Contemporary Crowne Plaza Hotel with Mediterranean Restaurant and Newly Renovated Guest Rooms
The Crowne Plaza Portland-Lake Oswego lies just 10 miles outside Portland, named one of the most livable cities in the country by Money magazine in 2011. Some of Oregon’s other top attractions are within 40 miles, including the two-tiered waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge and the Willamette Valley, a bucolic wine region renowned for its pinot noir. After exploring this scenic terrain during the day, you can unwind back at the hotel by ordering some snacks from room service and enjoying a complimentary on-demand movie. All rooms feature seven-layer mattresses and “sleep kits” with lavender mist and earplugs to ensure a restful stay.
The hotel’s spacious atrium lobby abounds with greenery, contemporary-art installations, and two restaurants. Basil’s Kitchen serves New Mediterranean cuisine such as meatloaf baked with shallots and mushrooms and citrus-glazed salmon prepared on a northwest cedar plank. The restaurant carries a wide range of local wines and microbrews and hosts a popular breakfast buffet every morning. For a more lively dining experience, head to the Crowne Plaza’s BC Lounge, where guests and locals gather for happy-hour specials. Sports are shown on flat-screen TVs here, and you can play golf and tennis on the Nintendo Wii.
In addition to offering large, recently renovated guest rooms, the hotel features an indoor pool and hot tub, as well as a fitness center lined with mirrors.
Lake Oswego, Oregon: Creative Arts Center 10 Miles from Portland
Perched on the shores of its namesake body of water in northwest Oregon, the town of Lake Oswego is home to beautiful waterfront mansions and eye-catching outdoor art. A downtown display called Gallery Without Walls showcases a rotating roster of 60 sculptures, which currently include a 4-foot bronze jackrabbit and a pair of ceramic totem poles. The long-standing community theater, Lakewood Center for the Arts, stages holiday shows, cheeky comedies, and musicals.
About 10 miles from Lake Oswego, downtown Portland offers museums, craft breweries, and stunning green spaces. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry dazzles audiences with musically themed laser light shows, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park boasts a number of historical monuments. Willamette Valley is also only 20 minutes away from the hotel. Sprinkled among the valley’s sloping vineyards, boutique wineries handcraft some of the best pinot noir in the world here.
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