Travel Portland, 701 SW Sixth Ave., Portland, OR 97205 (www.travelportland.com; [tel] 877/678-5263 or 503/275-9293) provides a hotel reservation service for the Portland metro area. For information on B&Bs in the Portland area, contact the Oregon Bed & Breakfast Guild (www.obbg.org; [tel] 800/944-6196). And, of course, there are many rental options in private homes to be found on Airbnb (www.airbnb.com). HomeAway (www.homeaway.com), and VRBO (www.vrbo.com) and other rental sites. These websites, offering rooms in private homes and sometimes entire apartments, are legal to use in Portland. A check of available Airbnb properties for early 2018 showed 18 private rooms ranging in price from $55 to $100. HomeAway listed some 150 apartments (not rooms) throughout the city, including some very desirable neighborhoods, for prices ranging from $65 to $135 a night. These prices are typically at least $25 to $50 less than what you’d pay for a hotel room just about anywhere in Portland.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.