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5.0 of 5 stars.
The fact that the decor is awesome and the rooms are fun/funky has been repeated many times. I'd prefer to emphasize the detail that was most welcome to my husband and I on our hectic trip:...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Had none of the problems faced by other reviewers. All the staff were very pleasant. The room was small, but interesting. Best pillows I've ever slept on. Great soap on a rope and nice robes....
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This hotel is way too cool for its own good. That was my first thought when entering the photo booth-equipped lobby. Still, my husband and I had a very comfortable stay here our first night in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I stayed in the "cheap seats" room: at triple with a shared bath. It reminded me of an upscale hostel, but my roommates *affectionately* referred to it as prison. Definitely it was minimalist, no...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It was determined that I did not stay here through the cryptic nature of my last review, hence it was removed.So let me say: my room had all the charm of a prison cell, done up in various shades of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Several weeks late writing this review, but I really do need to express my love for the Ace. Probably the coolest hotel I've ever stayed in in my life... aside from the place I stayed in Paris, though...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This hotel is perfectly located and the vibe is really great. Stumptown is downstairs so you will always have great coffee available as well. However, when I called to make the reservation for our...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ace Hotel gets 4 stars. It is 5-star-worthy, but the windows are single pane and it can get noisy in your room with the outside nightlife on the street side. Bring ear plugs or book a room away from...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
From the minute I walked into our room and saw "FRIEND" painted on the wall over the bed, I knew I was going to like the Ace Hotel.Though my fiancee and I felt a little too unhip to be staying in a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place rocked my socks off! it's only 3 blocks north of the 10th street/galleria station off the red line. it's an easy trip from the airport, about 40 mins. what convenience! ok, on to the good...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place screams hipster... SCREAMS... but what's interesting is there are many parents of hipsters staying in this very cool hotel.the decor of the individual rooms is great. while in san...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've yet to stay in one of the $150/night rooms, but it makes for a cute little hang-out. One of my favourites to stop by in between Powell's Books and wherever else I'm headed. The adjacent Stumptown...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
best hotel ever!I have never felt so much at home in a hotel room ever. Our room really felt like our room. Loved all the decorations. Loved the extremely good coffee next door. Even better was the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Modern, comfortable, clean, and in a great location. To be honest, I noticed a lot more boomers staying here than hipsters. My room was large with an amazingly comfortable bed. There were a lot of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Only stayed here one night while rolling through Portland... and it lives up to the hype. Cheap, cool design, tragically hip clientele, good location, and stumptown in the lobby! WOW! What a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Ace is alright. I ended up staying here by accident because of allergies to a cat at the home I was staying at. The good thing is that if you check in after 12 (or 11pm?), you can get a price...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like the way this hotel feels. I always get a little intimated when I walk into a place full of super hipters, but it was really chill and the staff was really cool and helpful. The location...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
hotel was okay, super hipster but the staff was friendly and helpful. it was the first time i had used a shared bathroom and i have to say it was very clean. the hotel bar was fun and the food was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Ace Hotel is a laid back hotel with character in a great location. It's smack in the middle of the pearl district and within a stone's throw from Powell's bookstore. I did some research online...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My 1st impression of this place was WOWZA! But as our stay continued, it was not so wowza anymore. I found out that guest or non/guest of the hotel you pretty much get treated the same. We found no...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have mix feelings about this hotel. You got a great restaurant to the left and a great coffee shop to the right smacked in a very hip lively area of Portland with a decent pricing per night. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Overrated. Most of the rooms are expensive and small, the lighting is bright and annoying, the beds are teensy, the bedsheets are crispy and hard, and our neighbors in the rooms on the sides of us...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Like the Ace. But something went wrong with our reservation, so slightly turned off. We showed up at eleven p.m. to check in and no reservation showed up. Front desk staffer was super-awesome, helped...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Have never stayed in this hotel. Don't need to. The mere fact that they have a photobooth in the lobby that you are allowed to use at will, customer status or not, makes them a-okay in my book. Pop...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a sucker for any hotel that isn't decorated with overly done floral patterns and tacky furniture. This hotel was great in its ascetics. Loved the lobby, and its book and vinyl collection..and the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great rates in a boutique hotel with tons of style! Only $110 for a standard room in an easily 4.5 star hotel (granted, it's a Weds night in rainy February). Great minimalist/modern design, cool...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I found this hotel via Yelp (searching and from getting advice from Portland Yelpers on Talk--ya'll rock!!). I must admit I tripped out on the hotel, because I had a bit of dA�jA vu looking at the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
