Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Zags

Decorated with local artwork, contemporary furnishings, and wood-and-marble accents, this boutique property (formerly known as Hotel Modera) is both upscale and accessible, and offers a location convenient to the Southwest Park Blocks and Portland State University. Each well-appointed room is equipped with a flat-screen HDTV, smart-phone docks, BeeKind bath products, spa robes, and Italian Carrara marble counters. The light-filled lobby leads to a pretty outdoor courtyard—equipped with several fire pits and bounded by a garden wall—and the terrific Nel Centro restaurant and bar, with its excellent happy hour deals.