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Portland: Portland's Ace Hotel Enters Fall With New Bikes And Artisan Booze

JetSetCD — 2009-10-05T16:41:04-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/AceSwoboBike.jpg" class="top"> Ah, fall in the Pacific Northwest; it just makes you long to be outside, wearing your favorite flannel shirt and dreaming of chai tea. Luckily, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+Portland/local/821">The Ace Hotel</a> in Portland, Oregon anticipated this and they've amped up their offerings for a refreshed and outdoorsy autumn. First up are their new, specially-outfitted-for-Portland Swobo bicycles. Now we've all heard about the classic cruisers availabe at New York hotels, but Portland requires something more rugged, more street and trail-ready, and they've found it in their new fleet of six Swobos, with the customizations done by six different Portland bike shops. If you're a hotel guest, then you can feel free to borrow them for the day for free, and

Ace Hotels Publishes a Guide To Sonic Youth's Hotspots

JetSetCD — 2009-07-09T11:07:39-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/SonicYouthAce.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/ace%20hotels">Ace Hotels</a>, always excited over collaboration to produce their own goodies, is at it again with a new guidebook to Seattle, Portland, and New York City featuring the favorite spots from members of Sonic Youth. Only 3,000 of the guides were printed, which are being given for FREE to guests at any of the Ace Hotels except for Palm Springs, for some reason as well as at chosen record stores in the same cities. Wondering where to find Kim Gorden in Seattle? You might want to check any of three favorite restaurants: Flying Fish, Wild Ginger and Kingfish Cafe. Although Sonic Youth recently performed in New York to promote their new album, "The Eternal,"

Portland: Five PDX Hotels for Less Than a Benjamin

globetrotting gourmet — 2009-05-19T16:22:34-05:00

Wah! You want a getaway, but your wallet says no. Skip the guilt trip and take a mini-vacay to Portland, Oregon, where plenty of hotel rates are caught in a budget-friendly fiscal time warp.

Here are five of our fave Portland hotels for under $100 a night.

Portland: Use Your Ace Hotel Portland Room Key to "Stick It to the Man"

JetSetCD — 2008-12-11T13:30:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Ace_Portland_Lobby.jpg" class="top"> Taking advantage of people's need to watch their wallets and bargain-hunt this holiday season, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+Portland/local/821">Ace Hotel Portland</a> is all about the discounts; they've launched partnerships with neighboring boutiques and even Amtrak to ease the economic pain. According to the Ace, "shopping in Oregon means no sales tax, and the MAN hates not getting money from your pocket," so take advantage of their deal to show your Ace room key at shops like Upper Playground, Blake, Hermitage, Covet, Lille Boutique and Rudy's Barbershop and receive 20% off your purchases in addition to paying no tax. It's almost like shopping a sale at a Caribbean duty-free mall, except that you're in Oregon. In case you'll be

Portland: Eats at the Ace Hotel in Portland

abigailmschilling — 2008-11-12T16:59:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/ace_hotel_outside.jpg" class="top"> While the Ace Hotels readies for it <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/12/134632/34/hotels/Ace_Hotel_NYC_s_Bunk_Beds_Open_to_Reservations">NYC Opening</a>, Abigail checked in on the Portland location. While we may have been <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/11/153726/76/hotels/The_Nines_Wows_Us_to_the_Nines">sleeping at The Nines</a> on our recent trip to Portland, we couldn't help but heading over to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ace+Hotel+Portland/local/821">Ace</a>, a long-time HotelChatter love, and take our picture in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/28/1641/0261/hotels/Ace_Hotel_NYC_To_Open_on_Feb_1st">photo booth</a>. We also had a chance to check out the other resident's of the Ace building: <a href="http://www.clydecommon.com/">Clyde Commons</a>, a restaurant, and <a href="http://stumptowncoffee.com/locations/ace">Stumptown Coffee</a>, a coffee shop. Two words: Very. Yes. First of all, genius to have both extending right off the lobby. There are coffee shops on every block in Portland, so this a great way to keep