Portland, OregonDowntown
The Ritz-Carlton, Portland
Crystalline glass tower
Downtown Portland, Oregon
Opened
2023
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe WellnessOutside the door
The house
MarriottCrystalline glass tower
A 35-story glass spire brings traditional luxury to downtown Portland, pairing full-service polish with views across the Cascade Range.
“Inside, ROAM Interior Design has created a grand lobby known as the Forest Hall that mimics the lush landscape of the Pacific Northwest, from rustic logs bound with copper.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Forest Hall lobby displays copper-bound logs beneath a timber staircase and glass pendants.
Notable
Dedicated club lounge access and 20th-floor fine dining overlook Mount Hood and the city.
Notable
A nineteenth-floor infinity pool overlooks the Cascades beside cedar saunas and snow showers.
What they say
Forbes Recommended
Forbes Travel Guide
2026
Also in Michelin, Condé Nast Traveler and Wallpaper*.
With a city-center location, mindful eco-friendly features and a striking gem-shaped glass dome… the luxury hotel makes a glamorous addition to the Oregon metropolis’ skyline.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Powell's City of Books is a four-minute walk north, and Pioneer Courthouse Square sits two blocks south.
The rooms
Interiors use river-blue palettes and trunk-style minibars, and eastern windows look straight across to Mount Hood.
The pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The heated indoor infinity pool sits under mirrored ceilings, looking across downtown through twenty-foot windows.
The spa
Five treatment rooms echo unfolding rose petals, and the thermal floor includes cedar saunas and a snow shower.
The gym
The 4,000-square-foot gym looks across the city through tall glass, with Technogym gear and a dedicated meditation studio.
Restaurant
Bellpine
The kitchen cooks regional ingredients with Mexican culinary influences beneath an undulating ceiling of timber slats.
this is today’s Ritz-Carlton, not a Neoclassical edifice in white stone but the Broadway Tower, a modern glass skyscraper with spectacular views of the city, the river, and the Cascades.
At the table
Meadowrue serves cocktails and twelve-course omakase dinners around a massive cedar trunk rising from the bar top.
How it began
The tower rose on Block 216, replacing a downtown surface lot once famous for its sprawling food cart pod.
“Standing high as Portland’s third-tallest building, the new luxury Ritz-Carlton stuns with multiple homages to the Pacific Northwest… the design is full of easter eggs to acknowledge its surroundings”
Portland
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.