It took me quite a while to think about how I felt regarding this review. Before I go further, I want to state that my review is positive in an overall sense. But I finally have come to what I believe is honest and fair, based solely on my experience. That I say "my experience" is even more important because it was a "we" that stayed here, not just "me". But there are significant differences between us that made a difference for me. We arrived at Stephani's place fairly well past midday but well before dark. The immediate impression for me was things were smaller than expected. It's clear that you'll be staying in a basement, but the stairwell entry is narrow and just felt odd. We got inside and I was immediately surprised. I'm 6' tall and a sense of crowding set right in; not in width or depth but in height as the ceilings are very low. My wife however is 4'8 (remember I said earlier there are significant differences?) so she wasn't fazed at all. The photos don't convey the ceiling height well, imo so if you are a very tall person (>6'), think twice. The layout aside from that is pretty straightforward - literally. You walk forward thru the kitchen area around a corner to the left, to and thru the casual/dining/living area and again to the left into a bedroom. One way in and one way out. All around are high mounted windows (which translates to ground level outside), with some kind of curtain or blinds for them all. The bed was in our opinion comfortable, same for the pillows. The usual stuff you'd probably have at home is here. Shampoo, soaps, utensils, towels, iron and board, etc etc. The appliances and utilities and things like hot/cold water work just fine. That may seem like a strange statement until you stay somewhere that the basic things don't work well. Other reviews mention the sounds of real life happening above but we experienced hardly any of that - probably because we arrived and only stayed inside briefly before going back out long enough that the whole block looked asleep when we returned. It was so quiet that we tippy-toed up the driveway and inside like we were up to something. But based on the general feel plus the lack of sounds the next morning, I would be shocked if the upstairs life was any level of intrusive during your stay. The neighborhood was very quiet and felt safe enough to walk or do whatever. It also was hardly any drive at all to find nearby stores, businesses, places to eat, etc. Some interesting books are provided in case you are there long enough or maybe alone for some unwind time, same for board games. A cool chalk-writable wall is there too if you want to leave a message or impression or something (being absolutely no kind of artist, I can only draw Hangman stick figures, so I chose to leave it alone). The "sshhhh" time constraints were a little heavy-handed imo, but 1) you've been advised of that before reserving, 2) we're 3x parents and understand the importance of kiddie go-to-bed time not being wrecked, and 3) people these days don't have any common sense so it's probably safer to quiet things down earlier than to have a full-fledged party start in the basement at 7:45pm cause "you didn't say we had to be quiet, so ROCK ON!!". Communications before and during the stay could have been better. They initially weren't there at all (response to my greeting), and then were short and generic when they started. I guess the important part in the long run is necessary information was conveyed. I don't feel like I need to make a new bestie, but it'd also be good to be made to feel a little bit more than a cog in the rental machine or a basic business transaction. The checkout requirements are clear and reasonable so there's no reason to not be able to manage that. We were grateful for that too because we were up and out early the next morning to take in what Portland had to offer. So in summary, Stephani's place is fully functional as expected. It might work out a little better if you need more of a base camp and safe place to rest/sleep than a place to entertain/be entertained. And definitely have a 2nd or 3rd thought before reserving if you are a tall person. But safe, functional, clean and quiet - all good things in life.