Where to Stay
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McMenamins Kennedy School
This is a fun, artsy, hotel/brew pub in a nearby neighborhood. This is the closest place to our home for the Portland part of your stay on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or post-wedding. There's multiple restaurants, bars, a soaking pool and even a movie theater right in the hotel! It was restored from a beautiful historic boarding school. There's art in every nook and cranny of this place, and it's walking distance from Alberta Arts district with lots more art and restaurants. This is the best place to get a feel for the NE Portland neighborhood where we live, and where most of our family will be staying on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Lightwell Hotel & Spa
This is a newly renovated boutique hotel right in downtown Hood River walking distance from our Airbnb. We have multiple family members staying here Sunday-Wednesday.
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Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
This is a very nice hotel right on the river with a bar and grill and gorgeous views. another top choice for our guests. We have some good friends staying here. Pluses: ~ 15 min drive from the Wedding venue ~ 5 min drive from downtown Hood River (HR). ~ More upscale than the boutique Hood River Hotel, but less walkable to downtown.
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Hood River Hotel
This is a top choice for friends and family to stay right in downtown Hood River 5 min walk to our Airbnb, for Monday and Tuesday nights only. They have a full buyout on Sunday night. This link is for Mon and Tues, you can change dates to book Monday only, if desired: https://hotelblocks.zola.com/eh/4ypgr-5a2n Adorable historic boutique hotel with yummy breakfast spot, right in the cute downtown walking district. We would stay here too if we could have stayed on Sunday or gotten a guaranteed early check in on Monday! If you stay here you'll be close to us at our Airbnb/Lodge 902.
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hood River by IHG
Great, basic hotel with indoor pool. We have some good friends staying here. This hotel is not as cutesy as some other places and shares a parking lot with a gas/convenience station, but there's a pool, and it's 15 min from the venue and 5 min drive from downtown Hood River. We have 9 rooms reserved at Holiday Inn Express for Sunday and Monday nights. This could also be expanded to Tuesday night. Please let us know if you're interested in one of these rooms: ~4 rooms with 1 King, ~4 rooms with 2 Queens ~1 suite with 2 Queens We got a good deal and they are priced at $175-$185/night including all taxes and fees. There's a 5-day cancellation, so we'll cancel on 5/19 if rooms are not filled.
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Tucker Park Campground
First come first serve campground, less than 15 min from the venue and less than 15 min from downtown Hood River. Located along the actual "Hood" River. Crystal clear, glacier-fed river. Because the wedding is on Monday, lots of weekenders will be checking out. We visited on a weekday in May and there was mostly open spaces. Check out is at noon. We've used the day use area and gone for a dip here in the summertime. Beautiful spot. Pitch a tent, or rent an RV? If you need a loaner tent or camping gear, we have one set!