Hotels Rates In Portland: Comparison Between Star Hotels

There are a lot of hotels to choose from in Portland and it can get confusing as to which hotels are the ones you should choose from. There are several hotels that offer similar facilities and usually have the same rating. However, it is not enough to have just the facilities and the rating. The facilities and services have to be of a high standard to be satisfactory. There's also the problem of false advertising.

So when you are choosing a hotel, make sure you compare very carefully between the ratings, the rates per night and the features offered from all of the hotels that fall within your budget. The highest priced hotel is not always the best one. So make an informed decision when choosing where to stay.

Portland Hotel rates vary according to the features and rating.

1. Hotel ratings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_rating#Hotel_ratings

Hotel star ratings are the easiest way to tell which hotel has more facilities and services. Even though they are given by different agencies in different locations, they are all based on similar requirements on the part of the hotel. The hotels must meet all of the minimum requirements to achieve a star rating. They cannot achieve the rating if even one element is missing.

2. Features

Features of hotels range from room service to in house swimming pools, in-room entertainment, in-room facilities and in-house facilities and services.

Lower rated hotels usually only have basic room service and basic in house entertainment without anything else. The higher up you go, the more features you will find. These can range from simple swimming pools to elaborate suites with full furnishing and features to valet parking and in-house facilities like a spas, gyms and golf courses.

Lists of Portland hotel rates and their respective features:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g52024-Portland_Oregon-Hotels.html

http://www.expedia.com/Portland-Hotels.d181420.Travel-Guide-Hotels

http://www.planetware.com/portland-hotels.htm

http://travel.nextag.com/portland-oregon-historic-hotel/hotels-html