KEX Portland
Hotel · Kerns ·
Stylish Scandinavian-inspired hotel with chic bar, restaurant, and sauna
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100 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 Get directions
Stylish Scandinavian-inspired hotel with chic bar, restaurant, and sauna
100 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 Get directions
"Kex opened into the teeth of the pandemic in late 2019, only to close again until early summer 2021. Like the Woodlark, the hotel offers two distinct hotel bar options: downstairs at Dottír, a Euro-Icelandic-retro playground of antique interior design, and upstairs at Lady of the Mountain, a rooftop bar with downtempo electronic music and shimmering views of the city. Cocktails at both spots are excellent — the house-infused aquavit tasting at Dottír is particularly can’t-miss — but the unique on-tap wine menu here is the standout, drawing on close relationships to some of the Willamette Valley’s most interesting producers, including Johan Vineyards, St. Reginald Parish, and Cameron Wines." - Jordan Michelman
"Listed among the neighborhood's distinctive hotels, the Portland outpost of Iceland's Kex is presented as another city-true lodging option for visitors." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"The Scandinavian hotel KEX provides a spacious, stylish lobby where Pacific Standard will open, giving the new bar a true hotel-lobby atmosphere that the team is intentionally leaning into." - Alex Frane
"After a lengthy closure, I learned the Portland outpost for Icelandic hotel Kex will reopen for the summer on June 9 for hotel guests and diners; the hotel is now taking reservations for overnight stays, and both its restaurant and rooftop bar are accepting reservations." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Alex Jackson had been running the kitchen at the restaurant within the now-empty hotel Kex." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
