Portland, Maine, United States

Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street

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Style

License to swill

Setting

Genteel West End

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Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street is a cat with nine lives: this 19th-century mansion turned polished guesthouse was once also a Prohibition-era speakeasy. Today, above-board revelry comprises a free-for-all pantry, wood-paneled billiards room and mid-century-inspired bedrooms. Days are spent mooching around modish Portland; debriefs take place in the fire-toasted social spaces. Drinking here might now be less clandestine – you’ll find glasses and corkscrews in your debonair bedroom – but you can still let your risqué side run wild…

 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

Nine, including two suites.

Check–Out

11am. Check-in, between 4pm and 6pm.

More details

Rates at Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street include a breakfast bar with toast, oatmeal and yogurt.

Also

Unfortunately, this Federal-style mansion is not suited to guests with reduced mobility; there’s no elevator and all the rooms are reached by stairs only.

At the hotel

Peloton studio, billiards room, picnic blankets and baskets to borrow, a help-yourself pantry and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: climate control, wine glasses and corkscrew, bathrobes, hairdryer and Lather bath products.

Our favourite rooms

At Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street, you can dig your claws into a mix of mid-century furnishings, local artwork and original features – a one-of-a-kind aesthetic that is best swooned over in the bedrooms. We’ve got our eye on Baxter for its broad bay windows and regal four-poster bed; Event Records for its John Calvin Stevens architectural credentials, and Bon Viveur for its private furnished terrace that overlooks the leafy neighborhood. Plus, you’ll find a working fireplace in each of the nine rooms.

Spa

There’s no spa at this townhouse stay, but Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street can arrange sauna blankets and in-room massages with advance notice.

Packing tips

An appetite for all things culinary and cultural – Portland is a city with plenty of social appeal.

Also

Portland has more than one Blind Tiger, thanks to Danforth Street’s sister stay around the corner, Blind Tiger – Carleton Street.

Children

Welcome, but as there’s no specific kit or rollaway beds, this guesthouse is better suited to older children who can sleep in their own room. The exception is the Bon Viveur room, which accommodates an extra two guests on a sofa-bed for $50 each a night.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Take a fire-warmed seat at the convivial dining table, or slide into the window-framed banquette in the Sunporch Room next door.

Dress Code

Morning people will come dressed ready for the day; later risers might head to breakfast in a more sleepy-eyed state…

Hotel restaurant

There’s no formal restaurant at this get-up-and-go guesthouse, but a daily breakfast bar with toast, yogurt, oatmeal and seasonal toppings fuels days at large in Portland.

 

Hotel bar

Blind Tiger doesn’t have a bar, but in a nod to the building’s Prohibition-era past, you’ll find a tucked-away billiards room where an illicit speakeasy of the same name once poured. Today, this is one of many convivial corners – others include the skyline-surveying cupola or homely living room – where you can rightfully crack open a beer or bottle of wine. And if you’re excited by the thrill of stolen sips, you’ll find glasses and corkscrews in your room…

Last orders

Breakfast is served daily from 8am to 10am.

Location

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Address
Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street
163 Danforth Street
Portland
04102
United States

Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street sits in a red-brick-clad corner of Portland’s well-to-do West End; the waterfront is within walking distance, as are dining spots and cultural sights.

Planes

Connections from most major US hubs, such as Chicago, New York City and Washington DC, arrive at Portland International Jetport, which is a 10-minute drive from the guesthouse.

Trains

Amtrak’s Downeaster route, between Brunswick and Boston, calls at Portland daily. From the station, it’s a short cab ride to the hotel.

Automobiles

You’ll find that Portland is a walkable city, with easy-to-use public transport options. Should you drive, there are eight first-come-first-served spaces reserved for guests at the hotel; otherwise, there’s readily available street parking.

Worth getting out of bed for

Flâneurs will have a field day at Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street: from its quiet residential corner, you can stroll to livelier pockets of Portland in minutes. Blend in with locals along Congress Street or waterfront Commercial Street, which are both lined with galleries, bakeries and boutiques, and lead to the cobblestoned streets of the Old Port quarter. After getting your cultural fix at the Portland Museum of Art or Victoria Mansion, you can dose up on natural tonics along the river-hugging Eastern Promenade Trail, which concludes at East End Beach for shoreline strolls, kayaking and picnics (borrow blankets and baskets from your generous hosts).

 

Local restaurants

Chaval is a stand-out of Portland’s burgeoning culinary scene: French- and Spanish-inspired sharing plates star alongside an impressive wine list. Maine is a state known for its seafood, and Eventide Oyster Co. takes this in its stride with a marine-skewed menu (the clam bake and lobster roll are noteworthy). Carnivores will be converted at Green Elephant, a casual, pan-Asian bistro showcasing all-veggie dishes. 

Local cafés

Rise early to catch the freshly baked breads and pastries at family-run Standard Baking Co. House-roasted beans and single-origin brews draw an in-the-know crowd to Bard Coffee for their morning caffeine hit.

Local bars

It’s hard to take your eyes off the water from Luna Rooftop Bar’s harbor-facing terrace, so much so that your date might start to get jealous… Balance should be restored after some pearlescent oysters and punchy cocktails. Savvy sippers hole up at old-wordly Blyth & Burrows, where experimental mixologists shake up tipples with unexpected(ly good) ingredients.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this historic guesthouse in Portland and unpacked their boutique buys and craft ales, a full account of their bon vivant break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street in Maine…

They say a tiger doesn’t change its stripes, but Blind Tiger Portland – Danforth Street could be the exception: its 19th-century walls have been home to well-off families, a school and rectory over the years. But its most rambunctious role was its stint as a Prohibition-era watering hole, otherwise known as a ‘blind tiger’. During this time, the Federal-style mansion was nicknamed ‘Social Corners’ for its conviviality, which the guesthouse’s designers have paid homage to in the building’s latest iteration, with a host of communal spaces that encourage a similar neighborly atmosphere. You can help yourself to a day-starting spread in the dining room, curl up by the fire in the living area or have a good-spirited game of billiards in the former speakeasy space. But it’s not all socializing with no one-on-one time: the rooftop cupola is a romantic sunset spot, there are picnic baskets to borrow for daytime dates, and we’ll let the handsome bedrooms speak for themselves…

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