http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-15T00:52:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/McMenamins%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/13/13350/764 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hoteloui3.jpg" class="top"><p>While in Portland, we decided to hit up the famed Oregon hoteliers, <a href="http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=124"><b>McMenamins</b></a> for a tour of their forthcoming <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/30/151517/421/hotels/Six_Hip_Hotels_to_Hit_Up_in_Portland">newest property</a>. It will become a hotel, but right now it's a bit, well, scrappy. <p> <p>The website describes it at the "New Downtown Hotel" but we have it on good word from an inside source that they've finally decided on a name. The new <b>Hotel Louie</b> is named after the former owner of the Crystal Ballroom down the street and linked with the property. <p> <p>Like most of the McMenamins properties, the building is steeped in history. It's been everything from a hotel (Hotel Alma, Hotel Georgian, Hotel Tait, Majestic Hotel) to a mens' bath house abigailmschilling 2008-11-13T15:15:46-05:00 45.5226705 -122.68311 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/