Steve Conway

Review of Doubletree Hotel Portland Down...

I travel a bit for work, so I see a number of hote...

I travel a bit for work, so I see a number of hotels per year. I'm also an engineer who does inspections so I tend to be a bit critical of spaces.
Pros:
Location is close to several attractions and restaurants within walking distance.
It has a bar and restaurant inside.
The lobby is quite large and can hold a large group coming in.
The check in staff were very friendly.
The elevators are quick to come to your floor and are quiet.
My king size bed room was large and the bedding was very comfortable.
Lamps on the night stands have switches and outlets on their base.
Furniture is tasteful and typical of this class of hotel.

Cons:
You have to pay for parking. Parking garage is covered at least but there is a gap between the garage and hotel so you will get wet going between.
The lobby is large but the check in desk is small so if a large number comes in it will take awhile to process everyone.
The carpeting throughout is dated and a little worn.
The rooms are large but the layout is inefficient. The bathroom has two doors because of a built in closet on the shared wall. This shared wall is across from the shower and is a bit narrow. Because of this there is no towel bar there and no convenient place to hang your towel while in the shower.
The shower is small with a low (6'7) ceiling, but the shower head is actually high enough that I (6'1) didn't have to bend over to use.
The shower controls are pull on, push off with a rotate for temperature, but the handle they used was the twist on and temperature style so it is not intuitive on how to use.
There is simply a hook next to the sink for a hand towel but no towel on it. All towels and wash cloths are stored on a shelf under the sink.
There are not very many outlets in the room, but the tables lamps all have 4 amp outlets on them.