I have a great favor to ask any of you West Coasters who are familiar with the city of Portland. My husband and son are heading there next month for a boys' trip: a couple nights in Portland, and then time on the coast and near Mount Hood. We are trying to make some plans and learn more about Portland. They're staying at the Hyatt Regency (attached to the convention center, I believe). If anyone has any information on the area around there--let's say within a 5-block radius (restaurants, crime, whether it's reasonable to walk around a bit--we've heard some dodgy things about Portland), please let me know. Finn was excited to check out Old Town/Chinatown, but reading some reviews on TripAdvisor has changed our analysis--it seems Chinatown doesn't really exist anymore, and it's not a very safe area. However, Finn is still hoping to visit the Lan Su Garden: maybe a taxi cab would be helpful here?
If you have any advice or tips, please do leave them in the comment section here or feel free to email me if you'd rather keep it private (thejoyfulhouse@gmail.com)
Thank you!
DOn't know much about Portland except for Powells Books. You can't go there without a stop there. Jill
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