Portland's Hotel Renaissance

In a city known for hotels like the regal Governor Hotel, the stately Heathman Hotel and even the modern Hotel Lucia, any new contenders have to set their sights high. Recently, the Ace Hotel, the Jupiter Hotel and the Hotel deLuxe have all done that - and they've even brought a sense of their own style with it, creating new hot spots in this already popular city.

Ace Hotel
In February 2007, the Ace Hotel Group opened the doors to their revamped Portland location, which followed in the footsteps of Seattle's Ace Hotel. In the building which used to house the decrepit Clyde Hotel, the Ace now sits, attracting hordes of Portland's quintessential hipsters to stay, to sit and to hang out. Maybe it's the adjoining outpost of Portland's favorite coffee place, Stumptown Roasters, and maybe it's the old-school photo booth in the lobby, adjacent to sprawling couches and a large "HOTEL" sign taken from the old Clyde. Maybe it's all of the above. Whatever it is, it's working. The Ace Hotel has been popular with locals and visitors since it opened its doors.
The hotel features 79 rooms with original artwork by local artists throughout rooms and corridors, beds and desks made from salvaged timber, many restored 1912 fixtures and organic cotton towels. The front desk lends bikes to guests to better explore the city that has more bike commuters per capita than any other in the United States. Getting around shouldn't be a problem, though, as the hotel is located a stone's throw away from Portland's streetcar line, which runs the length of west downtown through to the Pearl District.
Check out Clyde Common, the restaurant and watering hole next door that's hopping any time of day and offers an ambitious list of fresh cocktails and single-malt whiskeys.

Jupiter Hotel
Located across the river from most of the Portland hotel core, the Jupiter Hotel brings a crisp, modern and irreverent style. Best known for its watering hole, the Doug Fir Lounge, named for Oregon's state tree, this hotel offers freshly decorated rooms and sizzling late-night deals encouraging downstairs revelers to continue the party in the privacy of their own room. Opened in 2005, the hotel offers rubdowns from an on-site massage business, sophisticated diner food at the Doug Fir or delivered upstairs, and mod outdoor areas that encourage revelers to party the night away.
The Jupiter also boasts swinging party facilities, which makes it a hip spot for a gathering or private party. In the up-and-coming East Burnside district where it's located, it's a beach for the young, hip and beautiful.

Hotel deLuxe
It's Old Hollywood this hotel's channeling in its impeccably-detailed Art Deco theme. In early 2006, developers opened the doors to the revamped former Hotel Mallory. The glamorous era of the 1930s-1950s is brought to life through more than 400 original Hollywood photos displayed throughout the hotel, and they celebrate new films by hosting a monthly movie night which often brings in shorts produced by local filmmakers.
The swanky hotel is filled with the creature comforts of many boutique hotels, like top-of-the-line bath products and roomy digs, luxurious beds and flat-screen TVs in each room, but they take it up a notch in the Marlene Dietrich suite, which offers an eight-foot circular bed and a killer city view.
Check out features like a "Spiritual Menu," a "Doggie Menu" and a standard pillow menu, or swagger downstairs to The Driftwood Room or Gracie's, a "classic Hollywood eatery."