# The best family hotels in Portland

Written 2026-10-24 by Play Day. Family hotels in Portland, Oregon: a downtown hotel with a playhouse and sandbox, bunk beds by the river, two-room suites and Pearl District suites with kitchens.

Portland has tons of stuff for kids close to downtown: [OMSI](https://ourplayday.com/places/omsi-portland), the science museum with a real Navy submarine docked on the Willamette, an [art museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/portland-art-museum-portland) with free admission for kids, and [Lan Su Chinese Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/lan-su-chinese-garden-portland), 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-hotel-zags-portland)

Neighborhood: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-vintage-portland-portland)

Neighborhood: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/embassy-suites-by-hilton-portland-downtown-portland)

Neighborhood: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-portland-downtown-portland)

Neighborhood: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/residence-inn-portland-downtown-pearl-district-portland)

Neighborhood: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/riverplace-hotel-portland)

Neighborhood: 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](https://ourplayday.com/places/hotel-eastlund-portland)

Neighborhood: 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

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