The Kimpton RiverPlace sits at the southern end of the Tom McCall Waterfront Park — the grassed Willamette riverfront that is Portland's principal public amenity. The hotel faces the river, and the upper rooms look across the water to the east bank's industrial landscape and the Mount Hood skyline on clear mornings. The corner rooms in particular — bay windows, round table, high curtains framing the water — present the city rather than insulating from it. RiverPlace sits apart from the Pearl District and Old Town traffic; the Tom McCall path directly outside runs north to the Hawthorne Bridge and back in under an hour, populated in the mornings by the neighbourhood's own walkers. The hotel operates at the Kimpton standard: some local reference, competent service, and the bar open at the correct hour.
RiverPlace, Portland, United States