GREAT RESTAURANTS - LAURELHURST PARK - LAURELHURST THEATER - WHOLE FOODS MARKET - BAKERY/CAFE - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - SAFE & QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD - MINUTES TO CONVENTION CENTER
Everett Street Guesthouse is located near the Laurelhurst Neighborhood and is just 3 blocks north of Burnside, between NE 23rd and NE 24th Ave. It is easily accessible to I-5 Interstate and Hwy 84. It is 7 miles from the airport, a short 15 minute drive; 7 minutes to downtown, the Pearl District, and 10 minutes to the Hawthorne and Hollywood Districts. It is on a quiet, tree-lined street just minutes from NE 28th Ave's "restaurant row."
From delicious Southern food (Screen Door) to Cuban (Pambiche), Italian (La Buca), Mexican (La Fonda Rosa and Taqueria Nueve), Mediterranean (Tabla), Japanese (Masu East), Artisan Pizza (Ken's Artisan Pizza), to great wine bars (Wine Down and Noble Rot) to delicious bakeries (La Crema)-- the neighborhood is full of great places to eat, easily within walking distance. There's also a fun gift shop on N.E. 28th (Butterscotch), selling a variety of things from funky jewelry to terrific children's toys and clothing, and an artisan chocolate shop, as well as hand made gelato.
The Laurelhurst Theater is a short walk away--There you can see a movie for $3.00 and enjoy great pizza and beer on tap right in the theater.
For a wonderful walk, Laurelhurst Park is about a 1/2 mile away and is a beautiful, large park with duck pond and lots of areas to run, stroll, people watch, play tennis or just relax. Mt. Tabor is a short drive away, and has lots of hiking trails and magnificant views of the city.
There's a new Trader Joe's just a few miles away, Whole Food Market is walking distance, and a QFC grocery that's open 24 hours.
SEE BELOW FOR DRIVING DIRECTIONS
For public transportation information: go to www.trimet.org
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM AIRPORT:
Head northwest on NE Airport Way, slight left toward NE Airport Way (signs for Long-Term Parking)
Turn left toward NE Airport Way, then slight left on NE Airport Way for .9 miles to NE 82nd Ave.
Turn right at NE 82nd Ave. for 2.1 miles to Sandy Blvd. Turn right on NE Sandy and travel 3.3 miles to NE 28th Ave. Turn left on NE 28th Ave. and go .3 miles to NE Everett St. Turn right on NE Everett and go .2 miles to 2306 NE Everett St.
I-5 North to Exit 30--merge onto I-84E/US30E towards the Dalles/Portland Airport
Exit 1 for 33rd Ave. Right at NE 33rd Ave. Right at NE Sandy. Left on NE 28th. Right on NE Everett, to 2306 Everett St.
For driving directions from I-5 North or South, go to www.mapquest.com or www.googlemaps.com and put in your end destination as 2306 NE Everett St., Portland, OR. 97232