Benson Hotel, Portland, Avoid

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Benson Hotel	Average Price: $176 Check Rates

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309 Southwest Broadway

Portland, 97205 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 7 of 16
Average review rating: 3.76

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (72) , MyTravelGuide (1390) , Travelocity (8) , TripAdvisor (389) , YahooTravel (34)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Will advise out-of-state associates to avoid the Benson in the future.

"First impressions are important " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/17/2010 Vote

2. I parked the car in a lot 1 block north of the hotel for $9/day to avoid the $30/day hotel fee and also worked the street parking (8AM to 7PM) at $1.

"Great stay! Those who wrote a poor review must have stayed in a different hotel than I did. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/8/2010 Vote

3. avoid this hotel.

"What a Dump " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/26/2008 Vote

4. Hoping to avoid a 'Priceline' room (mentioned elsewhere here) I reserved through the hotel at $184 +tax (AAA) for a room with Kingsize bed.

"Tempur-pedic bed and street noise don`t mix well " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2007 Vote

5. Hoping to avoid a 'Priceline' room (mentioned elsewhere here) I reserved through the hotel at $184 +tax (AAA) for a room with Kingsize bed.

"Tempur-pedic bed and street noise don't mix well " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2007 Vote

6. You will enjoy your stay here, but do yourself a favor and avoid going to eat at the highly recommended Giorgio`s restaurant (very overpriced for the very small portions and extremely average atmosphere).

"Loved it! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/5/2007 Vote

7. avoid it if you can.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/22/2006 Vote

8. avoid it if you can.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 8/22/2006 Vote

9. Not a big deal, I`d admit, but such an easy thing to avoid.

"Coast Hotel Management - please make changes " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/6/2005 Vote