Jupiter Next

Character and identity

Jupiter Next plants itself on a busy stretch of East Burnside, a block from its scruffier sister hotel and Doug Fir Lounge, in one of Portland's most active neighbourhoods for music and food. Works Progress Architecture designed the six-floor, 67-room building as an asymmetric black-shingled box that's hard to miss on the inner east side skyline. Inside, an industrial lobby centres on a sculptural concrete-and-steel staircase and a low concrete fire pit, with the jungle-themed Hey Love restaurant and bar handling food and drink. Expect glass-cube bathrooms, in-room cocktail setups, a voice-activated concierge called Roxy, and a guests-only fifth-floor open-air lounge for West Hills sunsets.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The pitch here is location and design attitude rather than polished hotel service: you're paying to wake up inside one of Portland's best eating and music neighbourhoods, in a building that takes itself seriously as architecture. Book an XL King for the larger living area and downtown-facing windows, and come with a travel companion you know well enough to share a glass-walled bathroom.