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Reviews of Portland International Guesthouse

2.5 out of 5
Portland International Guesthouse
2185 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 83 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 109 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

LAURA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The outside of the hotel/ home is beautiful, I love and appreciate well kept historic homes and the neighborhood. I stayed in room #4, which is cozy and big enough for me to move around and lay/ sleep in both of the beds. The decorations are well thought out and added to the ambiance to this great home/ hotel. I would definitely recommend this spot to anyone and will rebook when I'm in Portland again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Karyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique space in convenient area. A hot plate would make the kitchen more usable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was nice but I didn’t realize ahead of time that I would be sharing the bathroom with other guests. Some of the guests were messy in the common area. Really nice location, having Trader Joe’s nearby was amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wednesday

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay here. They were super accommodating and helpful, the room was very clean and comfortable, and the shared bathrooms were all pretty spotless. So nice to have a kitchen available, as well!

10/10 Excellent

Justine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Getaway
This was the perfect place for someone new to the area. Our host gave excellent direction for all details, including parking (which could be extremely daunting without their expertise), places to visit, and house rules. The space was lovely, situated in a beautiful neighborhood with lots of food and shopping options nearby. And the bed was absolutely fantastic. It was perfectly comfortable after a busy day of hiking and taking in the sights!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Pdx guesthouse on 27 Nov 2023
Hi Sam, I’m not sure what happened. I refunded the nights you didn’t stay last week. We didn’t charge any cancellation fee on our end. We will look into this with Expedia.

2/10 Terrible

Silin

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Manager on 14 Dec 2023
This guest was escorted out for security reasons.

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
such a lovely place hosted by the friendliest fella!! very quaint and cozy for such a centralized location in downtown portland—walkable to lots of great food spots. the only downside is the parking. it was an absolute pain trying to find street parking on a bustling saturday night, even with a permit we couldn’t find a spot. nevertheless, Tim was still very responsive and patient with us and helped us out a lot! i appreciate his hospitality very much and cannot recommend this place enough.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Tim on 1 Nov 2023
Thank you Amy!!!! It was was a pleasure to host you twice last week and we hope to see you again. We very much appreciate you making our Guesthouse your Portland home away from home.For those reading this review, I am happy to share the following regarding street parking.Amy first arrived during the most congested time for street parking (4-8PM) on a rainy Saturday night. Our Guesthouse is virtually surrounded by myriad of excellent dining options on NW 21st and NW 23rd Avenues, which makes our neighborhood (Portland’s best!) even more popular during those hours. Factor in the rain and a 6PM Portland Timbers soccer match (their final match of the season) and yes, street parking in our neighborhood was truly more congested than normal that night.Additionally, as I shared with Amy during our phone conversation, there is a pay to park, off-street parking lot (the name is Universal Parking) located 1/2 block from our door. It is available 4PM to 9AM Monday through Friday and 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday. In conclusion, we share the following with all guests via their confirmation and street parking permit emails..."our Guesthouse is in a dense, urban neighborhood (Portland's best!) and parking reflects that." I hope this information is helpful to all!Many thanks!

8/10 Good

Ching

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint and lots of charm. Great location to catch the bus, walk around the area or ride the link. I felt safe and the rooms were clean. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host is so friendly and helpful. The accommodations we’re comfortable and convenient to everything. We’ll be back!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anh

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick Trip to Portland
Came with my daughter for the night. It was great! We loved the location and it felt very comfortable and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deliah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked my first solo trip and am so happy that it ended up being at this location! This was also my first time at a hostel and I was PLEASANTLY surprised at my overall experience. The location is great and is perfect walking distance to many shops, restaurants, and local gardens so that you can get some of the city, suburbs, and outdoors all in one day. Barely ran into any of the other guests there and felt very safe and at home. Trader Joes is around the corner, so it makes it easy if you need some snacks while you stay. Loved my trip sooo much! I will most definitely be booking at the Portland International Guesthouse on my next trip up to Portland. :)
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Stephen on 11 Oct 2023
Thanks so much, Deliah! Look forward to seeing you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice get away
This was a very nice place to stay for a family trip. Nice facility, nice neighborhood. Would stay again and would recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Miranda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Isaac

