Portland Hotel

Apr 28th, 2023

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Feb 11th, 2023

The folks who run the show here are incredibly accommodating. Ive been advised that they are recently under new management. I, with a pair of buddies, are riding the NC500 and have run into some surprisingly miserable and unexpected wet and cold weather. We arrived in their parking lot dripping soaked to the bone and shivering after a particularly harsh stretch of rain throughout traffic and heavy construction to find the town mostly shut down until dinner - which was still a couple of hours away. Seeing the condition we were in and that we were on motorcycles, they immediately let us in and offered to make some coffee to warm us up. We had planned on getting another 20 or so miles up the road before calling it a night, but we couldnt argue with their hospitality. They even offered to open their kitchen an hour early for us and found accommodations for us, despite that they were still recovering from a long weekend during which all rooms had been booked. Overall the staff are very friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. Highly recommended for anyone passing through. Id say its worth stopping a bit early or pushing on a bit further for the chance to stay a night here at the Portland Hotel - or even to have a meal and a drink or two. Their chefs fish and chips are delicious, as is the sticky toffee pudding.
Apr 27th, 2023