The Holiday Inn Express at Jantzen Beach may not be posh, or downtown Portland, but it serves very well as a hub location for Portland vicinity sightseeing. My wife and I went out during the day - Mt. St Helens, Mt. Hood, walking around Portland downtown, the Japanese Gardens, etc. There was no need to have an expensive downtown hotel to pamper us. We like the clean, spacious, well maintained basics of a family hotel and especially one that has a continental breakfast room like this one. Very convenient. Free newspapers, free internet access in the lobby, helpful advice from staff.

Jantzen Beach is not really a beach, but an island. Near the hotel is a major shopping center with restaurants in the area as well. Though the hotel itself is internally quiet, there can be more noises all during the night. Probably more noticable to us, since we kept the window open. The more prominant noises were horns from the river - tug boats and other maritime craft. None visiable from the hotel though. These noises didn't bother us. They may bother people who want absolute quiet in their accomodations.

We accidentally left a keepsake shirt at the hotel at checkout. We called from home (out of state) and they searched, found it, and mailed it back. We paid postage. Fair enough.

It's about a 10 minute drive from the hotel to downtown Portland. It's about 15 minutes to and from the airport - the best route being on the Washington State side of the border.

This hotel serves the basic, non-frivilous needs of a traveler, so we'd recommend it for consideration by others.

We recently spent three nights at this location and would recommend it to travellers. It is conveniently located to the airport and downtown Portland. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms with queen beds are very nicely arranged with a small seating area. The rooms with king beds are not quite as nicely arranged. The premises were clean and well cared for.

I have just recently returned from yet another stay at the Holiday Inn Express - Jantzen Beach. It is true that the hotel overall is starting to show its age, but it is still a great place to stay. I don't think that this is the hotel that the person from Kansas stayed at because there isn't an underground parking garage and I have never had a problem finding parking. The staff is always friendly and helpful, the rooms are nice and fairly quiet. We especially enjoy the breakfast plus the convenience of having a microwave and refigerator in the room. And, last but not least, the price is reasonable no matter the time of year.

Reviewing the previous response to this hotel, I can't believe anyone would have reported this property as they had, as for the leaky dirty pool, and beds that were smaller than what they had advertised, our beds were the right size and pretty comfy, I never found the supposed "UNDER GROUND PARKING" as there was none at this property! The pool was clean and clear, all in all The hotel was wonderful, the staff was friendly and knowledgable. The rooms were great, "LARGE & ROOMY"! and the location was great! I agree with the other person who stated that they were not sure if they wanted to report on this property. The word gets out and then trying to get a room there might be imposible! Keep up the awesom job guys!!