Check-in is at 3pm; checkout is at 11am

The rooms in the main school building include original chalkboards and cloakrooms. The English Wing is located in the courtyard of the original school and while the rooms are not old classrooms, the rooms have literature-inspired themes. All overnight guests receive complimentary use of the soaking pool and free admission to the movie theater. For ADA rooms, please contact the hotel directly. View the Room Names and Galleries.

Check-in is at 3pm; checkout is at 11am

Bed Head Login

New Name, Same Program
The Loyal Order of the Slumbering Bed Heads was once known as our Frequent Guest Program.

Stay at our historic hotels and earn free nights! 

Questions about your existing points? See our FAQs.

Please note: We are unable to issue points for reservations made through Expedia and Booking.com. For best results, book directly through mcmenamins.com. Limit one room per guest per night.

How does it work?

• First, create or update your profile in our online reservations system and follow the prompts to join the Bed Head Program; you'll receive monthly email reminders about the program! Keep an eye out for upcoming events, seasonal promotions and even occasional specials just for Bed Heads.
• Stay with us! Points are automatically rewarded 24 hours after check out - you'll receive 100 points per night in rooms with a common bath, 150 points per night in rooms with a private bath and 50 points per night in Edgefield’s hostel rooms. Your accrued points can be viewed at any time in your online profile. Please note: points accrued during your stay are not available for immediate redemption.
• When you've accrued 900 points or more, search results on our online system will include a "900 point" rate for rooms (based on availability). Choose this rate to redeem your points. Add-ons, like our Romance Package, will still be available at regular prices.

Rules

• This offer is for individual bookings only; the offer does not apply to contracted groups or conferences.
• All of your qualifying nights must be booked under the same guest profile for points to accrue correctly.
• Only 1 room per night is accruable.
• You must be a member of the Loyal Order of the Slumbering Bed Heads to accrue points and redeem your complimentary stays.
• Qualifying nights begin the day you sign up! Sorry, our program is not retroactive.
• The Grand Suite at Grand Lodge, Family Suite and Parrish House at Old St. Francis, and Family Rooms at Edgefield are not available for redemption.
• Based on availability; blackout dates may apply.
• Reward nights and free or sponsored promotional stays are excluded from earning points in the program.
• No credit for "no-shows” or cancellations within cancellation policy.
• Redemption must be booked prior to arrival and points cannot be redeemed upon check out.

Important Information about Bed Head Points

Policies:

• Room and package rates are the same for single or double occupancy.
• A credit card for authorization purposes and ID are required at check-in.
• Debit cards are accepted, however McMenamins is not responsible for overdrafts caused by holds on your account.
• Add $25 per person after double occupancy.
• Children age six and under stay free.
• For ADA rooms, please contact the hotel directly.
• Additional pet fee per pet, per day. Please read our Pet Policy page.
• Rollaways are available for some rooms. Call to confirm pricing and availability for your reservation. They are not available in the English Wing.
• Add 15.3% state and county lodging tax to all room rates and overnight packages.
• Cancellations made less than 48 hours before arrival time are subject to penalty.
• All overnight packages are subject to availability and are excluded from major holidays.
• Rates are subject to change.
• Stay with us often? Join the Loyal Order of the Slumbering Bed Heads and earn a night on us!

Feel like getting out and about during your stay at Kennedy School? Portland is an amazing city, with lots to do — these are just a very few suggestions....

Biketown

Have you seen the orange bikes stationed around town to rent? You’re in luck: we’re now part of this Biketown area. We have 4 racks marked “Free Biketown locking” – meaning you can ride a rented orange bike here and leave it for the next person, or potentially be that next person and hop on an orange bike that’s parked in this designated area. To track up-to-date bike drop-off and pick-up destinations throughout Portland – including how many bikes are currently available at Kennedy School – get the Biketown app. You’re on your way to exploring, Portland-style!

Shopping

• Head to nearby Alberta Arts District for a variety of locally-owned businesses, from clothing and shoe boutiques to art galleries to coffee shops and much more. 
• If you’re seeking a more traditional shopping experience, drive or hop a bus downtown to visit the Pioneer Place Mall, Pearl District and other fine shopping areas. The Lloyd Center Mall in northeast Portland is also good for some retail therapy, and features an indoor skating rink!
• Open March through December, the Portland Saturday Market is definitely worth a visit. Pick up an Oregon-produced handicraft from one of hundreds of vendors and artisans

Museums

• Guests young and old enjoy trips to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), the Oregon Zoo, Portland Art Museum and much more.

Outdoor Recreation

• There are many golf courses located throughout the city; the nearest to Kennedy School is Broadmoor Golf Course, set on the banks of the mighty Columbia River.
• Portland is just an hour’s drive from Mount Hood, on which skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers can find snow year-round! Check out the historic Timberline Lodge or Mount Hood Meadows for ski conditions.
• Like to bike? You’re in good company. Portland has bike routes mapped out across the city, making it easy, safe and manageable to get around on bikes. Hop a bus downtown and rent a bike to wheel around town in style.
• If you’re in the mood to do a little hiking, head twenty minutes east of Portland into the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area for amazing vistas, well-kept trails and more. Stop by McMenamins Edgefield on the way back to the Kennedy School for a beer!

