Originally Posted by
hoangb
Some accommodation considerations are the airport area, East Portland, and Cascade area.
Unless you have plans involving areas east of Portland, such as Mount Hood or Hood River, or the prices in these areas are much cheaper than downtown, I'd really strongly advise staying in one of those areas. There's really not that much charm to any of those areas.
Planning on having a car because these places where I plan on staying is not in center town.
Even if you end up staying much closer in, it's never a terrible idea to have a car when visiting Portland. Sure, you could take the bus up to, say, N Mississippi or NE Alberta but you'll save a lot more time making the short drive. It also allows for you to hit up the Gorge or the Coast if you choose to do one of those things.