The Clyde Hotel Portland By Kasa Living

We were going to an author event at Powell’s so The Clyde was the perfect location. Close by & so charming. The lobby with the photobooth was so fun. We especially loved the reading room on the 1.5 floor :) The notes in the drawers were so great! Our room was spacious & comfortable. The giant windows are so wonderful & the bathroom was unique & cool. We loved our stay!

The couch in the room was so low to the ground. I know that’s the style now but it’s just not comfortable if you’re older than 50 or taller than 5’8. It didn’t change how much we loved our stay, but worth mentioning.

Downtown location with expertly appointed spacious room and retro noir fixings… Big king bed with good pillows and linens and ample hot water

Easy to find, great location, clean and comfortable

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Electric kettle in the room! If you are a tea drinker like me, you know that this is a god-send. There was also a beautiful clawfoot bathtub, a mini-fridge, coffee, and hairdryer. The room was clean and the staff that I met were all friendly and nice. The building itself is beautiful and nicely decorated (though the room itself was sort of sparse). It's near Powell's Books and downtown shopping/attractions. You get a couple tokens to use at the attached coffee shop which is nice.

I feel like this would be a great hotel for someone who arrived via airplane, train, or bus and was getting around Portland via public transportation, but it's not great if you have a car. I also wouldn't recommend it if you have a dog or are traveling with a lot of luggage. I arrived in a car with 5 bags for myself and my dog (if you travel with a dog, you know that you end up bringing all their possessions). I tried to use their bellhop cart to get my bags to my room but got stuck on the sidewalk because there is just enough of a step up to the door to stop the cart. A couple bystanders ended up helping me lift the entire cart up (smh). All this to say that this hotel is NOT GOOD FOR ANYONE IN A WHEELCHAIR OR WITH MOBILITY ISSUES. Then it took me a while to find a parking lot that was available at a decent price. I ended up paying $35 per night which was more than I expected. After all that, my dog refused to go to the bathroom on concrete so we were chasing down little patches of dirt and grass in the middle of a bustling downtown. Now I know. I'm sure if I had arrived by myself with nothing more than a carry-on bag, I would have had a delightful experience.