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<p>San Francisco has the Phoenix. Los Angeles has the Standard Hotel. Now Portland has the rock star–worthy Jupiter Hotel. Carved out of a 1960's motel and set around two courtyards, the hotel has 80 basic rooms (call them crash pads), outfitted with white platform beds and wallpapered in floor-to-ceiling nature scenes. Next door, in a Modernist log cabin, Doug Fir Lounge draws an eclectic crowd—artsy urbanites, bikers in black leather, aging hippies—for blackberry Cosmos and late-late-night comfort food (croque-monsieur at 4 a.m., anyone?). Cult rock acts such as Helmet and the Secret Machines play nightly. A word to the wise: the party rages on until the wee hours most nights, so if you want to get any sleep at all, be sure to ask for a room overlooking the “quiet courtyard.”</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , APR 2005

San Francisco has the Phoenix. L.A. has the Standard Hotel. Now Portland has the Jupiter Hotel. Carved out of a 1960's crash pad and set around two courtyards, the hotel has 80 basic rooms outfitted with white platform beds and wallpapered in floor-to-ceiling nature scenes....MORE>>

– T+L Reports: Portland Rocks

Last updated April 2005