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Stick It To The Man With the Help of Ace Portland

Where: 1022 SW Stark St [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97205

There’s nowt like getting discounts on your shopping, and nowt like going with the flow in a place like Portland and getting all chippy against The Man, so the new holiday shopping package that the Ace Portland has just launched is getting us even more excited than the moment on our first trip there that we were told there was no sales tax in Oregon.

The Stick It To The Man package goes one stage further and offers you 10 percent off a standard room, 10 percent off things you buy at the Ace (including yummy Malin + Goetz smellies) and 10 percent off purchases from a selection of local retailers.

The discount is good for 35 independent shops in Portland including Billygoat Vintage, Muse Art and Design and Camellia Pure Beauty. And if you don’t know what these are, fear not, because they’ll also slip you a copy of eat.shop Portland to navigate your way around the beacons of hipsterdom.

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Naked Lady Alert In the Lobby of The Nines, Portland

Where: 525 SW Morrison [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97204

Ok so we knew Portland, Oregon has a reputation of being uber-hip and all, but nakedness in the lobby is something we definitely didn’t expect to encounter – especially as we were staying in swanky Luxury Collection property, The Nines.

But as we came out of the elevator at the eighth floor to make our way to the check in desk, we were confronted by shop mannequins without any clothes on. Whew!

There were three of them round one side of the check in desk, and another one in a flasher’s pose on the way into the atrium and the restaurant Urban Farmer.

Sadly, they were all ladies. Even sadder, the theme did not continue into our bedroom. Although that’s probably for the best – we can only imagine what people might do with them if they did.

Modern art, eh?

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Save Big with Portland Hotel Packages

Where: Portland, OR, United States

Local treats found at the Nines Hotel

Thanks to the magic of Google, we recently stumbled upon some greeeeeeeat (said like Tony the Tiger) Portland, Oregon deals. In fact, there is a whole website dedicated to giving you deals: TravelPortland.com.

Their year-round Big Deal hotel packages offer something invaluable on the downtown streets: free parking. Wait, we didn't say that loud enough. FREE PARKING.

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Hotel Louie Still a Hard Hat Zone

Where: 303 S.W. 12th Ave. [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97205

While in Portland, we decided to hit up the famed Oregon hoteliers, McMenamins for a tour of their forthcoming newest property. It will become a hotel, but right now it's a bit, well, scrappy.

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 Hotel Louie is named after the former owner of the Crystal Ballroom down the street and linked with the property.

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 (which has earned the property quite a reputation among Portlanders), a night club, a car dealership, and the list goes on. When the property was purchased there was a lot of cleaning out to be done.

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Eats at the Ace Hotel in Portland

Where: 1022 SW Stark Street [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97205

While the Ace Hotels readies for it NYC Opening, Abigail checked in on the Portland location.

While we may have been sleeping at The Nines on our recent trip to Portland, we couldn't help but heading over to the Ace, a long-time HotelChatter love, and take our picture in the photo booth. We also had a chance to check out the other resident's of the Ace building: Clyde Commons, a restaurant, and Stumptown Coffee, 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 guests from spending their money elsewhere. Plus, Stumptown fits perfectly with the snobby, awesome, hipster vibe the Ace has going. (Stumptown will also be providing the beans for the new Ace New York.)

Second, we would (and did, obviously) eat dinner at Clyde even if we weren't staying the hotel. The food is that good. Three cheers for the squash ravioli!

We're really liking what the Ace brand is doing. Here's hoping as they keep expanding, they can keep it up.

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The Nines Wows Us to the Nines

We spent the weekend in luxury at Starwood's Luxury Collection's latest opening, Portland's the Nines. Yesterday we gave you a video tour of the room, now we break down our stay.

Location, Location, Location We were literally in the center of the city. The building itself--the old Meier & Frank Building--has so much history it has it's own Wikipedia entry and it shares the building with Macy's. You can't take the elevator to the shoe floor, though, you have to go down to the street level and walk around the corner. We were walking distance from all the Portland hotspots and could jump on the MAX free city rail from the corner. City views were great--we could see the bridge and the renovations on the historic Pioneer Courthouse.

Atrium view rooms overlook the 8th floor lobby and restaurant. Commenter Delane questions the natural light in the atrium, but we're pretty sure it's natural. If not, it's simulated real well, which might be necessary is inclement climates.

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Inside The Nines Hotel in Portland

Where: 525 SW Morrison [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97204-1403

We hit up the brand, spankin' new Nines Hotel in Portland this weekend.

It opened just a few weeks ago, and we know for a fact we were the first to use the hair dryer in room 1049. Perhaps we were the first to stay there? The carpets sure were clean. Nothing like the smell of new hotel.

A full review is coming tomorrow, but we'll spoil the ending for you: we loved it.