| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: July, 2008 |
| We arrived at about 8pm on a Monday, and asked about dinner options on check-in. A, who checked us in, gave us 5 restaurants covering 4 different cuisines within 6 blocks of the hotel, while noting that on Mondays, many things in Portland are closed. The staff were remarkable attentive and friendly. The room was meticulously appointed, and the bed very comfortable. The 1930s-1950s movie theme of the hotel is charming. We easily walked from the hotel to all of SW and NW Portland; very convenient location at SW 15th and SW Morrison. We got multiple restaurant recommendations from the staff, each one very lovely. The Pillow Menu, iPod Menu, and the Spiritual Menu were each very thorough. Pillows from very soft to very firm are available upon request - we found the ones on the bed quite satisfactory. The iPod menu lets you request an iPod pre-programmed with a genre be sent to your room to plug into the iPod-ready clock radio in the room - the iPod functionality of my partner's iPhone worked in the device. I noticed the abscence of a Bible or Book of Mormon (i've stayed in a lot of Marriotts) immediately, then found the spiritual menu. On request, they will bring you a religious text of choice, whether Vedic, Zen, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or other. The valet parking was well worth it. Anytime we needed the car, they pulled it around for us within minutes. They offer you chilled water on arrival, and when you leave the hotel, which is nice touch. Someone is there to open your car door for you ninety percent of the time, whether coming or going. We both recommend Hotel Deluxe to anyone; it's well worth the money. |
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| From: Rodney |
| Date of Stay: July, 2007 |
| Our room was so small that you could not lay two suite cases on the floor and still walk around the room. Also, the elevator shaft was against one wall of our room and you could hear the noise all night long. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: June, 2008 |
| I'll get the 1 negative out of the way first, the room was a little on the small side. having said that it was well-appointed and very comfortable. The food is very good and the staff is more than willing to recommend dining options other than the hotel's. The service is some of the best I've ever encountered. The staff was always available, knowledgeable about the area, competent and very friendly. Room service, the restaurant and the lounge were excellent. The hotel has a convenient downtown location and is easily accessible from the Portland expressways. We truly enjoyed our stay there and would stay there again, if we're ever in the fine city of Portland again. |
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| From: Jeremy |
| Date of Stay: October, 2005 |
| Convenient, easy parking, staff very friendly, evening hours security to floors was very good. The hotel was quiet, clean, had a frig in room. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: April, 2008 |
| YOU MUST see for yourself!!! This renovated boutique hotel in Portland has it all and more. The Hollywood movie theme (30's thru 50's) is throughout the hotel from when you enter the lobby to all the details in your cozy, intimate room. Nothing has been left out for your comfort and safety. Details just kept on impressing us......and clean, clean clean. We also liked the safety features, in the elevator you need a room card to activate. The staff are ALL consistently there to help, in a low key manner. Very friendly and remember things like saying Happy Birthday to one of us on our fourth day there! The rooms have iPod docking stations, safes, gorgeous ceiling to floor blackout curtains, butler bar, and Aveedo toiletries in the darling bathroom with a great modern shower head. We had a Kind bed with layers of wonderful down comforter, soft sheets and throw blankets. The pillow menu is great and we had the greatest selection of them on our luxurious bed. Gracies Restaurant is off the lobby and both eating in the lovely dining room or room service from them is perfect. The breakfast is delivered on a great retro tray and hot! Nice strong coffee in a carafe and fluffy eggs with crisp bacon! Late night is fun eating on a deco tray in the lobby one of the best Angus burgers I have ever had. For hospitality, friendliness, low key attention with high standards, and the fun of a themed renovated boutique hotel you must stay here. Close to everything, with the Metro right around the corner too! |
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| From: Chad |
| Date of Stay: October, 2005 |
| I would stay in the Deluxe Hotel Portland again. The hotel staff was not very helpful and friendly, I found their behavior unpleasant and felt I was interrupting them to ask a question. Also, the bar and restaurant closed early on Sunday night, though it says they have 24-hour room service, which is incorrect. |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| We arrived late and ate at the hotel bar. The food was surprisingly good. We loved the overall look of the hotel which is 1930's Hollywood. The rooms are small but well appointed and my bed was very comfortable. I would make an effort to stay at the Deluxe Hotel Portland again. |
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| From: Kristi |
| Date of Stay: September, 2005 |
| We really enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Mallory. It is a beautiful hotel. It is close to shopping and dining in downtown Portland so we were able to walk around downtown with the map they gave us at the hotel. Thanks Priceline!! |
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| From: Reviewer has requested to be kept anonymous. |
| Date of Stay: March, 2008 |
| The hotel staff is fantastic! young, enthusiastic, professional, and always willing to assist. Our room was large with two queen beds, tastefully decorated (think Restoration Hardware), well lit with an extremely large two sink bathroom. The hotel was spotless. It is well situated near free public transportation. Would absolutely stay here again and would recommend the Deluxe Hotel Portland without hesitation. |
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| From: Alice |
| Date of Stay: August, 2005 |
| Comfortable, convenient location, excellent staff |
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| From: Ron |
| Date of Stay: August, 2005 |
| This is a great old hotel on the edge of PDX's downtown. Staff was friendly and helpful; restaurant was good and reasonably priced; rooms were well-decorated and well-maintained. Great A/C too. This is a much better property than the old PDX Hilton, which is something of a nightmare. |
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| From: dj |
| Date of Stay: June, 2005 |
| Hotel was quiet yet close to transit system and downtown area. |
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| From: Rachel |
| Date of Stay: June, 2005 |
| I am absolutely thrilled with the Hotel Mallory. An employee offered to carry our bags immediately upon our opening the hotel door, which was especially nice because there were stairs. Check-in was painless, and the employees were very helpful. They asked our interests, and offered us recommendations on places to eat and shop based on that. They and even gave us a map where they highlighted areas we'd talked about. The room was wonderful. We loved the view from the big main window, and the crossbreeze we got from opening the other side window. The bathroom was very cute, tiled in pink and black. The carpet was clean, and the bed was extremely comfortable. It was my very first hotel stay where I didn't throw the bedspread off on to the floor. I was certain it was clean, as it was crisp and white and smelled good. Much better than the typical cheap, oddly-patterned hotel bedspread.The location was great. It was far enough out of the center of downtown so as to be quiet, but not so far that we weren't able to walk around and enjoy the weather. We walked about eight blocks to Pioneer Place, and continued on to walk along Waterfront Park. It was quite a walk, but was doable.I can't recommend the Deluxe Hotel Portland enough. I will definitely return. |
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| From: Valerie |
| Date of Stay: June, 2005 |
| The Hotel Mallory was a joy to stay at. As a historic hotel it is nicely appointed and the room was extremely comfortable - it even had a chandelier! The location is convenient for downtown Portland and they provided low cost secure parking. |
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| From: Robyn |
| Date of Stay: June, 2005 |
| Old, boutique hotel in need of some updating. Rooms are small and quaint. Staff are friendly and helpful. If you want a hotel out of the way, but on the way, this is the place. The Mallory is located right next to the east/west MAX transit line for rapid train service to many of Portland scienic areas. |
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| From: maureen |
| Date of Stay: May, 2005 |
| the hotel experiance was great except for the bed thing. It was very classy and beautiful. |
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