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent low cost option. As long as you aren’t expecting a capital-H-Hotel, you’re going to be very pleased. Really nice people and a pleasant space.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple, Safe, Easy
Great neighborhood! Safe, walkable, close to a lot of great places. (Including Trader Joe’s next door, but also tons of restaurants, shops, and Washington Park.) I wasn’t able to get a parking permit in time but had no issues finding a street spot during the week. Room two is where I stayed. Clear instructions for check in/check out. It’s very basic (exactly what you expect for the price/description) and clean. Never had to wait for a bathroom and felt it was perfect for me (a place to sleep/shower) on a solo trip. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Amenities
Some may not like the small size of the room, but it was just what I needed: a place to store my things and a bed to come home to at the end of the day. The rooms and bathrooms are neat and clean, and there's a shared eating area stocked with some light breakfast options to energize with before heading out.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jillian

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Very clean
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

michael dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Host had excellent food recommendations and was extremely responsive when we had questions about parking. Room was clean and spacious, will definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Irma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really liked the personal touch to the place.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Kerry, Port Townsend

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Minimal amenities, sparse communication from owners (e.g., we saw a reference to a breakfast room... not idea if there truly was one or where it might have been.) Shared baths. Pleasant neighborhood, but street parking only, which can be difficult. Seemed oriented to students, maybe? Best I can say is that the bed was comfortable and the shower has plenty of hot water.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Owner on 2 Jun 2023
I'm sorry that the guest did not read any of the correspondence we sent and is in each guest room regarding all aspects of the guesthouse. I'm confused about their inability to find the breakfast room. I guess that kind of sums it all up :)

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place for Portland
This was the perfect place to stay while exploring Portland. The Guesthouse is awesome its like staying with fun extended family. Eveyone is welcoming and there is so much charcter. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tiara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The overall stay was very nice, and much more affordable than a hotel. My only complaint is that there’s no reserved parking for the house, and we arrived at a day and time where the street parking was very limited.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a great stay! Stephen and Tim were very accommodating for my early check-in. Great area, very cozy place to stay and I will definitely be back.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Pocatello

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, pleasant staff, thoughtfulness in all the details & affordable!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fun place to stay in the thick of it all. Great recommendations from the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very cute and conveniently located, we walked to both of the area's large hiking trail networks and all through the arboretum, and then could walk right back out the entrance a few blocks away.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rowan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I got to check in early, since no one had the room last night. Tim is wonderful and helpful, and the house is quaint and adorable, and has a really nice neighborhood I’ve never been to before. Will definitely recommend this place!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing guest house, comfy and clean, right in the middle of the NW district. We parked the car and walked everywhere. Can't wait to come back and stay longer.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Saturnino

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We felt like guests in a home.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, Shoreline

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, quiet, clean guesthouse
I was able to buy food at near-by Trader Joe's for the evening. There were breakfast options at the Guesthouse, but I bought some extra food. It was so nice that there were dishes and silverware to use. Comfortable sitting in the kitchenette. The bedroom was spacious and bed very comfortable. There was a good quality space heater to use if needed. Very quiet location though it is in a popular part of Portland. Notes of other interesting and good quality restaurants, stores, and site-seeing options close-by. It's a much nicer vibe than staying in a hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Casey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay at the Portland International House
I took a little trip to Portland and wanted to be close to 23rd Street while keeping my costs down. The Portland International House was perfect! It is in a terrific neighborhood that I enjoyed exploring and it allowed me be right next to 23rd Street and a short distance from the Pearl District. The place was quiet, clean, and on point.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paris

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

siew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A quiet place to stay, many good food within walking distance, easy access to everywhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Cristina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Homey, big, old house with wonderful beds, quiet rooms, and a super responsive staff. Very near great local stores, tea and coffee shops, and restaurants, and within walking distance of the Japanese gardens.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely cozy room, great location, a great shower - what more could you want?
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little place
Lovely old house turned hostel. Very quiet, good for travelers who like peace and privacy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This is a unique location. It was very quiet and comfortable. Easy to get to with train/ bus from the airport. Was pleasantly surprised to have so.many options close by for supper. Also, appreciate the coffee and breakfast area. Great place!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Amir Pouran Ben

Liked: Staff & service
Good for the price
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022