The best family hotels in Portland
Written October 2026
Portland has tons of stuff for kids close to downtown: OMSI, the science museum with a real Navy submarine docked on the Willamette, an art museum with free admission for kids, and Lan Su Chinese Garden, which has a free scavenger hunt. Some hotels really go out of their way for kids and bring out toys, games, and even scooters.
Downtown
The Hotel Zags
Cultural District
The garden patio has a kids' playhouse and a sandbox (pretty great to find at a downtown hotel), and the arcade games are free to play. The Gear Shed lends out cruiser bikes, a Nintendo Switch, board games, cornhole and bocce, and PLS on Sixth, the hotel's restaurant, has a kids' dinner menu.
The Zags Suite sleeps four, with a sliding door between the king bedroom and the sleeper sofa in the living room. The Portland Art Museum is about 1,100 feet away.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
Hotel Vintage Portland
Downtown
Kids choose a toy from the toy chest when you check in, and the game room, with a pool table and shuffleboard, is open to kids too. Bikes are free to borrow, and the concierge can set up rented baby and kid gear.
Every suite has a sofa bed, and the Reserve Suite Spa has a dining room with a big table. About a quarter mile north, the North Park Blocks have a playground with a group swing and a bronze of a young elephant riding on his father's back.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown
Downtown
Embassy Suites is in the old Multnomah Hotel, which opened in 1912 and takes up a whole city block. The Two Room Suite with two queens has a separate bedroom, with a sofa bed out in the living room.
Mother's Bistro is across the street, and Lan Su Chinese Garden is about 1,400 feet north.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Free breakfast
- Yes
Hilton Portland Downtown
Downtown
Pioneer Courthouse Square and the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall are both less than a block from the Hilton, and HopCity Tavern is its restaurant.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Connecting rooms
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
The Pearl, the river and the east side
Residence Inn Portland Downtown Pearl District
Pearl District
Rooms here are studios and one- and two-bedroom suites. The suites have pull-out sofas, the two-bedroom suites have ovens, and Lot Four Urban Eatery is on site.
The Fields Park is about 700 feet away, with a playground and a big grassy oval.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Pool
- Yes, indoor
- Free breakfast
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
RiverPlace Hotel
Willamette River
RiverPlace sits right on the Willamette, and the hotel lends out Micro Kickboard scooters and helmets for the car-free river walk. The Bunkalow Suite has bunk beds for kids, along with a king and a sofa bed.
The one- and two-bedroom residences have their own gated entrance off the courtyard and balconies over the marina, the river and the bridges. OMSI is on the other bank.
- Cribs
- Yes
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
- Kitchenette
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
Hotel Eastlund
East side
Across the river from downtown, the Eastlund is a minute's walk from the MAX light rail to the airport. Metropolitan Tavern on the roof serves pizzas with views of downtown, and Wild Bean Coffee Bar in the lobby does breakfast.
The Deluxe Queen has two California queens, and the Premier City Suite has a living room with a sliding wall.
- Suites
- Yes
- Fridge
- Yes
More in Portland
Playgrounds for a whole afternoon in PortlandPhoto credits
Keller Fountain, Portland: Victorcmyk (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Hotel Vintage Portland: Steve Morgan (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Embassy Suites in the old Multnomah Hotel, Portland: Another Believer (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Hilton Portland Downtown: Another Believer (CC BY-SA 4.0) · The playground at The Fields Park, Pearl District: M.O. Stevens (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Dragon boats at RiverPlace Marina: Steve Morgan (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Hotel Eastlund: Another Believer (CC BY-SA 4.0)