The Royal Sonesta Portland Downtown

One of the city’s first wave of boutique hotels, the Royal Sonesta Portland — formerly the Kimpton Hotel Monaco — pre-dates the Portlandia hipster-craft stereotype by a few years — and its location, in a century-old building in the central business district, leaves it with one foot firmly in the business world. But it’s anything but an ordinary business hotel, mixing as it does old-fashioned charm with up-to-date boutique-hotel personality.

What it is is perfectly suited to its location. Your dog is welcome here, there’s a yoga mat waiting for you in your room upon request. The rooms are vibrant and colorful, with substantial comforts to complement their inspired visual style.

The hotel’s restaurant serves Pacific Northwest cuisine from local ingredients, and the location places you close to much of the best of this corner of Portland, including Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Pioneer Courthouse Square, and what might be the greatest book shop in North America, Powell’s City of Books.