Information & Amenities
This downtown Portland hotel is four blocks from Pioneer Square, the Pearl District, and the MAX light rail line. The Portland Center for the Performing Arts is within 8 blocks.
The Benson offers 16,000 square feet of meeting space, including boardrooms, ballrooms, and banquet rooms. The hotel also has two restaurants, a fitness center, and a business center on the second floor (open 24 hours, seven days a week). Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel (surcharge).
Complimentary coffee, tea, and newspapers are available in the lobby every morning, and complimentary tea and cookies are served by the fireplace every afternoon. Complimentary evening wine tasting is offered in the wine cellar.
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness equipment
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access - wireless
- Number of rooms: 287
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Tour assistance
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Wheelchair accessible
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
Rooms
The Benson Hotel offers 287 guestrooms in a historic 14-story building. Rooms feature original artwork, brass lamps, and velvet throw pillows. All rooms have Tempur-Pedic mattresses, dual-line phones, and wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Entertainment options include TVs with premium cable channels, pay movies, and Nintendo video games. The hotel staff delivers weekday newspapers and provides nightly turndown service and twice-daily housekeeping.
In-Room Features
- Internet access - wireless
- Cable/satellite TV
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Internet access - surcharge
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Extra towels/bedding
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Non-smoking rooms
Located Near
Pioneer Square - 4 blocks
Pearl District - (shops, galleries restaurants) - 4 blocks
MAX light rail line - 4 blocks
Nordstrom and downtown malls - 4 blocks
Portland Center for the Performing Arts - 8 blocks
Classical Chinese Gardens - 9 blocks
Oregon History Center - 9 blocks
Historic Waterfront District - 9 blocks
Portland Art Museum - 1 mile
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry - 2 miles
Convention Center - 1.5 miles
Portland Rose Garden - 2 miles
Portland International Airport (PDX): Approximate driving time to the The Benson Hotel, a Coast Hotel is 20 minutes and distance is 12 miles.
Driving directions from Portland International AirportDriving directions from Portland International Airport:
- Take Airport Way to I-205 S.
- Continue to I-84 W.
- Follow the signs for I-5 S/City Center and branch off to the left.
- Stay to the right, following the City Center/Morrison St signs.
- Cross the Morrison Bridge and turn right at the bottom of the bridge onto SW Second Ave.
- Turn left onto SW Oak St.
- Continue 5 blocks and turn left onto SW Broadway. The hotel is on the corner.
Getting there: Taxis are readily available for transport from the airport to The Benson, and the cost is $26–35. MAX, Portland's light rail line, also makes the trip to downtown in 45 minutes for less than $5. Guests take the Red Line to Pioneer Square North and walk four blocks north to the hotel. All fees subject to change without notice.
Getting around: Downtown Portland is easy to get around on foot. In addition, most of the downtown core and some adjacent areas (including the Convention Center and Lloyd Center shopping) are located in a free ride zone for public buses, streetcar service, and the MAX light rail line. For trips beyond the free ride zone, single passes or all-day passes cost less than $5, while three-day passes are available for $5–$15. Fees subject to change without notice. The hotel can also arrange for taxi service.
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 17 and younger occupying the same room as their parents.
Rollaways and cribs may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
Pets are accepted with a $75 non-refundable fee.
- Pets accepted
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Address
Sorry, an error has occurred and we are unable to show you a map of The Benson Hotel, A Coast Hotel right now.309 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
USA
Nearest major airport:
Portland, OR (PDX-Portland Intl.)
Area:
Downtown, Portland, Oregon, United States of America