Originally Posted by
dieselbear
The Embassy Suites downtown is a bit more centrally located than the Hilton as far as restaurants and coffee shops. Also look at the Ace Hotel. Downtown Portland is extremely compact and walkable. So it's difficult to make a bad choice.
I stayed at the ES for a conference, and afterward, with free time, managed to move around quite a bit. It really is an easy city to move around in. Also, the rooms were a decent size.