Beaverton
Just seven miles west of Portland, Beaverton is a sought-after place to live, with more than 100 parks and 30 miles of walking trails within its city limits. In the Tualatin Valley, it has wonderful views of Mount Hood, Oregon’s highest peak. Meeting venues in Beaverton are a value alternative to Portland.
Portland International Airport (PDX) 20 miles to the east, is the closest gateway to Beaverton.
Beaverton does not have a convention center, but nearby Portland does: The Oregon Convention Center, which has 255,000 square feet of exhibit space. There are more than 20 hotel venues in Beaverton and its immediate neighborhoods, not including Portland itself, but with Portland being so dominant, there is not a great deal of hotel meeting space in Beaverton. Among those with meeting space are the 150-room Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Beaverton, renovated in 2009 and with four meeting rooms for a total of 72 persons; Courtyard by Marriott, with 149 rooms and two meeting rooms; the 105-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Portland West/Beaverton, with one meeting room able to host 40 persons; the 102-room Comfort Inn & Suites West Beaverton, and th…