re-nest: Portland Lodging

Why?

After 14 years of LA, the things we didn't like about living here finally wore us down and we decided to move away. Our first choice was Portland, Oregon. After months of interviewing, neither of us could secure a job. We turned our sights to the next city on the list, New York. We lined up jobs and moved at the end of March 2008.

Apparently this was a bad idea. Things were not as they seemed and New York was not a good fit. We learned some good, hard lessons about life. We moved back to LA (four months later!) because the most important things were:

- be with our friends and close to our sisters

- advance our careers in a market we understand

- enjoy a low cost of living so we can save & travel

This is what makes us happy and apparently we had to move away to get our priorities straight. We still LOVE NEW YORK! We just enjoy it more as tourists...

Monday, September 4, 2006

Portland Lodging

Dog Friendly is important to us, so these places are.

Hotal Monaco
Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland, Downtown
506 SW Washington St
Portland, OR 97255

Hotel Lucia
Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland, Downtown
400 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205

Four Points by Sheraton
Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland, Downtown
50 SW Morrison St
Portland, OR 97204

Mark Spencer
Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland, Downtown
409 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

Westin
Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland, Downtown
750 SW Alder St
Portland, OR 97205