The Governor Hotel is a hotel in Portland, Oregon that serves as the base for the show, and is occasionally used for location shooting. It was also the host of the Leverage Convention Con-Con in 2010. The hotel was built in 1909, opening as the Seward Hotel. It is built and furnished in the arts and crafts style, a simple-clean lined style made famous by Charles and Henry Greene and William Morris. After closing, the Seward Hotel fell into disrepair, eventually becoming a haven for squatters during the 1980's. During this period, Gus Van Sant used the hotel as a location for his film My Own Private Idaho.