Jasmine A.
Yelp
For our last two nights in Portland, we stayed at the Jupiter NEXT hotel, the new addition to the Jupiter Hotel across the street, which just opened up last month (it's so new that they are still renovating the bar).
The hotel is quite nice with a funky decor, excellent WiFi (it connected very easily and not once did I ever have to log in again during our stay), large rooms with a comfortable bed and proper pillows (I hate it when you only get one small, flat pillow!), and quiet (although that could change once the bar opens up). However, there is one huge flaw: the bathroom.
The sink is outside the toilet/shower area, which is fine. However, the walls around the shower/toilet area are made of frosted glass* which is quite see-through depending on the lighting, and worst of all, the sliding door to the shower/toilet area doesn't close all the way and there's a gap of an inch or so, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TOILET, giving you absolutely no privacy.
There were a few other minor irritations as well: while there was air conditioning, it didn't cool the room at all during the night (yet it was freezing during the day), and I didn't sleep very well both nights because I was too warm. And to top it off, the duvet was goose down, which I dislike, because goose down is too warm for me. (Even with the air conditioner "on" and sleeping without the duvet, while naked, I was sweating.)
Also, most of the staff, while not rude, weren't very friendly (although there were a couple of friendly employees working the day we checked out), and the first morning we were there, the complimentary pastries ran out HOURS before the 11am cut off, and the attitude of the employee working was pretty off-putting.
While I don't regret staying at Jupiter NEXT, I'd hesitate to stay there again because it's quite expensive (I was fortunate to get the government employee discount) and I prefer to poop in private. But if you are rich and don't need privacy while using the bathroom, Jupiter NEXT is great.
There's potential for Jupiter NEXT to be a four, or even five star, hotel, but due to an uncomfortably warm room at night and lack of privacy when using the bathroom, I can't give it more than three stars, and that's being generous.
*The employee who checked us out said that the new, modern look for hotels is to use frosted glass for bathroom walls. I guess young millennial hipsters don't need privacy, but I'm old fashioned: pooping is a private activity.
[Yelp collections: West Coast 2018; Hotels]