Pocket House: Featured in New York Magazine, Clean and Green in Portland

Just blocks from Portland, Oregon’s Historic Mississippi neighborhood and the charming Alberta Arts District, the Pocket House is a stylish and eco-friendly alternative to the downtown hotel or airport inn. 

This guesthouse is fully furnished, close to the city center and a perfect home base for your stay in Portland as well as day trips to the coast, wine country, the Columbia Gorge or the Cascade Mountains. If you don’t want to drive, you can walk, bike or take public transportation to Portland’s best shops, restaurants, cafes, parks and more.

The Pocket House is a brand new structure (2010) designed by Jason Swift and Wendy Turner of Swift Architecture that beautifully blends modern Scandinavian aesthetic with sustainable Pacific Northwest sensibility.  The result is an inviting, 435 square-foot, one-bedroom home with a fully functional kitchenette, separate sleeping loft and a private garden space.

Stay at the Pocket House and enjoy an affordable and authentic Portland experience.

Amenities:

•    Big windows and lots of natural light, including 9-foot French doors

•    1 bedroom with a queen bed, a loft with a full bed and a comfy pullout sofa in the main room. The bathroom has a large shower, but no tub. The space sleeps up to 5 people

•    Wireless internet, TV/DVD and HD cable

•    High-efficiency washer/dryer

•    Kitchenette with cookware, dishes & small fridge

•    Off-street parking and plenty of on-street parking

•    A small patio for outdoor dining and lounging

•    Outdoor bathtub with hot and cold water

•    A small landscaped and fully-fenced yard for your children and/or pooch 

•    A small ready-to-use charcoal BBQ

•    Organic herb and veggie gardens

•    Two skylights allow you to gaze at the stars in the summer and cozy up to the sound of the rain in winter

•    High-quality cotton bedding and towels

Eco-features:

•    Native landscaping to cut down on water usage in the summer.

•    Soy-based foam insulation that not only maximizes efficiency, but dramatically cuts down on indoor air pollution associated with traditional insulation.

•    Wide-plank native Douglas fir floors milled from an old deconstructed grain elevator in Central Oregon.

•    Repurposed concrete from the pre-existing carport to cut down on construction waste.

•    South and east facing windows for maximum light exposure.

•    Eco-paint with minimal VOC content for the healthiest indoor air quality possible.

•   A dual-flush, low-flow toilet to minimize water usage.

•    We chose a very local contractor who commuted by foot to the site on most days.

•    Let your children and dogs play freely. All gardening is done organically. No chemicals are used on the plants, grass or veggies…ever.

Portland is a great city to live in and to visit. The Pocket House is an hour from the coast or mountains and surrounded by all of the urban amenities Portland has to offer: top restaurants, micro-breweries, shops, independent movie theaters, cafes, bookstores and a lot more. For example...

...you can walk or bike to:

• “The Hub” on N. Williams Avenue - cafe, restaurants, shops, toy store, etc.

• Lompoc’s 5th Quadrant - Beer brewed on site, tasty burgers and trivia

• King School - seasonal farmer’s market, a playground and field for dogs

• North Portland Wellness Center - a great place for a message

• Vendetta - bar with great patio, tasty sloppy joes and free shuffleboard

• Historic Piedmont Neighborhood - cool, old Portland craftsman houses and big beautiful trees.

• Alberta Arts Neighborhood - shops, bars, cafes, live music, great food and the seasonal/monthly Last Thursday street fair.

• Historic Mississippi District - shops, bars, cafes, live music, hip food carts and more.

• Downtown Portland - home of famous Powell’s Books, the Pearl District and more!

...you can drive to:

• Downtown Portland - home of famous Powell’s Books

• Pearl District - great restaurants and the best shopping in town

• Rose Quarter/Rose Garden Arena - catch a show or game

• Convention Center

• Interstates 5 and 84 - Easy access to the mountains, ocean or other side trips

• Irving Park - tennis courts, sports fields, play structures and a dog area

• Alberta Park - big trees, sports fields, play structures and a dog area

Rates and details (not including tax)

• $130 per night (single or double occupancy; 3-night minimum)

• $70 cleaning fee for every stay.  For stays of 14 nights or more, a second cleaning fee may be required.

• $15 per night for each extra guest beyond two

• $40 for each dog guest

• Weekly Rate: $850 for seven nights (not including fees for dogs or extra guests)

• Tax: Per city and county law, we add an 11.5% tax to the total bill.

• The Borgie Special: We offer a 10% discount off the nightly rate for those of you in teaching or non-profit work. Please provide a business card as proof of employment.

• Deposit required: Reservations will be held for one week pending receipt of a non-refundable deposit equal to one night’s lodging. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. We no longer accept AMEX. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 
• Check-in/out: Check-in time is 3 pm and check-out time is 11 am.