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This is one of the twin circular towers that comprise the
Sheraton South Portland. Although the hotel is only a mile from the
airport, we didn't notice any noise from aircraft while we were there.
Maybe that's because the Portland airport isn't particularly busy. |
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The color of this bush along the walkway from the free
parking lot to the hotel exposes the season of our visit. |
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You can see the other tower above the canopies leading to
the hotel's front doors. |
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The check-in lobby is cozy, since this isn't a mega-hotel.
It has 220 rooms. |
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An informal area for sitting and relaxing near the check-in
lobby. This is near the public restaurant but distant from the hubbub of
the function rooms. |
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A view toward the check-in lobby from the sitting area
above. |
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The public restaurant and bar is quiet, decorated in wood
and brass. We had lunch here and we all enjoyed it. |
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The pool room is really spectacular. |
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Have you ever seen a nicer entry to a pool? |
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I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures of the pool The
architect really did good work here. |
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Here you can see how the group-size hot tub and pool lounge
fit into the pool area. |
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Here's a close-up of that hot tub. There's even a clock so
you can relax without worrying about what time it is. |
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The entire pool area, including this lounge, is covered
with tropical plants. |
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There are saunas in the men's and women's locker rooms for
those who prefer their heat dry. |
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This is the exercise room. |
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More of the exercise equipment. |
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The pool area is just on the other side of that door. |
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This is a fairly typical meeting room for most hotels. It's
probably the least interesting one at the Sheraton. |
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Here's a nice big meeting room. After we took this picture
one of the members of the organization meeting here came out to ask what
we were doing. It turns out that he has a relative on the west coast who
is eligible, so we told him all about TCI. |
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Here's the Ballroom Lobby. Those are the elevators to the
west tower across the lobby. |
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This is one third of the grand ballroom. To the left are
two more sections this size and an anteroom that would be perfect for a
queens' dressing room. |
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This is a room that would be perfect for workshops. There
are two or three of these rooms off this corridor. The shapes of these
rooms are interesting, for they are on the exterior wall of a circular
tower. |
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This room, just down the corridor from the above room, is
just the right size for the delegates' meeting. |
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No neverending corridors in this hotel! Since the guest
rooms are in circular towers, this is as far as you can see down any
corridor. I wonder what's going on around the corner. |
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Here's the room number on the door of one of the rooms we
looked at. It says "Tara." Apparently this hotel is part of the
Sheraton Tara group of hotels, many of which are built like castles. |
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This light greeted us as we entered the guest room. These
rooms were already well decorated, but we were informed that every guest
room will be remodeled before 2001. |
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Here are the appointments in a room with two double beds.
This is all scheduled to be replaced during the remodeling. |
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Here's the furniture in a king room. The high-boy is a TV
cabinet with dresser space below. This will probably all change with the
remodeling. |
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The bathrooms are nicely appointed. Note the hair dryer and
the coffee brewer. The rooms are all pie-shaped, with the bathroom next to
the entrance door. This puts the bathroom and closet area at the small end
of the room. |
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Although the hotel is near the airport, it isn't isolated.
The Maine Mall is just across the street. |
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This is a picture of the Maine Mall taken from the hotel.
There's even a traffic light to get you across the street safely. |
