Lodging Guide

Architect And Astoria Native Robert 'Jake' Jacob Spent 14 Years Designing And Building This 46-Room Boutique Hotel On A 100-Year-Old Pier That Was Once The Site Of The Union Fish Cannery (Where Jacob's Father Worked In The 1970s). The Hotel, Which Opened In 2005, Pays Tribute To That Heritage With Rich Photographical History Of Astoria's Unsung Heroes Of The Gillnet Fishing Industry. (A Thin Volume That Tells The History Of The Area And Of The Cannery, Fins, Finns And Astorians By Greg Jacob, Is Well Worth Picking Up In The Gift Shop If It's Not Already In Your Room.) Guests Of The Cannery Pier Enjoy Such Amenities As En-Suite Fireplaces, Claw-Foot Bath Tubs And Private Balconies Offering Some Of The Best Views Of The Four-Mile Astoria- Megler Bridge And The Massive Tankers Huffing Up The Mouth Of The Columbia Channel. Most Rooms In The Hotel Hover Directly Over The Pacific Inlet Waters, Giving Guests The Feeling Of Being In The Quarters Of A Luxury Liner Sans Seasickness. Although Downtown Astoria Is An Easy Walk, The Trip Is More Fun On One Of The Hotel's Cruiser Bikes, Or In A Chauffeured Ride In Its 1939 Buick Or 1946 Cadillac.