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McMenamins Kennedy School vs The Hotel Zags Portland

Both McMenamins Kennedy School and Hotel Modera are praised by professionals. On balance, McMenamins Kennedy School is preferred by most writers compared to Hotel Modera. McMenamins Kennedy School ranks #12 in Portland with positive reviews from 10 sources such as Afar Magazine, Oyster and Gayot.

McMenamins Kennedy School
McMenamins Kennedy School
8 / 10
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland, OR 97211
From $99 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This former elementary school is now home to a hotel... restaurant with great garden courtyard, several bars, a microbrewery and movie theater." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"if you want to get any sleep at all, be sure to ask for a room overlooking the “quiet courtyard.”" Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Whimsically decorated and furnished with antiques, classrooms-turned-guestrooms still have their chalkboards and clocks, but now they also have private bathrooms."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Unique rooms in a refurbished 1915 schoolhouse with chalkboards and cloakrooms, plus modern appointments."
Fodor's Fodor's
"In a renovated elementary school in northeast Portland, this may well be one of the most unusual (and awesome) hotels you'll ever encounter." Full review
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The Hotel Zags Portland
The Hotel Zags Portland
8 / 10
515 SW Clay St, Portland, OR 97201
From $101 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The Modera is sexy and stylish, and its garden courtyard, with a living wall of greenery, is one of the prettiest hotel spaces in downtown Portland." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"New, slick and almost futuristic-looking hotel with attractive front courtyard boasting a living wall of native plants." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Hotel Modera is an attractive, upscale hotel in downtown Portland." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Decorated with local artwork, sleek, contemporary furnishings, and wood and marble accents, this boutique property is at once accessible and sophisicated." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"Owners and architects repurposed this hotel's original 1960s bones—rectilinear design, cantilevered eyebrows above the windows, big courtyard—adding a touch of present-day glamour." Full review
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