The Francis, Portland

The Francis has the wonderful amenities of a hotel, yet the charming benefits of being located in a residential neighborhood (ie proximate to incredible coffee/pastries, parks, old-world architecture and easy parking for road trippers). It has a friendly, homey B & B feel, with a range in the quality of rooms so if you prefer a more uniform feel to your lodging a corporate hotel might be a safer bet.

Amazing old Victorian turned into chic modern hotel. Great sized rooms with original hardwood details and amazing in room amenities. The restaurant/bar area looked really great but didn’t have a chance to check them out. Will 100% be staying there again.

Amazing hotel with a great vibe and decor. Good restaurant with a bar and killer breakfast as well. The area is nice and within walking distance of some bars and restaurants, as well as the Portland Museum of Art.

We chose to stay here for a quick mini-moon after our wedding. The staff could not have been friendlier. They even surprised us with a box of chocolates to help us celebrate our new marriage! The location is also perfect. It's within easy walking distance to most places (about 15-20 mins walk from downtown), but if you have a car there is convenient parking in a private lot a block down from the hotel. Even though there was construction happening next door it didn't disturb us at all... and that's saying something because I'm a VERY light sleeper! Overall, we could not have asked for a better way to relax after our wedding.

We had a very good experience. Check in was easy, especially with the hotel check-in driveway on the side of the building. This was important because parking on the street is difficult. Also parking the car after check in was in a private lot not even a half a block away which made a big difference in that part of town with lack of street parking. We were taking sailing lessons so we didn’t head into the old port except one night after sailing so we didn’t walk but the hotel is close enough to walk to the old port area. The rooms were small but clean and the bed was very comfortable. It is a old building with about 15 rooms and they did a good job renovating it. The staff were excellent! Shout out to Andrew at the bar for some great conversation and great drinks. There is a restaurant on site and glancing at the menu it looked very inviting...unfortunately we didn’t have time to eat there. Overall we were very pleased with the accommodations , staff and overall ambiance of the hotel. From what I heard it has only been open for 7-8 months....I stand corrected if this isn’t true but that’s the rumor so...so far so good. Thanks for a pleasant stay and hoping to return again this summer.