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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
The 2011 episode "Blunderbuss" of the sketch comedy series ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' had a sketch set at the "Deuce Hotel", where the obnoxiously hip staff hand out complimentary [[turntables]] and [[typewriter]]s to all guests;<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/blunderbuss,51986/ "Blunderbuss" review], ''The Onion AV Club'', February 18, 2011</ref> it was a parody specifically of the Portland Ace Hotel.<ref>[http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/portlandia-flyer-wars-deuce-hotel-march-2011/ Portlandia: Over | Flyer Wars | Deuce Hotel], Anne Adams, ''[[Portland Monthly]] Culturephile'' blog, March 1, 2011</ref>
The 2011 episode "Blunderbuss" of the sketch comedy series ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'' had a sketch set at the "Deuce Hotel", where the obnoxiously hip staff hand out complimentary [[turntables]] and [[typewriter]]s to all guests;<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/blunderbuss,51986/ "Blunderbuss" review], ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', February 18, 2011</ref> it was a parody specifically of the Portland Ace Hotel.<ref>[http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/culturephile-portland-arts/portlandia-flyer-wars-deuce-hotel-march-2011/ Portlandia: Over | Flyer Wars | Deuce Hotel], Anne Adams, ''[[Portland Monthly]] Culturephile'' blog, March 1, 2011</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Ace Hotel is a chain of hotels originally founded in Seattle, Washington. It operates hotels in Seattle, Portland, New York and Palm Springs. Ace has been called “the country’s most original” hotel [1] by the New York Times, and a “mega-chain waiting to happen” [2] by Wallpaper (magazine).

History

Ace Hotel Portland
Interior of guest room at Ace Hotel New York

The first Ace Hotel opened in 1999. Friends Alex Calderwood, Wade Weigel, and Doug Herrick purchased and transformed a Seattle halfway house into an affordable hotel that would appeal to the creative class. Calderwood and Weigel had previously founded Rudy's, a barbershop concept they started in Seattle that eventually expanded to more than a dozen West Coast locations, and a marketing and advertising company known as "Neverstop".

In 2007, Jack Barron joined the team, and a second hotel was opened in Portland, followed by properties in Palm Springs in 2009 [3] & New York in 2010.[4]

Operations

Properties

According to Calderwood, the style and furnishing of each Ace property is designed to reflect its location, with an eye towards re-imagining properties that are “challenged.” [5]

  • Ace Hotel Seattle is a former Salvation Army halfway house located in the Belltown neighborhood.
  • Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs, CA is a converted Howard Johnson motel, and King's Highway, the hotel's on-site diner, is a converted Denny's. There are two bars, the Amigo Room, and poolside, the Short Bus. The hotel was originally a Westward Ho prior to being a Howard Johnson. The remodel was a collaboration with L.A.-based design firm, Commune.
  • Ace Hotel Portland occupies the former Clyde Hotel in downtown Portland. In its former incarnation, the hotel's lobby served as the setting for a scene from the film Drugstore Cowboy. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
  • Ace Hotel New York worked with Roman and Williams [7] to redesign the former Hotel Breslin, a 1904 building in Midtown Manhattan. This location features a Stumptown Coffee and Chef April Bloomfield's [8] Michelin-starred The Breslin [9] restaurant.

Growth

Calderwood has stated his goal is to open a new Ace Hotel every "one to two years." Ace Hotels have confirmed to build a hotel in Los Angeles.

The 2011 episode "Blunderbuss" of the sketch comedy series Portlandia had a sketch set at the "Deuce Hotel", where the obnoxiously hip staff hand out complimentary turntables and typewriters to all guests;[10] it was a parody specifically of the Portland Ace Hotel.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Portland's Retro Fit Hotel". travel.newyorktimes.com. 25 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Aceventure". www.acehotel.com/press. May June 1999. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Sunday CEO: Alex Calderwood, Ace Hotel & Swim Club". The Desert Sun. February 1, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) [dead link]
  4. ^ McKeough, Tim (December 31, 2008). "Shopping With Alex Calderwood and Robin Standefer". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Torline, Monica. "Aces high on pop culture", The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, 1 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Ace's Sense of Place". Portland Tribune. May 29, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Style & Substance". Metropolis. 22 July 2009.
  8. ^ "The Breslin's Little Britain". VillageVoice.com. January 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Diet Someplace Else". Nymag.com. January 24, 2010.
  10. ^ "Blunderbuss" review, The A.V. Club, February 18, 2011
  11. ^ Portlandia: Over | Flyer Wars | Deuce Hotel, Anne Adams, Portland Monthly Culturephile blog, March 1, 2011