The Hotel Zags hosts meetings, team offsites, holiday parties, private dinners and weddings for groups of up to about 90 guests. The hotel stands at 515 SW Clay Street in the Cultural District of downtown Portland, Oregon, with guest rooms upstairs and five event spaces on site.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells meetings with in-house catering for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and its team helps build menus for each group. Every indoor room has Wi-Fi, TVs, HDMI connections, power strips and a Meeting Owl camera for hybrid sessions. The Executive Board Room suits a leadership meeting of 12. Nizza/Genova takes training sessions and workshops of up to 50. The Colosseum doubles as the guests' game lounge, with pool and darts, and works for a classroom session of 36 by day and a reception of more than 90 in the evening. Holiday parties are a regular offer.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners and celebrations. The enclosed patio, with fireplaces and a living wall, can take a tent, a bar and catering for an outdoor reception. PLS on Sixth, the hotel's dining room, can be rented in part or in full for a private dinner.
Rooms and capacities
The Executive Board Room covers 262 square feet with 9-foot ceilings, a projector, a screen and a large window, for up to 12 people. Nizza/Genova measures 610 square feet and takes 24 in a U-shape, 30 at banquet rounds, 40 at cocktail rounds and up to 50 in all. The Colosseum, 1,600 square feet, takes 20 in a U-shape, 24 in a hollow square, 36 in a classroom, 50 at rounds and more than 90 for a reception. The Patio covers 6,882 square feet in two parts, the fire pit side and the living wall side, with a projector and screen. The PLS on Sixth dining room has no published capacity.
Accommodation
The hotel has guest rooms and suites on site, from Premier King and Double Queen rooms to the Zags Suite, with accessible rooms in several categories. Out-of-town meeting guests can stay in the same building as their sessions.
Catering
Catering is in-house and is charged on top of the room hire. Menus cover breakfast, lunch, dinner and breaks, and the patio can add bartending service. PLS on Sixth handles private dining.
History and setting
The hotel sits in the Cultural District, the downtown area around the South Park Blocks with its museums, theatres and Portland State University nearby. Its patio, enclosed and heated by fire pits, lets groups use outdoor space through much of the year.
Getting there
The address is 515 SW Clay Street, Portland, OR 97201. Groups can walk to much of downtown, and Portland International Airport is a drive or a light rail ride away.