20/20 has forever tainted my view of hotels. I don't see sheets without thinking stain. I sleep in hoodies, long pants and socks rather than risk my skin touching an unwashed comforter or another's...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my current fave hotel in one of my fave american cities (minus the dreary-ass weather, of course...)yea, and i'm not talking the rooms with small beds shared bath. not that there's anything wrong with...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I stumbled upon this hipster hotel online and thought it would be a sweet place to stay during our stay to the city of roses. We arrived and the staff at the front desk were all helpful and held our...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Ace Hotel Portland--What was supposed to be an 8 hours work day with clients in one of your rooms---turned into meeting staff from the restaurant and getting late night whiskey and wine in my...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Knowing how much I love the design of the Ace Hotel, Kate, Barrista extraordinaire at Danneman's Coffee in Atlanta, sent me a link to a recent New York Times article about the design of the latest Ace...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I did a lot of research before my weeklong trip to PDX and was wavering between the Ace and the Jupiter. Both seemed to be aiming for the niche I was interested in: not a luxury hotel, and certainly...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
DISCLAIMER: This is not a HOTEL review but a review of the hotel's PHOTO BOOTH! ha ha....seriously...I know, people may get upset about this but seriously, how cool is the photo booth in the lobby?...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This hotel is very, very "Portland" - down to earth, nice, a little on the "hipster" side. A year and a half ago, when I was poor, I had to stay at the Hilton in a god-knows-where suburb of Portland....
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It seems like anyone who's anyone already knows about this place, but it's worthy of all praise. It blends the well-worn with the high-end without pretension. It's like staying in the movie Barton...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Me and my girlfriend had free domestic US tickets and decided to spend four days in and around Portland, exploring the Pacific Northwest. After reading up on Portland hotels, we found the Ace Hotel,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ace hotel is for sure hip and cool. The moment we drove up on a Friday night to check in, gorgeous hipsters were surrounding the lobby and restaurant next door. The hotel clerks were super nice and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Can you say "500 square feet of slickedness"! Here is why I give it 5 stars -#1 - Location#2 - Hip but not too Clockwork Orange. More industrial. Kind of like home away from home.#3 - The staff was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down, the Ace Hotel is one of the coolest hotels I've stayed at. We got a room with a private bathroom and it was worth it for the quality of the shower. Great location if you want to walk...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never stayed here over night, but one of my favorite things to do is hang out in the lobby on a Sunday morning with my dog. (Yes, the Ace is dog friendly!) Stumptown and tasty pastries are...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I want to preface this review by saying that this was the only "reasonably priced" hotel room we could find in Portland during our stay, apparently we picked the wrong weekend to go.Noise: I don't...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh, it was ok. Perfect for what we needed it for.....a refuge for drunken ladies who were having a birthday night on the town.....but not sure I'd partake if it were a romantical getaway. The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything below is right on. Location is good. Comfort of bed good. Noise can be a problem. Size of rooms a bit claustrophobic. Amenities are minimal but nice. Decor A the 2nd level 21st...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sure, it can be hipster central, but the design and ambiance aren't intrusive, and the hotel's elements aren't forced. In fact, they're minimal. My clawfoot tub was sweet, and the free wireless was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The decor and the actual building are super cool. You definitely feel the history here. I also like all of the common areas. However, my room left a lot to be desired. It was tiny and the bed was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love you, Ace Hotel! Husband and I stayed here on our last visit to Portland, and it was great. The rooms are small and the furnishings are basic - maybe even spartan, but it's quiet, comfy beds...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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The rooms at the Ace Hotels are among Portland's most unique and the Clyde Common's kitchen is by far Portland's most innovative however The Front Desk could be a bit better!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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I didn't know what to expect when my husband and I booked our stay at the Ace Hotel. We typically stay in pampered bed and breakfast venues but we were looking for an affordable, hip place to stay near the...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In the interest of offering a different take, I'm going to tell a story that probably involves a little TMI. I had a nasty bout of food poisoning throughout my stay in Portland (see:...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
so i've been to the ace in both seattle and portland, and i've got to say the portland location is like the prettier, cooler sister. the seattle location is awesome on its own, but when compared to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I thought the Ace was great! I think you are either going to love it or hate it. If you're looking to try a new hotel I think its a great option. Having stayed at the Jupiter awhile back my fiance and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Frankly, Ace, you and I would of had us some problems if that whole "we've lost your reservation" situation wasn't cleared up. Thankfully, you're little cutie of a night desk boy saw that this crazy...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was apprehensive about booking a room at the Ace. So many reviews faulted the staff for being rude and having that hipster vibe. For a moment I thought it would be like sleeping over at a Rudy's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have an Ace up my sleeve... wait it's a joker...shit..This is a perfect example of a hotel that looks ideal when looking at it online, but you don' t know what to expect until you arrive....
