Anne-Marie's beautiful and quirky house was in the perfect location for Hawthorne and Division. Her home is full of really interesting details and objects, it makes it feel like you're in a loved and cherished home and not just a guest house.
We arrived in the middle of the recent heat wave in Portland, having traveled for about 24 hours from the UK. When we got there Anne Marie already had a huge fan set up in our room and we could get comfy right away.
It really is in the heart of the Division and Hawthorne area. You're minutes walk from both streets and have so many great choices for bars, food and shopping.
It's like an 8 minute walk to catch the number 4 bus on Division if you're headed downtown, but make time to grab breakfast and coffee at Loretta Jeans. Their Biscuit Benedict is to die for.
Anne-Marie is a really lovely host and made us feel really welcome. We didn't feel like we had to talk to her if we just wanted to do or thing, but we hit it off quite well so ended up chatting quite a bit. Penny, her adorable dog, is a sweet, calm presence who you will fall in love with. The cats are great too but they were outside most of the time!