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What guests are saying about the Hotel Lucia Portland
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Mar 25, 2010
We stayed three nights. The start was not perfect - we had confirmed a king bed
but were given a queen, and were told there would be an adjustment (but it never
happened, not even on check out when I reminded them). Other than that, the
Lucia is a great hotel. The rooms are not large (by chain motel standards), but
they are well appointed, and are very clean and each is equipped with a modern
TV and two phones (one in the bathroom). Wake-up service is good, with a second
reminder call. The front desk staff is remarkable for local suggestions. We
asked for restaurant recommendations and got suggestions - along with detailed
reasons to support those recommendations. And, we discovered that the
recommendations were right on the money when it came to describing the
restaurants and the food. We tried two of them and loved them both (see separate
reviews for Andina and for Caffe Allora both in Portland). There is a bar off
the lobby, a sitting area with a gas fireplace and an exercise room and a small
business center one floor down. The room key provides free access to all and to
the elevator. The key access to the elevator is a nice safety feather. Apples
seemed to be continuously available and when we departed a bit before 6 AM, we
were given bottle of water. The hotel is filled with interesting photographs by
David Hume Kennedy.
Hotel Lucia Portland Guest Reviews
Mar 17, 2010
I stayed here a couple of years ago now but it seems more recent on reflection.
having seen the Lucia come up in a top ten list I had to add my comments.
A company I was visiting recommended the Lucia or the Ace - preferring a more
traditional and comfortable style I opted for the Lucia. On the trip up from OC
airport I sat next to another traveller on his way to Portland, also for the
first time, for a convention and he was booked into the Ace. We shared a cab
into Portland and went our seperate ways after exchanging email addresses.
The Lucia was great - staff at check-in greeted me warmly, the room was superb,
in-room dining was better than expected and bed very comfortable to the point
where I crashed after eating and woke up 8 hours later, perfectly rested albeit
a little too early!
However, on checking my email I learnt that my new found travel companion had
emailed me twice in the night and had tried to transfer to the Lucia. I
apparently made the right choice - it was, unknown to me, the Portland Gay Pride
weekend and the "Queens Dunk Tank" was right outside his hotel and under his
bedroom window. I think I had the better view but on reflection if that was what
you wanted to see it may well have been the best.
Hotel Lucia Portland Guest Reviews
Mar 2, 2010
Lucia is located within easy walking distance of the best of downtown Portland.
Staff courteous and professional. Rooms are a touch small, but with so much do
to in the area, why stay in your room?
Hotel Lucia Portland Guest Reviews
Feb 24, 2010
my husband and i live just over the river in northeast Portland. we desperately
needed a staycation away from our children. we decided to stay the night at
Hotel Lucia for valentines day & my husband 39th birthday. such a nightmare. the
room appeared like it had not been dusted in weeks but we tried to brush that
aside. we grabbed take out and decided to camp out in our room for this evening
around 6. a few hours later was when all the madness started - the guests next
door us were bumping their music at volume 80. so frustrating but what was
really over the top was the guests above us. not sure if it was a case of too
much to drink or what but the toilet flushed every 10 minutes for hours, there
was a 4 o'clock in the morning shower, there was yelling & fighting &
stomping...we could hear absolutely everything. i barley slept and awoke
exhausted. so disappointing. i have never stayed at a hotel with such thin walls
- to the point where i could hear conversations & people putting on their shoes.
i called down to the front desk around 11 in the evening to see if they could
move us - they could not. i complained the morning but supposedly there was
nothing they could do but comp our movie rental which was as expensive as going
to the theater. we will never stay there again - instead we will take our $$$ to
The Nines next time we escape our children.
Hotel Lucia Portland Guest Reviews
Feb 16, 2010
I stayed here for one night on business, after having stayed here once before
about 5 years ago. I was given a "complimentary upgrade" to a Junior Suite. I do
not have any status with this hotel and I believe the upgrade was because the
hotel was fairly empty. My room on the 7th floor was very spacious with a
sitting area and couch and two small bathrooms. Yes, it would have been
preferable to have one larger bathroom but the building is old and there is
probably little they can do to improve upon this. I have stayed in other hotels
with small bathrooms and stand-alone sinks and I always wonder why they cannot
make a small shelf below the sink so guests have somewhere to store toiletries.
The decor at Hotel Lucia is unique and welcoming. The bed is fantastic and there
was a large flat screen TV in my room but alas, all analog channels . . . no HD.
The mini bar in the room was tempting and not overpriced like most hotels. The
hotel does have thick walls between the rooms but noise could be heard quite
easily in the hallway and from toilets flushing above. There is a 24 hour
parking garage across the street. I parked overnight for $17. I believe valet
parking at the hotel is $30.
In all, I would highly recommend Hotel Lucia, particularly as a solo business
traveler. It is unique and comfortable and the staff is very friendly.
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