Must-see hotels in Portland

  • Danforth Inn

    Portland

    Staying at this ivy-shrouded West End boutique hotel feels like being a guest at an eccentric millionaire's mansion. Shoot pool in the wood-paneled games…

  • Pomegranate Inn

    Portland

    Whimsy prevails at this eight-room inn, a historic home transformed into a showcase for antiques and contemporary art: life-size classical statues,…

  • Press Hotel

    Portland

    Opened in mid-2015, the Press Hotel, a creative conversion of the building that once housed the offices and printing plant of Maine’s largest newspaper,…

  • Black Elephant Hostel

    Portland

    The Black Elephant is Portland's first dedicated hostel, and it's an exceptionally good one, with funky interior art, exterior murals, a central location…

  • Portland Harbor Hotel

    Portland

    This handsome independent hotel has a classically coiffed lobby, where guests relax on upholstered leather chairs surrounding the glowing fireplace. The…

  • Inn at Park Spring

    Portland

    Four stately, tastefully decorated rooms and one suite are on offer at this well-regarded inn. Some rooms come with sleigh beds, French doors or…

  • West End Inn

    Portland

    In a redbrick town house in Portland's tony Western Promenade district, this recommended six-room B&B is arty and elegant. Rooms are sunny and unfussy,…

  • Morrill Mansion

    Portland

    Charles Morrill, the original owner of this 19th-century West End town house, made his fortune by founding B&M baked beans, still a staple of Maine…

  • Inn at St John

    Portland

    This decent-value, turn-of-the-20th-century hotel has a homely, friendly feel, with old-fashioned pigeonhole mailboxes behind the lobby desk and sweetly…

  • Portland Regency Hotel

    Portland

    The Regency occupies Portland's former armory, an 1895 redbrick building in the heart of the Old Port District. Rooms tend to be small, with traditional…

  • Inn on Carleton

    Portland

    Inside a restored 1869 Victorian, this inn has six grand rooms, all with high ceilings and large windows, allowing ample light into the antique-filled…