McMenamins Edgefield

Edgefield is wonderful but the house is haunted!
I love Edgefield! Great place to play and drink and walk around. I stayed last night in the Althea room. Not knowing anything about the house or history of the building and Edgefield until today after my experience raised curiosity to search the web. I went to bed at 1 a.m. in the Althea room by myself, a few friends were currently on the first floor on the front room. I woke up on the king bed about a half hour later and the bed was shaking/vibrating. Chills went up my spine and looked around as no one was around and nothing else was shaking, no earthquake, no noise. This went on for thirty seconds as I clearly sat on the bed and realized this is unnatural. I stood on the floor and could see the bed vibrating but nothing on the floor or bed board, it slowly stopped and I calmly walked out of the room. I came back later with a friend and nothing else occurred that night. This occurrence seems so small but this experience is beyond anything I can explain.

this place is very haunted. i also had extremely disturbing dreams while sleeping there and i saw a shadow moving on the wall when i was there alone. if you like ghosts and weird energy, then you'll love it. i think some bad things happened there, however and there is a lot of bad energy stored in the rooms. many people have died in the building as it was a poor farm and a nursing home.

Edgefield is a treat. The hostel rooms are lovely, though I don't really consider Edgefield a "hostel" since there is no common kitchen. So a budget traveler still has to eat meals in the pubs or restaurant, which is full priced. Staying in a hostel room might make an Edgefield experience a little more affordable for the local visitor, or it'll be a nice treat for the budget traveler with some extra cash to spend. It's a beautiful place to see some live music, sample McMenamins famous brews, and maybe get roustled by a ghost. (I didn't see one when I was there, but I did have the weirdest, most disturbing dreams I've ever had, while staying in the hostel room.) I'd go back in a second, it's just a little out of the way.

A ghost was playing with my hair while I was sleeping. It scared the sh*t out of me so I switched spots with my sister and the same thing happened to her! So we went to the front desk and told the lady what happened. And she said the last people that stayed in that room had their feet tickled while they were sleeping. Crazy. So the rest of the night my sister and I couldn't sleep. We heard this flute being played for a long time and the lady in the front desk told us that it was a ghost. I asked some other people who were in the room next to me if they heard it and they didn't! The people on the second floor said they saw a lady in white (a ghost) pacing back and forth from three to four a.m. Damn, I wish I could have seen that. I also saw sweat footprints appearing and dissapearing on the wooden floor so I took a picture of that spot with my digital camera and when I saw the picture there was this huge blue orb right where i saw the footprints! I'll post pictures later to prove what I saw. It was awesome.

This place is haunted? Glad I found that out AFTER I stayed there. But still, I enjoyed this very cool and classy joint. The wall murals were amazing and the dorms, though large with many beds, were great with comfy wooden beds and nice windows. I was lucky; it was just me and a friend in the dorm. That's it. Only caveat: bathrooms were great but a bit of a trek and it's out of the city. Otherwise: good.

This hotel is very interesting. It's a great place but I would say it's more fun for people over 21, because they can have a lot more fun here than minors. If you take a tour around it is very fascinating if you go see the winery and brewery. But if you stay here you should probably be a friendly person.

We loved our stay here. The rooms are great and the place is very eclectic. Each room is unique; we had a loft-type room. We have been here many, many times to have some beers and enjoy their wine-tasting room. This was our first overnight stay. You can get great package deals here. But we have never enjoyed their food. Their microbrews are very good. They can do a burger, but that's about it. We had dinner in the Black Rabbit, eight of us. It was horrendous. The food took forever to come and it was overpriced and horrible. It was one of the worst experiences we all had ever had in a restaurant. They did comp us on a couple meals even. Stick with the basics if you are going to eat there. The shared bathrooms are very big and nice, although they can be a mile away from your room. But it's a very unique and special experience to stay at this lodge. I highly recommend the place.

This place is by far your best option in the Portland area. The dorm room is beautiful and you have full use of the resort facilities. It is easily accessible by light rail from Portland seven days a week. You even get free wine tastings and first-run movies.

McMenamins Edgefield is a huge place! It's made up of a number of building -- including a 3 story farmhouse, a classy pub, a small theater, a meeting place, a distillery, brewery, restaurant, shops, etc. There's also a strange 7 foot Jerry Garcia Sculpture. The hostel dorm is located on the 3rd. floor of the huge farmhouse. The rest of the farmhouse consist of classy bed & breakfast rooms. The walls of the place are covered with unusual art painted by local artists are representing McMenamins interesting history. I got photos of most of the paintings. The place is very interesting. However, it was the most expensive hostel that I've ever stayed at: About $20/night back in 2000. But it was worth it.

Great place to hang out, kick back, have some great beer and wine (made at this location!), wander around and just have a great time! This place is GREAT!

The Black Rabbit is an excellent restaurant. The atmosphere is great. Music, food, beer and wine flow in abundence. The rooms are very comfortable and the artwork is excellent. For those that are uncomfortable with 'down the hall' bathrooms, it is not inconvenient. The bathrooms are large and have private shower/toilet suites.