We had heard about McMenamins, and decided to have lunch at Kennedy School. What a pleasant surprise. This facility, which also hosts a hotel, has a nice restaurant with a courtyard, a number of bars in the old school and a brewery. The staff was very friendly, particularly the brewman, who took a lot of time to explain his beer-making process to us. The lunch was quite good, but the casual, friendly atmosphere made it all the more enjoyable. The beers were as what we would expect from an in-house brewpub, and we were able to take a glass of beer with us while we visited the old classrooms, brewery, lobby, cigar-smoking room and boiler room pub.

Nothing like spending a comfy night in a building that used to house a school and has been re-invented as a brewery, several bars and restaurants, a movie theatre and the largest salt-water jacuzzi soaking pool we've ever used. This was our first overnight visit at the Kennedy School. Our previous visit had been only for food, beverage and entertainment. The McMenamin brothers have a winner here. The decor is uniquely fun and you can pick up a printed "tour" of the art in the buildings. We overnighted in the English Wing - the newer rooms. As mentioned by another reviewer they are of adequate size unless you're traveling with lots of over-sized luggage. The rooms are very clean and they have entertaining decor. There are no TVs in the room, but who cares? There are lots of hallways to travel plus the bars and restaurants. The gift shop has been moved into a more commodious space since our last visit and we were enticed to take home a T-shirt for my husband and wine for the two of us. Since we were returning from Pullman to PDX for a flight out, it should be mentioned that the Kennedy School is VERY close to the rental car drop-offs and within less than two miles of gas stations needed for topping up the tank. Our room was the "Ramona" for the character from Beverly Cleary's books. All decor and artwork reflected the theme. Lots of history here as well as good food and drink - and the price is exceptionally reasonable. We were only a couple, but this is an excellent family stop. Food, beer and wine review will be created under the restaurant heading.

We spent the last night of our Oregon vacation here, and it was a great choice. After a long drive in from Crater Lake and with a morning flight out, we wanted a place to relax but enjoy our last day of vacation. We enjoyed a brew and shuffleboard in the pub, a great dinner with outdoor seating, and the " classroom" we stayed in was big and comfortable. The atmosphere is fun and all of the staff was friendly and helpful.

We stayed at the Kennedy School recently and really enjoyed our experience. We stayed in one of their newer rooms. They aren't really big rooms but sufficient. The room was very clean and nice looking. My wife does like to watch TV at night and in the morning and there aren't any TVs in the rooms. Didn't really matter much to me though. The fact that you can walk around the facility and drink is super fun. Their different themed bars were great. We spent most of our time in the "Boiler Room" that had pool tables and shuffleboard. Their beers are great but I wasn't impressed with their signature cocktails. All in all it was great and we will be back.