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Residence Inn Portland Downtown/RiverPlace

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        After a few months of COVID-19 lock down we decided now that trips were allowed we would do a quick trip to from Seattle to the Oregon Coast and stay in Portland.  We rented a car and drove down to Ocean Shores, Long Beach and Cannon Beach before heading inland to Portland.  We were a little hesitant about Portland as the months of protests were continuing and frequently led to violent clashes at night, so we opted for the Residence Inn Portland Downtown/RiverPlace instead of one of the properties in the heart of downtown including my favorite The Nines Portland.  An additional plus was the low pet fee at the Residence Inn Portland Downtown/RiverPlace as we were only charged $25.00.        My first hotel stay since our evacuation from California in March as the COVID-19 lock downs had begun, checking in was interesting to say the least.  Due to the protests, the entire exterior of the property is boarded up.  The area was completely dead so we opted to park on the street inste
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SpringHill Suites Medford

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      After leaving Petaluma we stopped to look at Sonoma and to find some food at something that was open- a bakery- thank goodness as food was getting harder and harder to find.  As we were sitting on a bench in Sonoma I received the call that the TownePlace Suites in Medford we had stayed at on the way down to California and were booked at for that night was closing immediately due to COVID.  They said they could accommodate us across the parking lot at the SpringHill Suites and they would make exceptions for pets.        We drove on to Medford in particularly heavy traffic, lots of Canadian campers and license plates as Canadians had been told to return home before the border was to be closed and a two week quarantine to be imposed for returning citizens.  Arriving at the hotel, we found it full, mostly Canadians all part of the mass exodus.  The hotel was similar to the TownePlace Suites just with a smaller kitchen set up.  The indoor pool and gym were closed, as was the restauran
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Sheraton Petaluma

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      As we made our way home as COVID-19 spread we stayed one night at the Hyatt Centric in Santa Barbara arriving just as the Governor forced restaurants to close and we grabbed a last take out fish and chip meal before everything was shuttered.  The next day we had a beautiful drive along Big Sur, to Carmel by the Sea and Monterey, and were on our way to the Westin Versa Napa when we received the call that they were closing due to COVID.  We were able to make a last minute switch to the Sheraton Petaluma as fewer and fewer options were available and San Francisco was suddenly a do not visit area with a strict lock down.        We arrived to find the hotel deserted and the Club Lounge and restaurants all closed.  The friendly check in attendant allowed us to take items from the pantry and the next morning made us coffee from there as well as no other food options were available.  The hotel was a bit if a walk to the actual town itself which was a cute spot along the river and Oliver
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