Had a wonderful, comfortable and very pleasant stay at Alyssa's listing. Would gladly stay again!
Pros:
- Very cute and well thought out space, nicely decorated and a great environment to spend time in.
- Comfy bed, robes, nice shower, sizeable living room, it felt like I got a lot of space. Even a laundry room! There was no kitchen but I was only there for two nights and excited to explore the Portland food scene, so not at all an issue for me. The dishes, microwave and kettle did the trick.
- Incredibly affordable. I stayed during the middle of the week so I'm sure that brought the price down, but it definitely exceeded my expectations!
- Snacks totally came in handy and I enjoyed the tea selection. Always a nice touch and honestly who isn't charmed with a food bribe?
- Alyssa was great. Not only was she friendly, but truly very responsive and helpful. I had a client reschedule and she was able to accommodate an hour later for checkout which was perfect.
Cons:
- Not a super prime location but I'd say it's fine if you have a car, which I did. Pretty standard if you want a nice place like this one for an affordable price.
- It's a basement unit so the sound from the main house upstairs really travels. Instruments, footsteps, even quiet conversations were easily overheard (especially in the living area through the connecting hallway door). The hosts weren't loud people or inconsiderate by any means - it's just the nature of standard basement construction not to include sound proofing since it's not originally meant to be a habitable space. I was out and about most of my days so it wasn't a huge deal.