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![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, it's not quite as impressive as the old 100-by-165-foot bathing pool with a sandy beach seen by the lobby in one of the huge black-and-white photos of the old Jantzen Beach Amusement Park. A ring of towering evergreens and view of the river make the pool here one of the most picturesque in town. It's a launch point for American Cruise Lines' Columbia River tours, so you might be swimming with older couples fresh from the airport who are excited to cruise to Astoria or through the Gorge the next morning. Not to be confused with the Holiday Inn Express at Jantzen Beach-which also sits on Hayden Island overlooking the Columbia River, but on the west side of I-5 next to the empty lot where the old Thunderbird Hotel (which was once a Red Lion) burned down in 2012- this Holiday Inn sits just east of I-5 and, confusingly, also used to be a Red Lion. Image: Courtesy Holiday Inn Portland – Columbia Riverfront Holiday Inn Portland Columbia Riverfront Here are a few places-mostly transit accessible, and near other attractions-where we wouldn't mind taking a summer splash staycation. While we're suckers for a backyard hot tub and we love the open-all-year, warm, mellow, drink-in-hand soaking pools at McMenamins Edgefield and the Kennedy School, that's not what we're in the mood for when it's hot out. Bonus: AC, cable TV that might seem positively exotic to modern youth used to streaming services, and a chance to explore a part of town that isn't your regular stomping ground. ![]() It's not necessarily a splurge: a discounted weekday hotel rate is often cheaper than family guest passes to one of the local private pools. You're a Portlander, but maybe it's time to pretend you're not from here-and treat yourself to a hotel with an outdoor pool. And while you love the Willamette and the Columbia, sometimes you just don't feel like jumping in a river. You don't live close to one of Portland Parks & Rec's public pools, or if you do you don't have the time to wait in line before open swim starts so you can get in before the pool's at capacity. You probably don't have a friend with a pool. ![]()
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