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Eat 'n Sleep in Portland :: Laughing Planet and Bluebird Guest House

Where: 3517 SE Division Street [map], Portland, OR, United States, 97202
August 28, 2007 at 2:30 PM | by | Comments (0)


Our Eat 'n Sleep feature profiles a restaurant in a random city and a hotel nearby. It's kinda like that old show "Dinner and a Movie" but you know, with restaurant and hotels. And better jokes.

This past weekend hundreds of rabid runners gathered in Portland to race from the top of Mt. Hood down to the Pacific Coast in the largest relay race in the world. Only those crazy enough willing to run a leg of the 197-mile overnight race were assigned numbers. So where did those looking for serious nourishment before running the Hood to Coast relay go to fill their bellies? And where did racers weary from the open road finally rest their legs? Only Jaunted's got the answer.

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Runners love carbs, but they also love to eat healthy, especially the night before a race. Maybe that's why so many of them line up at Laughing Planet the night before they line up at the start. The cheap eats spot is open every day until 10 and the restaurant's expert kitchen knows how to whip up some killer organic and veggie fare. The burritos are fresh and the salsa's homemade. Plus there's made to order smoothies and daily specials like Cuban rice bowls and made-for-a-meal salads. It's no fancy sit down place, but it is a Portland classic and perfect for pre-race grubbing.

At the end of the race--and, we suspect, after a few of the city's local brews--runners could've kicked back at Bluebird Guest House, the perfect home away from home. Its seven guest rooms are warm and cozy. Plus, it's just big enough to host an entire relay team. It's large social rooms are great for talking strategery before race day or just chatting up other guests. And the Bluebird offers free Internet access for checking race times the morning after. Best of all? It's even got laundry service for those sweaty running shorts.

Related Stories:
· Laughing Planet [Official Site]
· Bluebird Guest House [Official Site]
· Portland Hotels [HotelChatter]

[Photo: Bluebird Guest House]

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