5. Booked this hotel to give myself a place to nap prior to a redeye to New York: found an outstanding rate via priceline of $49 for a king bed; Little did anyone know, Portland would be hit by the biggest snowstorm in 20 years, effectively shutting down both the airport and the entire metropolitan area for a week; The staff at the Red Lion, under pressure from busloads of stranded passengers arriving without reservations from the airport, did an AMAZING job.