Fantasmi, penitenza e poltergeist: tour fantasma di Portland

The worst tour ever! Our guide had no idea what he was talking about. This was not a ghost tour. It was just a guy rambling nonsense.

Phantoms, Penance, and Poltergeists. Nope. Didn't talk about this. We started off on the wrong foot. First off, you're expected to arrive at a hotel restaurant 15 minutes before start. This hotel is in a sketchy part of Portland. No better way to put it. Then the restaurant is closed. You have to enter through the hotel lobby. But the lobby is locked. So we sit on the stoop. Eventually the front desk clerk comes out and lets us in. By this time it's 3 minutes before start. Then the guide calls. Her bridge is closed so she's going to be 15 minutes late. (She lives one mile away). I guess she doesn't have to be there 15 minutes late. As she walked in the door she starts telling us what a lousy day she has and all about her panic attack. (don't care). She gave an "EMF" detector to a young couple that paid for one. Then she tells them that it's not a real EMF detector, because she has a real one. This one is just an electricians tool. Next we step outside and she spends 10 minutes talking about her daughters and a ghost tour she went on in San Diego (remember, we're in Portland). No stories about the hotel we met at. We walked several blocks before she stops at the back of a building. She tells us that we would recognize it if we went around front (don't know why we didn't go around front). She tells us about 4 types of ghosts and then we keep walking. Not sure why we stopped there. While we were walking she talks about hauntings around Portland at places we won't see. Again, not sure why. Most tours take safety very seriously. Keep the group together. Cross together. Not here. We were spread out and she kept crossing without getting the group together. We had a choice, dodge traffic or get further spread out. The tour kept going like this, but you get the gist. We actually walked out early. Just not worth the mileage.

Sunny was informative and personable guide. We had never been to Portland before so we didn’t know what to expect of the tour. She brought us through Old Chinatown at dusk. I did not feel uneasy at any point during the tour.

It was a very good tour the hosting very knowledgeable on the history of Oregon it's amazing and I highly recommend it and I would definitely add on the extra four places it's worth it.

It was more of a history lesson than a ghost tour. So not creepy at all. A lot of interruptions by homeless individuals.

What a great experience! Brandon was so knowledgeable and such a great storyteller! The tour was a little longer than we expected, but it didn't matter because everything was so informational and fun! I highly recommend this experience, if you want a great way to discover the history of Portland and get to know about some of the hauntings!

Peter was great! Portland was full of homeless street people. Loved the Benson Hotel, very spooky. Want to come back.

Brendan, our tour guide, gave us an excellent tour, with great stories about the ghosts that haunt Portland. Since he didn't have anyone for the later tour, our tour lasted an hour and 45 minutes, and was a great way to spend the evening. We have done ghost tours in cities across the world, and this was one of our favorites.

Brendon was totally amazing! He kept us entertained with the stories of ghosts in the area and talked about his own experiences. My husband is a slow walker and Brendan took his time with the walks and stops so that my husband could keep up. We really enjoyed the evening. We also recommend renting one of their EMF activity detectors. We did and got a kick out of the high readings we got. Our only complaint was that we were told ahead of time to meet outside the hotel, when we could have actually sat down inside the hotel's cafe and waited. Which would have been much more comfortable. By the way, after 7 pm, there is free parking on the street in front of the hotel.

Houston was an excellent tour guide. The paranormal elements of the tour were only a small part of the story. It was also a great lesson in the early history of Portland. The tour was advertised as lasting only one hour, but Houston was very generous with his time and made it three hours long. (!) That might sound overlong for some, but he was such a good storyteller that I was captivated the whole time. I do think the tour length should be advertised for closer to what it is, as people who were expecting a shorter tour might not plan ahead for that time.