Reviews of McMenamins Kennedy School 3 stars
5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211, United States
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Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewWonderfully exotic. The art and wall posters were fascinating. Like a museum of joy!
Thank you for your review! We're so glad you had a wonderful time!
Reviewed: 11 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 12 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewall the food and drink options
everything was fine
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're so glad you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see y'all again soon!
Reviewed: 6 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewIt is an experience itself to be able to sleep in an old school. The whole building is very atmospheric with a lot of memorabilia and references to its period as a school. Loved also the concept of the smaller bars with different types of music and atmosphere. Sleeping in an old classroom is definitely a memorable stay.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a us a review. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed staying at our hotel! We hope you'll visit us again soon! Best, Ryan Kennedy School Hotel Manager
Reviewed: 16 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewVery good location for dog walkers, appreciated having the Dogi-pot container outside not far from our room.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We love seeing our canine hotel guests and locals! We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay!
Reviewed: 4 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewWhat a fantastic hotel and wished we'd had longer than one night. So much character and history in one building and it felt quite magical to enter into it all even if just for one night. Hotel was also in a lovely part of Portland.
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope you visit us again soon! Best, Ryan Kennedy School Hotel Manager
Reviewed: 22 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 8 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewWe have been McMenamins fans for over 20 years. Our daughter was even married at Cornelius Road House Barn in 1981. However the food quality has continued to decline. In addition, the staff seems totally uninterested and bored.
Hello, We're sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your stay. Thank you for staying with us and thank you for letting us know about the experience you had in our restaurant. We will be sure to look into this and address. We hope you decide to visit us again soon!
Hello, We're sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your stay. Thank you for staying with us and thank you for letting us know about the experience you had in our restaurant. We will be sure to look into this and address. We hope you dec… Show more
Reviewed: 30 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewSo much to do without leaving the space.
Kitchen service was slow and made mistakes in every meal. They also ran out of stuff that was on the menu and the wait staff seemed not to know the status on two separate occasions.
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed the property! Thank you for the feedback on our restaurant, we'll make sure to address with the Courtyard staff. We hope you visit us again soon! Best, Ryan Kennedy School Hotel Manager
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed the property! Thank you for the feedback on our restaurant, we'll make sure to address with the Courtyard staff. We hope you … Show more
Reviewed: 13 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewI loved the old school charm, into modern comfort and entertainment. Such as soaking pool and movie theater. The different drinking areas were great too. Staff was exceptional
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope you'll stay with us again soon! Best, Ryan - Kennedy School Hotel Manager
Reviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewI had a wonderful stay at the Kennedy School. It's such a unique space, and the staff members were incredibly kind. I enjoyed meandering the hallways, which were full of quirky art and interesting lighting fixtures. Also a lot of history. Clearly care and attention to detail went into it.
It was a bit chilly at times, but I imagine it's difficult to keep the space warm. Toward the end of my stay, the smoke detector was beeping, hopefully they replaced the battery.
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed our quirky property. We hope you visit us again soon! Best, Ryan Kennedy School Hotel Manager
Reviewed: 24 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewI loved the location. How our hotel was separated from the School. I enjoyed the little walk outside into the building. I LOVED our room! It was so beautiful. The art is so beautiful. The headboard of the bed was breathtaking. I love the style Mcmenamins has.
One thing was that in the shower, the steam revealed markings of a past guest’s drawings on the shower door. Thankfully they were cute drawings but it was weird to see them showering.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're do glad to hear you enjoyed your stay!
Reviewed: 11 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 11 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewUnique, different everything you need in one place
Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see y'all again soon! Best, Ryan Kennedy School Hotel Manager
Reviewed: 6 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 December 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewGreat breakfast.
The whole place is very dark. The lighting is dim. Otherwise, impeccable,
Hello Christina, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so glad to hear y'all enjoyed your stay! We hope to see you again soon! Best, Ryan Kennedy School Hotel Manager