KEX Hotel

KEX Hotel
The hotel's exterior, 2022
General information
Type	Hotel
Address	Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Couch Street
Town or city	Portland, Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′25.7″N 122°39′41.1″W

The KEX Hotel is a hotel at the intersection of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Couch Street in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] Kex is based in Reykjavík, and the Portland location is the brand's first hotel outside Iceland.[2] The hotel is unconnected in any way to Portland radio station KEX (1190).

History

The hotel closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening in June 2021.[3]

KEX Hotel featured Dóttir,[4][5] until the restaurant closed on January 1, 2022. It was replaced by Pacific Standard.[6]

References

1. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-07-30). "An Icelandic-Themed Restaurant and Rooftop Bar Will Open in Portland". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
2. Frane, Alex (2018-09-10). "Portland is Getting a Restaurant Run by Michelin-Starred Restaurant Alum". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
3. Prewitt, Andi (2021-05-11). "Nordic-Themed Hotel Kex Will Reopen for Lodging and Dining in Early June". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
4. Russell, Michael (2019-07-29). "One of Iceland's top chefs will open Portland restaurant at upcoming KEX Hotel". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
5. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-07-30). "The Icelandic-Themed Restaurant Within the Kex Hotel Finally Has an Opening Date [Updated]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
6. "Portland's Top 50 Bars from A to Z | 2022". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2023-04-23.

External links

• Media related to KEX Hotel at Wikimedia Commons