The central location makes it the perfect choice for all visitors to Portland, with or without a car.  Popular spots such as the Portland Art Museum, Pioneer Square, Powell's Bookstore, Washington Park and the NW 23rd Street Shopping District are accessible by foot from the B&B.  If you desire, you can even walk to the Pearl District, famous for the First Thursday Art Walk, about 30 minutes on foot.  When you tire out from sightseeing and shopping, an abundance of affordable public transportation can take you "home."  Options include the popular TriMet Light Rail, Buses, the Portland Streetcar, and of course Taxi service.  Enthusiasts can even plan their trip online at the TriMet website!

A block away at Burnside Avenue, our street, SW Vista becomes NW 23rd.  On 23rd, you'll find everything from casual to fine dining, and of course coffee shops every few hundred feet.  Eclectic and unique shops, and outdoor dining make this area a haven for residents of the city and visitors alike.  Be sure to visit Coffee People, one of the Innkeeper's favorites.

If you prefer the bright lights and big city feel, trek east towards Broadway, where shops, dining, theater and nightlife are in abundance - and best of all, you can get there on foot.  Broadway is home to the Portland Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA), the Oregon Historical Society and further south, Portland State University.

Of course with a vehicle during your visit, the possibilities are even more endless - a day trip into Oregon Wine Country, a trip along the Mt. Hood Loop Highway, or even a journey west to the Oregon Coast - they're all within your reach while visiting the MacMaster House B&B and Portland Oregon!

The Innkeeper keeps a stack of maps available and is most helpful in guiding you to the best that Portland has to offer.

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From The Airport:

1. Leave the Airport via the main airport Boulevard.
2. Take I-205 South.
3. Take I-84 West until you reach the Willamette River.
4. At this juncture you must choose North or South.
   Take I-5 North...you'll pass the Rose Garden Arena on the left.
5. Take I-405 West.
6. Look for the signs Beaverton/Portland Hwy 26.
7. You will be proceeding south on 405, go past the Everett St Exit.
8. You are looking for the Burnside/Couch St Exit, you will exit to the RIGHT.
9. Take the exit and proceed to Burnside Street. Turn right (west on Burnside and move to the inside lane).
10. You will go about 8 blocks and will turn Left (south) on St Clair, just in front of the Chevron Station.
11. Proceed South on St. Clair to Park Place and turn right.
12. Go up the hill to lighted intersection this is SW Vista, turn left; we are at 1041 SW Vista, the second house on the right. (We are NEXT to 1011 SW Vista—the big white mansion with the black wrought iron fence).
13. Please come up the stairs next to our garage and ring the doorbell which is just to the left of our front door on the porch.

From The South:

1. Take I-405 off I-5.
2. Stay in the middle land and after the Beaverton exit get into the right lane.
3. Take the Salmon St. exit.
4. Turn left on Taylor.
5. Go to 17th and turn left.
6. Turn right on Salmon.
7. Drive by a large complex - the Multnomah Athletic Club
   Salmon turns into Park Place.
8. Dogleg to the right.
9. Turn left on Vista at the light.  We are at 1041 SW Vista the 2nd house on the right. (We are NEXT to 1011 SW Vista—the big white mansion with the black wrought iron fence).
10. Please come up the stairs next to our garage and ring the doorbell which is just to the left of our front door on the porch.

From The West:

1. Take Highway 26 east.
2. Take the East Barnes Road/Hospital exit (right after the 217 south exit).
3. Heading north, Turn right at the stoplight onto Barnes Road.  St. Vincent's Hospital is on the left.
4. Proceed east.
5. Go through a wooded area and a cemetery.
6. East Barnes Road becomes Burnside at the cemetery.
7. When you get to the Uptown shopping center on your right, Turn right at the stoplight it will be Vista.
8. Go one and one half blocks. We are at 1041 SW Vista, the 2nd house on the right past the Park Place intersection.  (We are NEXT to 1011 SW Vista—the big white mansion with the black wrought iron fence).
9. Please come up the stairs next to our garage and ring the doorbell which is just to the left of our front door on the porch.

From The North:

1. Take I-405 off I-5.
2. Exit at Burnside.
3. Turn right on Burnside (if it was numbered it would be 15th).
4. Going west for 7 blocks, Turn left on St. Clair (Chevron station on corner. if it was numbered it would be 22nd).
5. Turn right on Park Place.
6. Go 1 block to Vista.
7. Turn left on Vista. We are at 1041 SW Vista, the 2nd house on the right. (We are NEXT to 1011 SW Vista—the big white mansion with the black wrought iron fence).
8. Please come up the stairs next to our garage and ring the doorbell which is just to the left of our front door on the porch.
    

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