This hotel sits on the Columbia river and has a deck that extends over the water. It's located next to the convention center and the area known as the "Uptown Village". We drove about a mile to the Vancouver Pizza Company (2219 Main Street) and loved it.

The room itself was a little small but my teenage daughters loved the little containers or shampoo, conditioner & soap from Bath & Bodyworks. I had forgotten to request nonsmoking, and the room reeked of stale cigarette smoke. We asked about moving to a nonsmoking room, and were turned down flat. It's possible that the hotel was booked solid (there was a large outdoor concert going on nearby) but I suspect they weren't willing to accommodate our request because we had gotten a bargain rate through Priceline.com.

If you do decide to stay here, ask the front desk for a copy of their Uptown walking map. You'll find everything you need on it.

I stayed here with my mother following her attendance at a conference that had been held here for a group she belongs to. I could only say it's very "tired." It was an extraordinarily long walk to the elevator only to walk halfway back again after going up to our floor. There was no assistance with our baggage. When we left, Mom got a luggage cart from the front desk; it was rickety and only 2 of the wheels would steer. It took both of us pushing it to get it to move. The room was adequate, but the real down side was the train noise at all hours along the Columbia River. All night long! We did not eat at the hotel because all Mom did was complain about the quality of the food served during the previous days at the conference.

I know this has been a long-time conference venue, but I haven't been here in a long time and it's certainly suffered with time. There is a brand-new conference center and hotel just up the street and I have to think it's going to lose business to them.

We booked this hotel on Hotwire for $88.00. It more than met our expectations. Although the hotel was old, it had been recently updated. The bathroom was large with new tile and the beds were quite comfortable. Their interior decorator was a little bit worrisome: plaid comforters on the bed with flowered drapes? There was a refrigerator and microwave in the room and complimentary coffee. The restaurant was pleasant with a view of the river (but service was a bit slow). The elevator is nowhere near the lobby so getting luggage to our 3rd floor room was a bit of a challenge. It appears that the Red Lion chain is trying to improve their image and they are showing promise! This is a good alternative to higher priced hotels in Portland.

Nicely remodeled rooms and a friendly, helpful staff. Very clean and the room was just as they described on the phone. The only negative was the train noise at night.