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I had known better... I chose to listen to the positive, glowing Yelp reviews of Ace Hotel. Now, I wish I hadn't. All the negative things said are so true: loud nights, tiny rooms, snobby...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
stayed in the Ace while hanging out downtown waiting for the movers to show up. from booking the room to leaving the hotel the staff were so nice & helpful, they even stored our bikes for us during...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stayed at the Ace this past 4th of July weekend for my first visit to Portland after finding an article about the place on Google. I have to say that after researching several hotels in the area I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I hate that I am doing this but I have to write about the Ace. It was AMAZING! Just before I went to the Ace Hotel I had a three day camping trip and was on the road for a total of 12 hours. The first...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
staying at the ace, i kept thinking of this boycrazy song. boycrazy was a fairly well known (in a very small sense) twee pop band whose main member i think was a hipster homo in portland in the late...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Perfectly exactly what we always want - and more!We had room with a shower for $140/night in the beginning of summer. It was an awesome room with a super comfy bed and a huge bathroom. No closet, but...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was there overnight and I took 3 baths in their clawfoot tub. I like the space and feel of the hotel. It is not a luxury hotel but it is not the motel 6 either. Its like a holiday inn for cool,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best!This hotel embodies everything Portland. Like Portland is to Seattle this place is shabby chic, retro modern, subtle and luxurious. The beds are uber comfy and the rooms a decent size with over...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I could be like a hotel, I'd want to be like this one... cool, hip, stylish (which I am definitely not), and cozy (I'm kinda cozy). It's definitely a Portland-style place, except without too much...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I just read through the other reviews to get an idea if I was the only one who thought my thoughts about this hotel.Yes, the look is cool, hipster, whatever. Looks like an Urban Outfitters catalog....
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If this were in NY, it would be swarmed by cooler than thou's eyeballing each other with the stink eye.Alas, this is portland, and the furniture aims for comfort not looks (even though it looks good...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I recently stayed at the Ace Hotel while visiting Portland this last week. The hotel is centrally located between the Pearl District and Downtown Portland. It's also two blocks away from Powell's...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Beautiful. This boutique hotel is super-hip, fun and a great location for walking pretty much anywhere in the Pearl/Downtown. There are so many little details to amuse oneself with in the design and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ace Hotel scores a couple of stars for being in a totally cool building and having really hip rooms. I loved the clawfoot tub and shower, the turntable, and the giant flat screen in my suite. I loved...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pictures of Room 218A. http://picasaweb.google.com/heinley/AceHotelPortlandThis place is the Portland version of the Hotel San Jose in Austin, TX.Great 1 night stay. I found the staff helpful and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just returned from a weekend in Portland spent mostly in the Pearl District, where the Ace is located. Even if before my stay you might have thought I was pretty hip, judging by my "fauxhawk," I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great hotel. Walking distance to the Pearl District, Voodoo Donut, Veganopolis, Chinatown, Powell's and all sorts of other dope places to check out. Some people may consider it pricey, but it's a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Interiors: Beautiful as ever.Patrons: Cold as ice.Staff: Hipper than thou. Customer service: Please go away.Price: What the hell?!
