Benson Hotel, Portland, Bad

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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)

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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. All in all not bad, simply not my taste.

"Very rustic hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/21/2012 Vote

2. To sum up the stay, other than some unfortunate events, The Benson isn't a bad place to stay.

"Ok, but not what dream hotels are made of " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/26/2012 Vote

3. 2 out of the 3 rooms didn't have a mini bar, 1 room smelt so bad of cigarette smoke we requested to have 2 rooms moved.

"Ok, but not what dream hotels are made of " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/26/2012 Vote

4. As for the rooms, for a hotel that is fairly old, they are not bad.

"Friendly Service in Downtown Portland " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/17/2012 Vote

5. bad things: Hotel is old and feels old.

"Nice People, Nice bed, that's about it. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/3/2011 Vote

6. ' She made no attempt to even budge: 'we're sold out' The words and lack of effort was bad enough.

"Very nice... better than expected. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/24/2011 Vote

7. its bad enough that nothing in this city is open other than crappy bars.

"over rated hotel in over rated city " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/25/2011 Vote

8. The walls were badly marred, coffee splashes on the wall next to the night stand, dust buildup everywhere, dirty mirrors, rust on an access panel in the bathroom, etc.

"Dirty, Dirty, Dirty " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/21/2010 Vote

9. The bad:-Super slow wi-fi.

"Won't be back. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/13/2010 Vote

10. Given that we have yet to have bad service here, I think it was just an oversight.

"Even better the second time around! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/26/2010 Vote