Secret Garden Growers

Breakfast was good, good value too. Nice clean rooms and a quiet experience.

Clean spacious room with shower/tun combo. Large TV (bigger than 36” in the room amenities) quiet room coffee and tea service in the room. The only issue I had was the staff not contacting me when my room was available like they said they would and the general woman’s bathroom not having any soap in it and I was told that I it wouldn’t be any soap into the Housekeeping person came in at 2pm (it was around 12pm) I was offered sanitizer that was at the front desk for the workers but had barely any left in the bottle. Staff should have access to stock the bathroom when needed We didn’t have breakfast or brunch at Gracie’s because it was a bit pricey and the area has many good breakfast option that are in walking distance or a few train stops away. The train station is literally 2 short blocks away. We did have cocktails and happy hour and dinner are more than a couple of nights at the Driftwood lounge on site. It’s super dark and you need to order your salad dressing on the side but the drinks are good.

While the staff was very friendly, and also offered a room upgrade (with kitchenette) and a bottle of wine with my VIP status on Expedia, which I’d like to acknowledge, I found the hotel itself quite outdated. The bed was extremely uncomfortable: very soft and caving in, the bathroom sink did not drain, and basically the entire interior looked old and dated, with stained furniture and a bad odor. I am also shocked that coffee is not stocked in the rooms, as this is Portland… Also, this is beyond the hotel’s control, but it was very loud from the upstairs neighbors; not sure if they were moving furniture the entire night or doing gymnastics or what was going on, but seemed like every noise was amplified, leading to a very poor night’s rest. I’m also unsure why hotels have not figured out how to make the doors not slam - very loud. The elevator is also loud and clunky, and you can hear it down the hall. I gave a rating upon check-in with the hotel’s virtual assistant that was never acknowledged by the manager or staff, citing that the experience was not satisfactory. Bottom line, does not seem like this hotel is well managed or well maintained. Sadly will pass on this one next time.