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Overall feel of the hotel.....sexy.Never thought I would say that about a hotel, but it's just...gorgeous. Sleek rooms with great air conditioning, firm mattresses, and funky...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Totally hipster. Seems like they're still working out the kinks. Bare bones room but had flat screen tv, hi tech clock radio, and free wi-fi. Rooms are small but for 100 & change it's not that bad....
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never felt more at home in a hotel, one *could* say that is solely because I've been called a "hipster", but I will deny, deny, AND deny that. The hotel still has the bones of a residential hotel...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy Hipness Batman!I love this place. The Ace is in the best party part of town, walking distance to more clubs within 5 square blocks in any direction than any other hotel n Portland gives it thumbs...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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If you are visiting Portland and want to stay in a hip, convenient and charming location--the Ace Hotel is your spot. The style/design is very clever and the place is clean and fun. Check out the website for...
kudzu.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This hotel and I see eye to eye on quite a few things. It likes old elevators, hex tile, free wi-fi, claw foot tubs, simple modern design, mural art, smart ass comments, and baristas to be close by....
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I read the review in the New York Times and was intrigued by the concept of the Ace Hotel and a late meeting was a good excuse to spend the night rather than catch the last Southwest flight home. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I must pay homage to John B's review - after reading this I knew that I immediately needed to check this place out for myself. Luckily, I have endless hunger, a demanding (and expensive) caffeine...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the price for a queen bed with shared bath was only 95 bux, awesome. getting there when you can't find your directions by calling the hotel and having a great front desk help you, double awesome.cute...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have yet to stay at the Ace - but have spent considerable time on the premises and can say, from a globetrotter's perspective, this is the most achingly hip new hotel in America right now; nothing...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool rooms (I had one with a bathroom), cool people, great location, loved the atmosphere. My only complaint was that the single bar of soap in the room was about the size of a domino (thinner,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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I like to think that I fit the The Ace's demographic in that I prefer small, unique boutique hotels and understand that might mean fewer amenities then you might find in a large chain hotel. That said, I was...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
LOVED IT!I would definitely recommend this place to visitors (well, hip visitors, and certainly not my parents...they like plush). This isn't plush, this is artsy, minimalist, and all you need....
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the newest boutique-style hotels in Portland, the Ace Hotel chain originated just north in Seattle, WA. Owned by a classy, young entrepreneur with a fantastic sense of style and an appreciation...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i like bikes. i like yummy food. i like having drinks outdoors. i like industrial scenery. i like bridges. so naturally when the opportunity arose to go to portland for the weekend, me and my two...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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Let me get this straight, I can pay over $100/nt to share a bath, have a view of a wall, and expect absolutely bad front desk service? Or I can stay up the street at a real hotel (boring, yes) and have privacy...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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I had a party at The Ace Hotel recently in their event space "The Cleaners" and I couldnt have asked for a better experience. Every single person who worked there was awesome and helpful and sweet. The event...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Ace gets five stars for all the amenities Portlanders can take advantage of without having to shell over anything to stay overnight in their minimally, but tastefully decorated rooms adorned by...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We are from Seattle so were super excited to try out Ace as we always recommend it in Seattle. First and for most there is a club across the street that plays loud techno until 2 am. No sleep. I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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So my wife and I live in Portland and decided to make a little weekend getaway to downtown. We had heard of this new funky, cool hip hotel downtown called the ?Ace Hotel?. Sounded like fun right? Well sorry to...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Imagine spending 175.00 a night (tax and parking included) for a tacky M.A.S.H. inspired room. I get that they were going for a minimalist feel but they totally missed the mark with the scratchy wool...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coming soon....Might actually give doug fir a runs for its money with a large first floor event space, stumptown, new restaurant and the living room theaters across the street. If its anything like...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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Friendly and affordable this newly renovated classic is one block south of Powell*s City of Books and caters to creative professionals and international travelers alike. Using a blend of historic details and...
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