Longfellow Hotel: First In
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Review
Character and identity
A 48-room newcomer in Portland's West End, the Longfellow brings the grandest scale of the city's recent boutique openings, set among Italianate and Victorian townhouses on Congress Street. Post Company's design pairs off-white, high-ceilinged rooms with locally-sourced furniture and TRNK velvet chaises, a pared-back Scandi-meets-Maine register. The sweeping lobby doubles as a neighbourhood living room, anchored by counter-service Twinflower Café by day and Five of Clubs, a lobby bar trading in oysters, caviar and crudos, by evening. The proprietary Astraea spa focuses on body treatments with infrared sauna suites for two. Service is composed and seasoned.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and weekenders coming up from Boston or New York who want a polished base inside Portland's most walkable neighbourhood, with a strong bar scene downstairs and the city's restaurants on foot. Sleep nerds will appreciate the Mattress Concierge beds and sound-engineered windows. Sustainability-minded guests and EV drivers are well served.
Should look elsewhere:
Travellers wanting a full-service restaurant under the same roof should know Five of Clubs is a snacks-and-drinks proposition, not dinner. The spa skips facials entirely. Families and anyone after a resort-style footprint with pool and beach access will find this strictly an urban boutique.
Bottom line
What sets the Longfellow apart is the calibre of the room product and the lobby as a genuine social space, a combination Portland hasn't really had before. Book it for a two or three night city break with dinner reservations already in hand; the Standard Room with Balcony is the sweet spot, and the suites unlock the more generous accessible layout.