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Though fully booked for Valentine’s Day, the Columbia Gorge Hotel, one of Oregon’s landmark hotels, has closed its doors due to financial woes. A dozen wedding parties will be frantically seeking new event venues. The 39-room hotel has hosted presidents and film stars. It was built in 1921 as the “Waldorf of the West” by a timber tycoon. It sits above the spectacular Columbia River at the top of a 208’ waterfall. Current owners are hopeful that someone will purchase the property and reopen in the near future.  Twice awarded best romantic hotel in the nation, the Columbia Gorge Hotel was named 19th best hotel in North America by Travel + Leisure magazine as recently as 18 months ago. Rooms ranged from about $159 to $350. An independently owned condominium complex next door, the Columbia Cliff Villas, echoes the hotel's stucco exterior and red tile roofs.
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