Notes by Naive posted another fantastic guide, this time to Portland, OR - really lovely pictures, great recommendations. Will possibly be up there in the spring/summer 2008 - if not Portland, then at least Seattle, to visit family - so I'm hanging on to this.
She mentions staying at the ACE in Portland, which seems to be a bit of an upgrade from the ACE Seattle. I've stayed at ACE Seattle twice now - the first time was okay, the second not so hot. Or rather, very hot, as the city was experiencing a summertime heat wave and the rooms aren't air conditioned. Whatever, not a huge deal since it's so cheap, right? Except that they don't have screens on their windows - which I can appreciate aesthetically, I suppose - but we were literally swarmed by huge flies the entire time. I can handle flies in the tropics, or in rural settings, but big ol' city flies in a supposedly hip and modern atmosphere? Big ol' city flies at $189 a night? No. And the sheets on the bed were a gross 50/50 blend - pilled and scratchy. Boo... It's not that cheap! Maybe now that the Portland location is up and running, they will revisit the Seattle for a refresh. It's high time...
The bedlinen in Ace Portland was definitely not scratchy! And the Pendleton blanket is so warm too. The windows were sash type - glass - with blinds. Since it was winter, the lack of air conditioning was not noticed. Heating works well, shower was hot and powerful. And the towels are organic cotton... Hope this helps!
Posted by: tommy | December 18, 2007 at 12:37 PM
hey tommy - thanks for the scoop. it sounds like the ACE Portland is way nicer!
Posted by: wiwt | December 18, 2007 at 05:25 PM