Going Glam, not Groovy, in Portland Oregon

Going Glam, not Groovy, in Portland Oregon

 

Green, not glam, is the word usually associated with Portland these days. The city has become nationally known for its ethic of creative reuse, which permeates everything from clothing designers to restaurants.

A form of reuse that's too often overlooked is historic restoration, and Portland, with its history as a riverside logging town replete with money and lumber, is rich with once-elegant old buildings ripe for the retaking. Such is the case with the Hotel deLuxe, once known as the Hotel Mallory, which was saved from the wreckers' ball four years ago and redone in opulent splendor that pays homage to the Golden Era of Hollywood.

Sashay through the corridors and it's easy to believe you're channeling the spirit of the screen sirens and dapper gents pictured in the enormous black and white stills on the walls. Dripping with crystal and shimmering with etched glass, the decor is one part Greta Garbo, one part Bugsy Malone. A screen in the lobby loops classic films of the 1930s-1950s, and each floor sets out to educate guests on a particular genre of film history from dance spectacles to European art films.

You can't stay at the Hotel deLuxe without a bit of glamor rubbing off on you. Sink into an art moderne banquette at the hotel's elegant restaurant, Gracie's, and you'll understand why it keeps getting voted "most romantic" by Portland locals. Knock back a scotch at the Driftwood Bar to experience its film noir vibe; I kept looking down the bar expecting to see Humphrey Bogart waiting for Lauren Bacall to walk through the door.

The deLuxe is owned by a small, Portland-based boutique brand called Provenance hotels, which also runs the equally popular Hotel Lucia, the my favorite art glass showcase, the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington and the Hotel Max in Seattle. Provenance has just taken over the management of a handful of boutique hotels here in my hometown of San Francisco and I can't wait to see what they do with them. You always know when you choose a Provenance hotel that no matter what, you'll learn something and it won't be boring.

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The Hotel deLuxe is located on the newly spendy northwest side of Portland, home to the fashionable Pearl District and the upscale eateries of Nob Hill. Walk a few blocks towards the river (you have to cross a bridge over the sunken highway 405) and you can update your wardrobe at chi-chi boutiques like Moulé and Mabel & Zora or refurbish your …

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