I recently headed through downtown Portland to a SMART board meeting, and I made the mistake of parking at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower instead of at the Fox Tower, the location of my meeting. I thought I saw on the Hilton Portland Hotel sign that they charge $8 for evenings. After the SMART meeting, I handed over my ticket and paid with my credit card, while talking on the phone. When I returned home, I pulled out the parking receipt and it said $21, for 3 hours! I called to confirm their parking rates are $6 to $8 an hour! A deal for Manhattan, but Portland? It would have been easier (and nearly cheaper) to not pay for a spot on the street and take a parking ticket. What an amazing ripoff. Buyer beware, as Hilton Portland & Executive Tower doesn’t seem to care much about customers.