City: Portland, ME

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (207) 780-0780, (800) HILTONS

Address: 65 Commercial Street

Description: The Hilton Garden Inn at the Portland Downtown Waterfront sits along Commercial Street in Portland’s Old Port. Located right across the street from the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, the hotel opened in 2003 and is steps away from all of the action in the busiest streets of the Old Port. A room at the Hilton Garden Inn has all of the perks you’d expect from this internationally renowned hotel chain—high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the hotel, electronic door locks, a workspace in each room, 27-inch cable TV with complimentary HBO, and, of course, comfy king and queen beds.Although you’re a stone’s throw from the Old Port and all of its entertainment and eateries, you may want to hang out a bit inside the hotel and stare out the window (many of the 120 guest rooms at the Garden Inn have ocean views) or explore the building to check out the fitness center, the business center, the indoor heated pool and whirlpool, or the Pavilion Lounge and Bar. If you need to bring your work with you, no worries—the Hilton Garden Inn also can accommodate large business functions. A complimentary shuttle service is available as well as nonsmoking and smoking rooms.