Sports & Events

• Portland’s Rose Quarter is home to the NBA’s Trail Blazers, the Winterhawks hockey team and the Portland Steel Arena Football team. It also features national concerts, performances and other big events.

Looking for something more? Go to travelportland.com for up-to-the-minute suggestions on what to do, where to go and how to get there.

Feel like getting out and about during your stay at Kennedy School? Portland is an amazing city, with lots to do — these are just a very few suggestions....

Biketown

Have you seen the orange bikes stationed around town to rent? You’re in luck: we’re now part of this Biketown area. We have 4 racks marked “Free Biketown locking” – meaning you can ride a rented orange bike here and leave it for the next person, or potentially be that next person and hop on an orange bike that’s parked in this designated area. To track up-to-date bike drop-off and pick-up destinations throughout Portland – including how many bikes are currently available at Kennedy School – get the Biketown app. You’re on your way to exploring, Portland-style!

Shopping

• Head to nearby Alberta Arts District for a variety of locally-owned businesses, from clothing and shoe boutiques to art galleries to coffee shops and much more. 
• If you’re seeking a more traditional shopping experience, drive or hop a bus downtown to visit the Pioneer Place Mall, Pearl District and other fine shopping areas. The Lloyd Center Mall in northeast Portland is also good for some retail therapy, and features an indoor skating rink!
• Open March through December, the Portland Saturday Market is definitely worth a visit. Pick up an Oregon-produced handicraft from one of hundreds of vendors and artisans

Museums

• Guests young and old enjoy trips to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), the Oregon Zoo, Portland Art Museum and much more.

Outdoor Recreation

• There are many golf courses located throughout the city; the nearest to Kennedy School is Broadmoor Golf Course, set on the banks of the mighty Columbia River.
• Portland is just an hour’s drive from Mount Hood, on which skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers can find snow year-round! Check out the historic Timberline Lodge or Mount Hood Meadows for ski conditions.
• Like to bike? You’re in good company. Portland has bike routes mapped out across the city, making it easy, safe and manageable to get around on bikes. Hop a bus downtown and rent a bike to wheel around town in style.
• If you’re in the mood to do a little hiking, head twenty minutes east of Portland into the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area for amazing vistas, well-kept trails and more. Stop by McMenamins Edgefield on the way back to the Kennedy School for a beer!

Sports & Events

• Portland’s Rose Quarter is home to the NBA’s Trail Blazers, the Winterhawks hockey team and the Portland Steel Arena Football team. It also features national concerts, performances and other big events.

Looking for something more? Go to travelportland.com for up-to-the-minute suggestions on what to do, where to go and how to get there.

You'll be amazed by the abundance of art spanning the hallways and offering a glimpse into the past. Paintings, historical photos, mosaic scrolls, Indonesian wood panels and more create a virtual art gallery within the building.

For an in-depth explanation of the school's history as told through the artwork, a self-guided tour pamphlet is available at the Kennedy School front desk (or the old Principal's office, as some may remember it).

Kennedy School Walking Guide

Still a community center

The Kennedy School has been a center of lively activity for the Northeast Portland neighborhood since opening in 1915. Over the years, thousands of kids congregated here to decipher the three Rs, eat mac and cheese on Mondays and climb hand over hand up the gym rope to ring the bell.

When built, Kennedy Elementary School's location was rather remote; it stood three blocks beyond the end of the nearest streetcar line. And that line, which came out Northeast Alberta Street, passed through some pretty sparse country, judging from an ordinance that outlawed the shooting of rabbits from the streetcar.

Also, the school was just eight blocks from the city line, then set at Northeast 42nd Ave. — and in those early years, the numerous Kennedy students residing beyond that boundary lived without electricity, water, sewer or telephones.

Actually, the first elementary school classes were held on the school grounds in portable, one-room buildings in 1913, two years before the present-day school building was built and opened. Just 29 children attended that first year.

As decades passed, the school took on additional civic roles, further endearing it to its neighbors. When school was not in session, "Kennedy" served the community as a public meeting hall, polling place, Red Cross blood drawing center, collection site for paper and tin can drives, weekend playground and even flood-relief shelter.

It was a sad day indeed when at the end of the 1974-75 school year, faced with declining enrollment throughout the district, school officials closed Kennedy, declaring it too old and crumbling to repair.

Scrambling to ward off several demolition orders, a coalition of neighbors, former students, past PTA presidents and the Portland Development Commission fought successfully to save the building.

Mike and Brian McMenamin presented just one of several proposals for reviving the condemned property. Other ideas ranged from a retirement home to an indoor soccer facility. After receiving the approval of the city and the support of the neighborhood, McMenamins launched its renovation in the spring of 1997, infusing the 80-year-old structure with new life. In particular, a river of artwork was inspired by the stories of generations of Kennedy's students and teachers.

On October 22, 1997, the original principal's bell was rung on the front steps at 7 a.m. sharp to herald the old school's new beginning as McMenamins Kennedy School. Offering a unique and fun lodging, dining and meeting experience, Kennedy remains a lively gathering spot for neighbors and newcomers alike.

Learn more about Kennedy School’s historic reopening over 25 years ago on our blog.