Kim and Carl were amazing and very accomdating hosts. Our flight landed at 12:30 am, so we arrived rather late, but they had a lock box so that we could still stay at the apartment when we arrived. When we went up to the apartment, we were greeted by a whiteboard on the door that said "welcome to portlandia" and postcards hung on the door as well. In the kitchen they left a welcome note and a gift card to get some coffee at a local breakfast spot called New Deal, which by the way was amazing! Kim and Carl made us feel welcome right away. The apartment was extremely clean and modern. We happened to stay on some extremely hot days but the apartment was equipped with an AC and plenty of fans to keep you cool. Kim sent us a message during our visit to see if we needed more fans and made sure we were comfortable during the heat wave. The neighborhood was very safe and had beautiful gardens. There is a brewery called Laurelwood that is a nice walk away that we frequented. We fell in love with Portland and are planning to make our way over there. I believe a big part of it was because of Kim and Carl's place and hospitality. We were lucky enough to meet Kim before we left and she is a lovely person. Last thing, most of Portland's hotspots were only 10 or so minutes away by car/bus/train. We opted to rent a car, which there was plenty of parking by the apartment.

Their description of the apartment that Kim and Carl provided is spot on. It is a quiet neighborhood near many great locations. Would stay again, a million times over. It was hard to leave the apartment to explore because we loved the apartment so much.