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Downtown Portland Oregon Boutique Lodging & Landmark Hotel
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Maybe you have heard the city of Portland, Oregon, has been proclaimed as North America' "Best Big City," according to Money magazine. The Heatman Hotel is centrally located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon's Financial and Cultural District, and is your ideal vantage point for experiencing “The City of Roses.”
Adjacent to the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland’s vibrant Cultural District, this nationally known premier luxury boutique Portland hotel is walking distance from the MAX Light Rail (departing every 15 minutes from Pioneer Courthouse Square) and the Portland Streetcar - and just steps away from the city’s exciting attractions, shopping, museums, theaters, performing arts, entertainment venues, Rose Garden, and hundreds of restaurants.
Portland’s Ideal Destination.
With its close proximity to downtown Portland's most captivating landmarks and neighborhoods, including Pioneer Courthouse Square, Pioneer Place, Oregon Convention Center, Rose Garden, Portland State University, OHSU, Northwest 21st and 23rd Avenue shopping and restaurants, the Hawthorne District, South Waterfront, OHSU Tram, North Macadam Avenue, OMSI and the fashionable Pearl District, The Heathman Hotel is the premier luxury boutique hotel for both leisure and business travelers visiting Portland, Oregon.
The Heart of Portland, Oregon.
When you stay at The Heathman Hotel, you're never far from an art gallery, concert hall, or museum. You can spend afternoons exploring the Portland's beautiful gardens and parks, or hours in Powell's City of Books, the largest independent bookstore in the nation. For microbrew afficionados, downtown Portland Oregon is known as the epicenter of America's craft brewing renaissance. For nature lovers, outdoor activities and recreation abound in Washington Park, Forest Park or Mt. Hood, and the stunning natural beauty of Mt. St. Helens, the Columbia River Gorge and Willamette Valley Wine Region, which are all only miles away. All of this is wrapped up in a large city that feels like a small town, which was recently voted as the #1 Greenest City in America. The Heathman Hotel, Portland Oregan's premier luxury boutique hotel is at the heart of it all. [Top]
Portland, Oregon Attractions
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International Rose Test Garden - 5 miles
Timberline Lodge - 60 milesPortland Golf Courses
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Portland
Airport/Transportation.
- Portland International Airport - 13 miles (30 minutes by Taxi - $45.00)
- Max Light Rail - ( approx. 40 minutes by Light Rail - $2.30) - direct trip from airport to downtown (2 blocks from front door) [Top]
Driving Directions to Downtown Portland
From the North (via I-5)
- I-5 South to I-405 South
- Take Burnside/Couch Street exit
- Continue straight to Salmon Street
- Turn left onto Salmon Street
- Hotel is 8 blocks, at Broadway
From the South (via I-5)
- On I-5 North, follow signs for Beaverton/City Center to I-405 North
- Take Salmon Street exit, bear right onto Salmon Street
- Go 8 blocks to Broadway
From the East (via I-84)
- On I-84 West, follow signs to I-5 South
- On I-5 South, follow signs for Beaverton/City Center to I-405 North
- Take Salmon Street exit, bear right onto Salmon Street
- Go 8 blocks to Broadway
From the West (via US 26)
- Stay in the middle lane through the tunnel
- Go straight on Market Street, and turn left on 12th Avenue
- Turn right on Salmon Street
- Go 5 blocks to Broadway
From Portland International Airport
- From Airport Way, take I-205 South to I-84 West, to I-5 South, to I-405 North
- Take Salmon Street exit, bear right onto Salmon Street
- Go 8 blocks to Broadway
About the City of Portland.
You don't have to live in Portland long to become as unabashed a lover of Portland as the natives. Read some recent accolades and distinctions for the City of Roses- No 1, "The Best Summer Cities to Travel" - 2010 - Travel + Leisure
- No 1, "America's Safest Cities" - 2010 - Travel + Leisure
- No 11, "Top 25 Arts Destinations in America" 2009 -
AmericanStyle
- No 6, Fittest Cities in America - 2009 -
Mens Fitness
- No 2, "Americas Best Airports" -2008 -
MSN.com
- "20 Best Places to Retire" - 2008 -
Black Enterprise Magazine
- No 1, Portland International Airport named "Nations Best Airport" for 3rd year in a row - 2008 -
Conde Nast Traveler
- No 1, "Most eco-friendly big cities in America" - 2008 -
Sustainlane.com
- No. 1, "Best Gay Cities in America" - 2008 -
Gay and Lesbian International News Nework
- No 25, "World's Most Livable Cities" - 2008 (one of only two us cities listed) -
Monacle
(UK-based magazine) - No 2, "Top 25 Green Cities in America" - 2008 -
Country Home
- No 5, "America's 10 Cleanest Cities" - 2008 -
Forbes.com
- No 1, "Greenest Cities in America" - 2008 -
Popular Science
- Top 10 Cities to Beat / "Portland Leader of the New Urbanism
- 2008 Business Week
- No 5, "Top Cities for Architecture and Design" - Independent survey conducted by New York based RMJM Hillier and co.
- In November 2006,
Frommer’s
picked Portland as one of the Top Ten Destinations to travel to in the world. - Environmental awareness is part of life in Portland. That awareness and an active citizen population earned us the title
#1 Green City in a recent study by SustainLane
, an online resource for sustainability. Portland is also #3 in a recent report by Earth Day Network. - Portland was recently highlighted as a top food travel destination in the
New York Times
. - Portland was named one of the
Top 15 Cities for Creative Types by Fast Company
. - Intel and the Personal Telco Project are making Portland one of the
most wireless cities in the world
. Portland is one of four 'Digital Communities' in the United States. - Enjoy the great outdoors in a city that keeps its green spaces green. Portland appeared in the
top ten list of Outside Magazine's
18 New American Dream Towns. - Portland scored the number one spot as
America's Most Vegetarian-Friendly Large City
. - Portland placed
#9 on the list of most literate cities in America
in a study at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. -
Bicycling Magazine
called bike-friendly Portland the #1 "Best City for Bicycling" in North America. -
Lewis & Clark College
placed second in the annual Bike Commute Challenge. -
Travel + Leisure
magazine readers say Portland is one of America's favorite cities, ranking high in areas like transportation, cleanliness and quality of life. - The Utne Reader has called Portland the
#2 "Most Enlightened Town"
in America. -
Number 1 "Urban Destination
for Summer Travel in the United States, and number 1 for "Ease of Getting Around", according to Travel + Leisure readers (2003) - "This gateway to Oregon's wine country is a wine destination in its own right." -
Food & Wine magazine
(2003) - Number 4
"Top 10 Walking Cities",
according to the American Podiatric Medical Association (2005) -
"Best running town"
and home of the "Best urban running trail: the Leif Erickson Trail." - Runner's World (2003) - North America's
"Best Big City."
- Money magazine (2002) -
America's Cleanest City
, Readers Digest (2005) -
North America's Number 1 cycling city
. - Bicycling magazine (2001) -
Number 2 best places to live in the United States.
- Money magazine (2001)
Portland
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Hotel Location Map
 | Hotel Address:The Heathman Hotel - Portland, Oregon (OR)
Reservations: 800.551.0011 Fax: 503.790.7110 |
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