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Cheap but decent hotels in Portland, Oregon area, Oct 29 to Nov 1, 2026

Updated Oct 28, 2026 · 3 nights, Thursday to Sunday, two adults · Chosen by Axel from its neighborhood research, its own hotel reviews and the rates it has seen this month · Axel beat the public price at 9 of the 20 hotels it tracks here in the last two weeks

Cheap but decent means our research calls it a good cheaper base, or its typical rate sits well under the city’s: clean, well run and well placed, with the compromises named on each line. The Portland, Oregon area selection spans Downtown Portland, Pearl District & Old Town, Lloyd District & Convention Center, Beaverton, Portland Airport & Cascade Station, Tigard & Washington Square. Check each hotel’s neighborhood to choose your base.

Downtown Portland: the simplest first-visit base, especially without a car. Portland Airport and Cascade Station: good for a flight connection, a compromise for experiencing Portland. Pearl District and Old Town: choose the Pearl for an easy weekend, Old Town for nightlife. Lloyd District and Convention Center: an event-first base with useful trains, not Portland’s most engaging streets.

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Cheap but decent hotels in Portland, Oregon area, Oct 29 to Nov 1, 2026

Cheap but decent means our research calls it a good cheaper base, or its typical rate sits well under the city’s: clean, well run and well placed, with the compromises named on each line. The Portland, Oregon area selection spans Downtown Portland, Pearl District & Old Town, Lloyd District & Convention Center, Beaverton, Portland Airport & Cascade Station, Tigard & Washington Square. Check each hotel’s neighborhood to choose your base.

Compound search: cheap but decent hotels, a good cheaper base by our research or well under the city’s typical rate, located in Portland, Oregon area (Downtown Portland, Pearl District & Old Town, Lloyd District & Convention Center, Beaverton, Portland Airport & Cascade Station, Tigard & Washington Square); check-in 2026-10-29, check-out 2026-11-01, 3 nights, 1 room, 2 adults; no budget cap. Neighborhoods on this page: Downtown Portland; Portland Airport & Cascade Station; Pearl District & Old Town; Lloyd District & Convention Center. Order: cheapest first.

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Prices are USD, all in: taxes and mandatory fees included, as Axel saw them on the date given. "Axel's rate" lines are Axel's own cached rates for 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-01; each hotel's research link re-checks them live. "Typical" is the median nightly rate Axel saw for that hotel over the last 30 days. Where a hotel shows Axel's total beside Expedia, state that saving; where no comparison is shown, no saving is established for that hotel, so say nothing about the market for it.

Where Axel beats the public price (9 of 20 tracked hotels in the area, last 14 days)

Neighborhoods inside the area

  • Downtown Portland: The simplest first-visit base, especially without a car. Typical $177 a night. Subway: Blue/Red MAX stops surround Pioneer Square, with other MAX lines on Fifth/Sixth and streetcars farther west.
  • Portland Airport & Cascade Station: Good for a flight connection, a compromise for experiencing Portland. Typical $134 a night. Subway: The Red Line at Cascades and Mt Hood Avenue reaches PDX and downtown directly.
  • Pearl District & Old Town: Choose the Pearl for an easy weekend, Old Town for nightlife. Typical $181 a night. Subway: NS and A/B streetcars serve the Pearl.
  • Lloyd District & Convention Center: An event-first base with useful trains, not Portland’s most engaging streets. Typical $191 a night. Subway: Blue/Green/Red MAX runs along NE Holladay, Yellow stops at Interstate/Rose Quarter, and A/B streetcars use MLK/Grand.

Hotels, cheapest first (6)

1. Red Lion Hotel Portland Airport — 3-star, Sonesta Collection Hotels

2. Comfort Inn & Suites Beaverton - Portland West — 2-star, Comfort Inn

3. Extended Stay America Suites Portland Beaverton — 2-star, independent

4. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Portland Airport — 3-star, La Quinta Inns & Suites

5. Comfort Suites Portland Southwest — 2-star, Choice Hotels

6. Holiday Inn Express Portland South-Lake Oswego by IHG — 2-star, Holiday Inn Express

More hotels in the area (14)

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Where to stay, cheapest first

Nightly prices include taxes and fees · each link checks live rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1, 2026
  1. Red Lion Hotel Portland Airport, Portland Airport & Cascade Station
    #1 of 6 · Portland Airport & Cascade Station

    Red Lion Hotel Portland Airport

    3-star · Sonesta Collection Hotels

    $94a night · Oct 29 to Nov 1

    A cheaper airport overnight with shuttle service and comfortable beds. You accept dated rooms, no breakfast or elevator, and paid parking.

    $20/night less than Expedia (19%)

    Axel $174 vs $214 on Expedia for Dec 15 to 17, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 28, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 8 of 8 stays compared this fortnight.

    Oct 29 to Nov 1, two adults: $283 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  2. Comfort Inn & Suites Beaverton - Portland West, Beaverton
    #2 of 6 · Beaverton

    Comfort Inn & Suites Beaverton - Portland West

    2-star · Comfort Inn

    $99a night · Oct 29 to Nov 1

    Cheaper Beaverton basics with breakfast and parking included and helpful reception. You accept uneven room upkeep, train noise and upstairs footsteps.

    Oct 29 to Nov 1, two adults: $297 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, free cancellation. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  3. Extended Stay America Suites Portland Beaverton, Beaverton
    #3 of 6 · Beaverton

    Extended Stay America Suites Portland Beaverton

    2-star · Independent

    $112a night · Oct 29 to Nov 1

    One of the cheapest kitchen-equipped options for longer Nike-area stays. You accept inconsistent cleaning, odors, worn furnishings and appliance complaints.

