Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
Corporate brand
UnclaimedA Marriott hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, located near the Willamette River waterfront.
Last updated August 22, 2026
Overview
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront is a Marriott hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The property opened in 1980 under the name Portland Marriott Hotel and has operated as a full-service urban hotel serving visitors to Portland’s central business and waterfront area. Its location places it near the Willamette River and within reach of downtown offices, cultural attractions, restaurants, and event venues. The hotel’s principal business is lodging, supported by the services typically associated with a full-service Marriott property, including guest rooms, meeting and event facilities, food and beverage operations, and services for business and leisure travelers. Public reference material identifies the property as part of the Marriott hotel network but does not establish a separate corporate ownership structure, detailed financial history, or a comprehensive roster of property executives. A notable change in the hotel’s food-and-beverage offering occurred in 2012, when the Truss restaurant replaced Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar. The property subsequently underwent a major renovation in 2015. These changes indicate an effort to update the guest experience and refresh the hotel’s public spaces and dining proposition while retaining its downtown waterfront positioning. The hotel remains an operating Marriott property. Available reference material is limited and does not provide a detailed account of room inventory, renovation costs, ownership transactions, sustainability programs, awards, or current management. Accordingly, the documented history is centered on its 1980 opening, the 2012 restaurant replacement, and the major 2015 renovation.
History
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront opened in 1980 in downtown Portland, Oregon, as the Portland Marriott Hotel. The property was established as a Marriott-branded full-service hotel serving the city’s business, convention, tourism, and leisure markets. Its location near the Willamette River waterfront gave it a distinctive position within central Portland and connected it with the city’s downtown commercial and visitor infrastructure. The hotel’s documented operating history includes a change to its restaurant concept in 2012. Truss replaced Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar, marking a refresh of the property’s food-and-beverage offer. The available reference does not provide detailed information about Truss’s menu, design, operating model, or subsequent history, but identifies the replacement as a notable change within the hotel. In 2015, the property underwent a major renovation. The reference material does not specify the renovation’s cost, scope by department, architect, contractor, or changes to the room count. It does, however, establish the renovation as the hotel’s principal documented modernization milestone. The work followed more than three decades of operation and was intended to update the guest environment and maintain the property’s relevance within Portland’s competitive downtown lodging market. The hotel continues to operate under the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront name as part of the broader Marriott hotel system. Publicly available material cited for this entry does not establish a separate owner, a detailed management chronology, financial performance, current executive team, or additional major corporate transactions. The property’s documented identity therefore rests on its Marriott affiliation, downtown Portland waterfront location, full-service lodging role, 1980 opening, 2012 restaurant replacement, and 2015 major renovation.
- 2015
Major renovation completed
[1]The hotel underwent a major renovation.
- 2012
Truss replaced Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar
[1]The hotel changed its restaurant offering, replacing Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar with Truss.
- 1980
Hotel opened as Portland Marriott Hotel
[1]The property opened in downtown Portland under the name Portland Marriott Hotel.
Products and positioning
A full-service, upper-upscale urban business and leisure hotel positioned near downtown Portland’s waterfront.
Hotel lodging · 1980
Guest accommodations
The property provides hotel rooms and related guest accommodation in downtown Portland near the Willamette River waterfront. Public reference material confirms the lodging function but does not specify the room count, room categories, or detailed amenities.
Restaurant · 2012
Truss
Truss became the hotel’s restaurant after replacing Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar in 2012. The available reference identifies the change but does not provide a sufficiently detailed account of the restaurant’s menu, service format, or current operating status.
Hospitality services
Meeting and event services
As a full-service downtown Marriott hotel, the property serves business and group travelers and is associated with meeting and event hospitality. Specific venue capacities, packages, and facilities are not documented in the supplied reference material.
Brand decisions
2015
Major property renovationStrategyBackground
After operating for more than three decades, the hotel undertook a major renovation.
Action taken
The property was substantially renovated to update the hotel.
Aftermath
The reference confirms the renovation but does not specify its cost, individual project components, or measured business results.
2012
Introduction of the Truss restaurantProduct launchBackground
The hotel replaced Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar as part of a change to its food-and-beverage offering.
Action taken
Truss was introduced as the replacement restaurant.
Aftermath
The available reference does not document subsequent performance or guest response.
Recent events
- 2015
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront underwent a major renovation[1]
Other
The hotel completed a major renovation, updating the property after its earlier operating history as the Portland Marriott Hotel.
- 2012
Truss replaced Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar[1]
Product launch
The hotel replaced its Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar with Truss as its restaurant offering.
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