The Benson Hotel is a beautiful building with a go...

The Benson Hotel is a beautiful building with a gorgeous lobby. The rooms are tidy, and well appointed. The bell hop was courteous and expedient. It is centrally located to most of downtown Portland hot spots.

Unfortunately, there was a Fireman's Union Ball being hosted that I was not made aware of when booking. An event that would have caused me to book my hotel elsewhere. During the night of said ball, a fireman pulled the Fire Alarm causing the building to need to be fully evacuated. 4 of my 13 person party who had stayed in the hotel due to illness and injury, were forced to walk down 8 flights of stairs and then made to stand in the cold, wet weather due to a Fireman's prank.

I would highly recommend explicitly requesting if an event is being hosted at the hotel, else you may not be made informed of it.