. The hotel charges the ubiquitous destination fee but offsets this somewhat with a $25 food & beverage credit. There's a gym on the 4th floor with a couple of Peloton bikes but we found it a bit dark and uninspiring. The Horse Lounge has nice ambience and there's an executive lounge too - the M Lounge - on the 2nd floor. Unfortunately, the M Lounge was very disappointing, only serving a limited breakfast every day and nothing in the evenings. We were incorrectly advised at check-in that they served snacks and alcohol in the evenings but this was definitely not the case when we visited. Overall, this is a fairly average business hotel in a good location, which benefits from its friendly staff.

Best hotel experience - nicest staff ever!!!

One of the best stays I ever had in a Marriott. Starting with the front desk staff that greeted me, gave me a wonderful room, to the manager Jacob who was extremely kind and helpful suggesting vegan restaurants to try. He even made sure I would have a vegan breakfast waiting for me at the specific hour I chose in the morning!!! And I don’t mean oatmeal… we’re talking full on yummy tofu scramble. It was fantastic and above and beyond anything I ever expected. Being on east coast time I got up super early and went to the gym which was really well fitted (including 2 peloton bikes- remember to bring SPD cleats, cable pull machine, and leg press machine, in addition to your usual gym equipment). We then enjoyed the specially made breakfast at the M club which is beautiful. My room was great, large and clean with a comfy king bed. I will definitely be coming to the Bidwell next time I’m in Portland. The staff and the facilities here made it feel like home away from home. Loved every minute of my stay.

Virtual reality is almost as good as being there.

Could have been better

AMAZING!

Very nice stay

Well located, friendly staff

Best hotel experience - nicest staff ever!!!