Mark Spencer Hotel, Portland, Scary

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Mark Spencer Hotel	Average Price: $152 Check Rates

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409 South-West 11th Avenue

Portland, 97205 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 7 of 75
Average review rating: 3.78

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (38) , MyTravelGuide (3) , Travelocity (2) , TripAdvisor (386) , YahooTravel (15)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
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. Not dirty, creepy or scary but a little too much kitsch.

"Kitchen and Kitsch... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2012 Vote

2. It borders on The Pearl District and is very close to Powell's bookstore but the surrounding area of the hotel was kind of scary at night.

"Good Hotel In Bad Neighborhood " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/10/2009 Vote

3. We felt like it was an absolute bait and switch, going from a decent property to something semi-scary.

"Hated the Mark Spencer! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/11/2006 Vote

4. The front desk person insisted I had entered the wrong room (which would be rather scary to think that their keys opened more than one room).

"Only thing missed were roaches " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/22/2005 Vote

5. We headed up the scary-looking elevator, then entered the room (we had reserved a suite).

"Only thing missed were roaches " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/22/2005 Vote