Ok so I am already obsessed with Portland in general and after staying at the Jupiter I am now a bit obsessed with this hotel too. The most incredibly fun, clean, comfortable and interesting hotel I have ever stayed at. What could easily be a boring motor inn hotel is instead a hotel experience located in a unique neighbourhood in Portland. I stayed in a 2 queen room looking over the courtyard area and loved it. From the chalk board doors to the creative in room art to the clean and comfortable bedding and decor I have nothing negative to say about my stay here. My only comments would be that they need to have in room full size ironing board and an iron. The Doug Fir is a great chill spot for drinks at night or dinner. Can't wait to go back to the PDX and I would never consider staying any where else!

The Jupiter hotel, appears to be a motel that has been transformed into a hotel, the communal area outside was covered in what looked like large white sails and had nice seating. The rooms are not the largest, there were two queen sized beds in our room, but not much room at the bottom of the beds to get past and the lighting could have been better. On the plus side it was on E. Burnside so driving in either direction (on Burnside) brought you quickly to shops/bars/restaurants and the Saturday Market. Our room faced onto E. Burnside and was a little noisy, ask for a room on the back of the hotel where the streets are less busy.
There was free WiFi and free coffee in the morning, the staff were friendly and polite.

If you value style at an affordable price over the size of the room this is the hotel for you. The staff was very attentive (I was traveling on crutches due to a ruptured achilles tendon) and made very effort to make my stay as comfortable as possible. The Doug Fir Lounge/restaurant that's connected to the hotel delivered a ton of delicious food at reasonable prices. The pork chop was so HUGE, I could barely finish it. The only detracting feature was the size of the room, the giant AC unit that took up quite a bit of space in an otherwise small room, but I think we had one of the smaller rooms and for the price, totally worth it.

We were on a recent trip to Portland and stayed at the hotel for 2 nights. In the title I write that it's not for seniors - i know this b/c I am not a senior - I am in my 30s but can imagine if you are looking for luxury and peace and quiet - this isn't the place. You should also know this isn't on the side of the river as Powell's and the original VooDoo Donuts and Pearl District (if you are unfamiliar with Portland) - but it's super easy walk/drive to get there.

However - it totally worked for us as we weren't in the room much. You need to know that there is a VERY Good Bar/Music Venue attached to the hotel - The Doug Fir. That said - good music = loud music until at least 12 AM or later.

They DO however provide every room with earplugs - which was very considerate. Room is decent size for a small trip and so is the shower.

PROS - your door is painted in chalkboard paint and they give you chalk to doodle (you can also email it to them to post on their blog).

- restaurant for breakfast was good - decent pirced and we went there 2 days in a row (first day I had the granola - B+ and 2nd day I had the eggs benedict with smoked salmon - A-). Staff is super cool.
- gated parking if you make it back in before the crowd arrives for the band
- walking distance from a few good restaurants and breweries.

Cons - when you are tired the room seems smaller than you want it to be
- music is cranking late night
- not totally in the heart of the city - this is not totally a con.

Overall average experience.