Fodor's Expert Review Society Hotel

This quirky, bargain-priced boutique hotel with simple, stylish, and affordable rooms and a gorgeous roof deck is just steps from Old Town nightlife and Lan Su Chinese Garden, and occupies an 1880s former boardinghouse for sailors. The cozy standard rooms with or without private baths have functional blond-wood furniture, white linens, and plenty of cleverly designed storage features, while a common hostel-style room with a common space and kitchenette offers comfortable, well-designed bunk beds for around $55 nightly. Society also has a beautiful hotel out in the Columbia Gorge.