SPUG:Good PDX Hotel for OSCON?

[SPUG-list-owner]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 01:58:51PM -0700, Daryn Nakhuda wrote:
> Don't know what the rates are for your dates , but usually in the 90-120
> range, very nice, and very close to the marriott, are the hotel lucia, hotel
> vintage plaza, and paramount hotel. I've stayed at them all, and would
> recommend any of them.

Can anybody recommend the 5th Avenue Suites hotel, next to the
Vintage Plaza, and run by the same company? (The Kimpton Group).

They seem to have the best guaranteed price (i.e., not
auction-based), which is $98 with a AAA card plus $20/day credit
toward the $22 daily parking fee (800 263-2305) or else a "gas card". 

I reserved 7/6 for 5 nights just in case I want to stay there, but
I'm waiting for Priceline.com to offer some 4-star properties 
for Portland during the Oscon2003 period, which is the category for
the above (currently, only 3-stars are listed.)

FWIW, I'll be giving a talk to the Toronto Perl Mongers next Friday,
and got a downtown Marriott hotel for US $35 per night, thanks to the
SARS scare 8-}

-Tim
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> From: "SPUG-list-owner" <tim at consultix-inc.com>
> To: <spug-list at pm.org>
> Cc: "Tim Maher" <tim at consultix-inc.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:51 PM
> Subject: SPUG:Good PDX Hotel for OSCON?
> 
> 
> >
> > Can anybody recommend a nice hotel near the OSCON conference hotel?
> > I've stayed there (the downtown Portland Marriott) many times in
> > recent years for $45-75/night, and don't want to pay the "captive
> > audience" rate (of nearly $200 before tax, if memory serves) just
> > because I'm attending a conference.  I figure I should be able
> > to get a very nice one nearby for about $50/night.
> >
> > Any recommendations?
> >
> > -Tim
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