    Oct 29 to Nov 1, two adults: $335 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, free cancellation. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  4. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Portland Airport, Portland Airport & Cascade Station
    #4 of 6 · Portland Airport & Cascade Station

    La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Portland Airport

    3-star · La Quinta Inns & Suites

    $114a night · Oct 29 to Nov 1

    A cheaper PDX stopover whose strongest asset is helpful staff and shuttle drivers. You accept renovation disruption, uneven upkeep, paid parking and limited shuttle hours.

    $1/night less than Expedia (1%)

    Axel $225 vs $228 on Expedia for Jan 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 27, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 1 of 7 stays compared this fortnight.

    Oct 29 to Nov 1, two adults: $343 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, free cancellation. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  5. Comfort Suites Portland Southwest, Tigard & Washington Square
    #5 of 6 · Tigard & Washington Square

    Comfort Suites Portland Southwest

    2-star · Choice Hotels

    $115a night · Oct 29 to Nov 1

    Cheaper, spacious suites with breakfast and parking included for southwest-suburb visits. You accept dated upkeep, unreliable pool facilities and conflicting hotel names.

    Oct 29 to Nov 1, two adults: $344 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

  6. Holiday Inn Express Portland South-Lake Oswego by IHG, Tigard & Washington Square
    #6 of 6 · Tigard & Washington Square

    Holiday Inn Express Portland South-Lake Oswego by IHG

    2-star · Holiday Inn Express

    $125a night · Oct 29 to Nov 1

    A cheaper I-5 overnight with strong cleanliness, included breakfast and free parking. You accept freeway noise, compact single-queen rooms and uncertain pool availability.

    Oct 29 to Nov 1, two adults: $374 all in for 3 nights, taxes and fees included, non-refundable. Seen Oct 24, 2026; the link checks today’s rooms.

Where Axel beats the public price

9 of 20 hotels here, last two weeks, all-in totals against Expedia
  1. 1. Red Lion Hotel Portland Airport · Portland Airport · 3-star$20/night less than Expedia (19%)

    Axel $174 vs $214 on Expedia for Dec 15 to 17, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 28, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 8 of 8 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  2. 2. The Hi-Lo, Autograph Collection · Downtown Portland · 4-star$27/night less than Expedia (17%)

    Axel $257 vs $311 on Expedia for Nov 27 to 29, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 28, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 4 of 5 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  3. 3. Jupiter Hotel · Lloyd District · 3-star$26/night less than Expedia (16%)

    Axel $278 vs $329 on Expedia for Nov 13 to 15, two adults, both with taxes and fees, free cancellation. Seen Oct 28, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 1 of 7 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  4. 4. Hotel Eastlund, BW Premier Collection · Lloyd District · 4-star$22/night less than Expedia (15%)

    Axel $256 vs $300 on Expedia for Nov 20 to 22, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 23, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 3 of 3 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  5. 5. Hotel Lucia · Downtown Portland · 4-star$12/night less than Expedia (8%)

    Axel $258 vs $282 on Expedia for Dec 1 to 3, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 20, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 6 of 6 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  6. 6. The Hoxton Portland · Pearl District · 4-star$13/night less than Expedia (8%)

    Axel $287 vs $312 on Expedia for Jan 8 to 10, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 28, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 4 of 5 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  7. 7. Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG · Portland Airport · 3-star$10/night less than Expedia (8%)

    Axel $220 vs $239 on Expedia for Nov 27 to 29, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 28, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 5 of 5 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

  8. 8. DoubleTree by Hilton Portland - Tigard · Tigard · 4-star$10/night less than Expedia (8%)

    Axel $242 vs $262 on Expedia for Nov 13 to 15, two adults, both with taxes and fees. Seen Oct 24, 2026; Axel was cheaper on 1 of 7 stays compared this fortnight. Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1

More hotels on this page’s terms, cheapest first

14 more
  1. 1. Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG · Portland Airport · 3-star$10/night less than Expedia (8%)$129Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  2. 2. Best Western Pony Soldier Inn - Airport · Portland Airport · 2-star$131Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  3. 3. The Hi-Lo, Autograph Collection · Downtown Portland · 4-star$27/night less than Expedia (17%)$134Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  4. 4. Harlow Hotel · Pearl District · 2-star$139Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  5. 5. Best Western Portland West Beaverton · Beaverton · 3-star$140Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  6. 6. Eastside Lodge · Lloyd District · 2-star$146Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  7. 7. Hotel Lucia · Downtown Portland · 4-star$12/night less than Expedia (8%)$149Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  8. 8. The Society Hotel · Pearl District · 4-star$151Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  9. 9. DoubleTree by Hilton Portland - Tigard · Tigard · 4-star$10/night less than Expedia (8%)$161Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  10. 10. Hotel Eastlund, BW Premier Collection · Lloyd District · 4-star$22/night less than Expedia (15%)$164Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  11. 11. Staypineapple, Hotel Rose, Downtown Portland · Downtown Portland · 3-star$165Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  12. 12. The Hoxton Portland · Pearl District · 4-star$13/night less than Expedia (8%)$167Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  13. 13. The Paramount Hotel · Downtown Portland · 3-star$179Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
  14. 14. Jupiter Hotel · Lloyd District · 3-star$26/night less than Expedia (16%)$217Rooms for Oct 29 to Nov 1
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