10/10 Excellent
William
Travelled with partner
14 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Press Hotel is a lovely, clean boutique conveniently located across from City Hall in Portland. Rooms are well-designed, if a bit small, with excellent beds and a rainfall shower in the bathroom. Well placed near enough to both the Washington Avenue and Munjoy Hill areas, as well as to the Old Port area. Portland has become a bit more worrisome for tourists with the number of unhoused, etc. but the areas around the Press never felt sketchy. Overall, strong recommendation.
A few nits that we encountered to keep in mind:
*City Hall has a bell tower which rings out every hour, on the hour, with the number of that hour (i.e., midnight gets 12 bell tolls). We asked for a room away from the bell tower and didn't really notice it, but if you are a light sleeper take the time to request a distant room;
*TV in room was difficult to operate and Wifi was not strong enough to allow for streaming (fine for other uses);
*The door to the lovely rainfall shower doesn't fully seal causing water to seep out on the floor unless careful;
*Occasionally calls to the front desk from inside and outside the hotel went unanswered, as there is typically only one person at the desk;
*Our in-room fridge was not on when we arrived and we requested service while we were out. We returned to find a cold fridge but the door had been left open. Nothing happened, and the front desk was appalled to hear about this, but not exactly best practices.
William
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024